OK guys don't mean to be a pain but I need paving help..Anyone good at maths?

I'd be ever so grateful to anyone who answers!I'm trying to figure out how many paving slabs i need for my patio.



The area I'm paving is 26 m2. My problem is..I wanna do a random design with 3 size slabs. Slab sizes are 600x600mm , 300x600mm and 300x300mm. The design I want is like http://www.bradstone.com/garden/advice/l... .



Could anyone,if not too busy, do me the huge favour or working out how many of each slabs I need for that design for my patio..PLEASE!!!



thanks to everyone who answers.much appreciated!

OK guys don't mean to be a pain but I need paving help..Anyone good at maths?
Simple. It tells you in the specs that the numbers needed are as follows 300x300 is 12; 300x600 is 12; and 600x600 is 7. So this ratio will hold in your completed area, no matter how large. In other words, in any given area you will have 12x of D, 12x of E, and 7x of F.



It also tells you that in an area of 2450mm on a side you will have 12 of D, 12 of E, and 7 of F. You will still have to make some cuts because the basic layout of the three pieces is not a rectangle, but you can save the cut pieces to use along the edge somewhere else.



So using 2450x2450 as a unit square, you can figure out how many of each you will need. If your patio is 2450x2450mm, you will need 12 of D, 12 of E and 7 of F. If your patio is 10 times the area of 2450x2450, you will need 120 of D, 120 of E, and 70 of F. Just proportion it out based on the total area of the space you want to do, and add on about 15% for waste and trim. If you do this right your waste can actually be almost zero, but it takes planning.



To minimize waste, you can make the completed size of your patio some even ratio of width to depth, like 3x4, 4x8, 5x12, and not 2.5x 4.6 or that sort of thing.
Reply:At first glance the pattern may look random, but if you study the design carefully you will see that there is a specific design which is expandable in all directions. For example the top left slab is actually the large square cut in half and likewise on all sides the pattern can be extended.
Reply:There is a problem with the question you're asking.

The design is for approx. 24.5M^2. It's not adjustable as it is a random design.

What you might consider is a 75cm border. Maybe using a different stone.

If you can get pictures of the stone you want to use, then you can use your paint program and try different stones as a border and see if you like any of them.
Reply:The example you posted is 2450 mm, converts to 2.45 m.

10 small

11 medium

7 large

Your area is roughly 2.4 times the size of the example.

24 small

26 medium

16 large



very rough estimate of the material you'll need.
Reply:you need to be more specific, it may be 26m squared, by the lenght and the width has a baring on your design, and you need an extra 10% of slabs too for breakages etc.