Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
I bet that was tough work for your back and knees. Yes I thought the word might have been setts, though I had miss-spelled it (one 't'). Are they always granite (which is what they look like)?
Not as tough as working with granite kerb, which weighs around one hundredweight a foot and comes in up to eight feet lengths.

I used to lay the buggers on my own now and then, the guvnor was a bit mean with labourers.

I only ever saw granite setts, but In guess any stone could be used. Sedimentary rock would wear faster though and limestone would be dodgy for roads as it burnishes and becomes slippery when wet. We had issues with a sneaky contractor who surface dressed a road with coated limestone chippings instead of the specified granite. I found him out by washing a sample in turps and pouring vinegar over it, when it fizzed he was knackered!!