Coloured surfacing has become a must for Architects and Designers for their hard landscaping schemes however, the high costs can prohibit their use to small areas within the project. This raises the question – how best to tie these different paving options together?
Transitioning to decorative, buff coloured resin bound surfacing, laid 18mm thick from traditional black asphalt, incorporating the grey coloured kerb stones and large green open spaces, designers for Taylor Wimpy Homes in their latest build in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire turned to Quicksetts from Jobling Purser and local specialist surfacing contractor MarkonLimited, to supply a number of granite effect strips to give clean demarcation emphasising the coloured decorative surfacing.
Four rows of Quicksetts were laid post installation of the resin bound surfacing directly onto the asphalt surface without the need for excavation. With the chamfered leading edges ensuring trip hazard free passage, the Quicksetts contrasting colour helps perfectly emphasis the boundary between the different surfaces, reinforcing their presence.
Results
Commenting on the ease of installation, Markon Limited’s representative stated “Quicksetts were just as easy to apply as they sound. We were really impressed with the speed of installation and the finished aesthetic effect.”
Taylor Wimpey Homes surveyor enthused “We have used granite setts in our scheme’s before but the maintenance burden for the local authority once the roads are adopted has seen their use diminish. The Quicksetts however have changed the game. With little or no maintenance, we have all the visual benefits with no drawbacks.” He went on to say “Markon installed these features really quickly with very little disruption to the homeowners who have already moved into the development. The Quicksetts perfectly blend the hard and soft landscaped areas together.”
