Tool of the week the Steel Rule

All driveway and block paving installations will necessitate the need for measuring whether for determining the size of an installation in tens or hundreds of square metres or for the accurate cutting of blocks in millimetres when finally cutting in or carrying out repairs to block paving driveways and patios.

Any contractor regularly cutting or splitting block or paving slabs will have a rigid steel rule as a measure of choice. Made from steel and often graduated in either metric or imperial with a stout rigid edge. Its relatively indestructible and is ideal for the rough environment of a construction site or a pavers tool box.

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Its best used for measuring and marking the blocks or paving slabs with Pavers Marker when determining the angles and cuts when finally cutting in. The accuracy is determined by the Class of rule but accuracy of the rule for a paviour is not of prime importance since its relative to the same measure being used for the measurement and the cuts being measured and made from it. Prices can vary from the highly accurate and expensive to the cheaper which is more than adequate for the block paving world.