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Buying guide

Interlock pavers and kerbstones — thickness and quantities

Interlock is bought by the square metre and kerb by the running metre, and the only real decision on either is the heaviest vehicle that will turn on it.

Buying guide

Interlock pavers and kerbstones — thickness and quantities

Interlock is bought by the square metre and kerb by the running metre, and the only real decision on either is the heaviest vehicle that will turn on it.

Pavers and kerbs, by the square metre and the running metre

Interlock is bought by area and kerb by length, and the only real decision on either is the loading it has to take.

  • 60 mm interlock — footpaths, landscaping, light vehicle areas and driveways.
  • 80 mm interlock — heavy duty, where lorries and plant will run over it. The extra 20 mm is what stops it cracking under axle load.
  • Coloured is available in both thicknesses; sand for the bedding and joints is supplied alongside.
  • Kerbs in 915 × 150 × 305 mm and 915 × 100 × 305 mm, plus heel kerbs at 600 mm for edging and channel work.

Do not put 60 mm where lorries turn

The commonest failure on a paved yard is 60 mm laid where vehicles manoeuvre. Pavers do not fail under the wheel — they fail where a turning axle scrubs them sideways. If anything heavier than a car will turn on it, specify 80 mm.

How many kerbs for a run

KerbLengthPieces per 100 m
915 × 150 × 305 mm road kerb0.915 m110
915 × 100 × 305 mm kerb0.915 m110
600 × 200 × 305 mm kerb0.6 m167
Heel kerb, 600 mm0.6 m167

Run length ÷ kerb length, rounded up. Corners and radii take quadrant units — count them separately.

Questions

Straight answers.

60 mm or 80 mm interlock?

60 mm for footpaths, landscaping and car parking. 80 mm anywhere lorries or plant will run or turn. The failure mode is lateral scrubbing from turning wheels rather than straight-line load, so judge it on the heaviest vehicle that will manoeuvre on the surface.

How many kerbstones do I need for 100 metres?

110 of the 915 mm kerbs, or 167 of the 600 mm kerbs and heel kerbs — the run divided by the kerb length, rounded up. Count corner and quadrant units separately.

Do you supply bedding sand with interlock pavers?

Yes. Sand for bedding and jointing is supplied alongside the pavers, by the load, so the paving and the sand arrive on one order.

Where can I buy interlock tiles and kerbstones in the UAE?

Lion Yard Trading supplies 60 mm and 80 mm interlock in plain and coloured, road kerbs, heel kerbs and bedding sand, delivered to all seven emirates. Send the area in square metres and the kerb run in metres and we quote it as one job.

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