Back garden - new patio (Indian sandstone) DIY log

[j.col]

Well done OP, looking good.
Its hard to see from the pics but i would also advise scrapping out any mortar in the joints between slabs the squeezes up before it goes off, it will make it much easier when you come to point it.

 

[qbazdz]

Hah fortunately there is a lot of trees /north facing as I like to sit in the shade....i think for pergolas you need to build a massive lump of concrete underneath.

Ive got another tonne of sand and cement coming today (45 x25kg bags) which hopefully is about right or slightly over.

Not really, its just securing the posts with sufficient depth of concrete underneath.

 

[WillyNelson]

Looks amazing! Very pro quality job.

 

[danlightbulb]

@Buffman be interested how much square meters you have and how much mortar you have had to buy for that area. What's your bed thickness?

Also where did you get the paving from and if you don't mind saying what was the price?

 

[Buffman]

Well done OP, looking good.
Its hard to see from the pics but i would also advise scrapping out any mortar in the joints between slabs the squeezes up before it goes off, it will make it much easier when you come to point it.

Yeah I've left room for grouting/pointing. It's minimum 20mm depth on it.

Not really, its just securing the posts with sufficient depth of concrete underneath.

Yes whereas it's laid on a bed of sand/cement mortar..... It doesn't have that. Regardless i dont want a pergola.

@Buffman be interested how much square meters you have and how much mortar you have had to buy for that area. What's your bed thickness?

Also where did you get the paving from and if you don't mind saying what was the price?

Its circa 60 sqm and I've bought in total about 6 tonnes. Some of the bed thickness is quite big and up to 60mm in places which is why I'm using a lot! Should have put in more MOT!

The paving is from London stone and it's riven mint sandstone. I think i posted a link previously.

 

[Buffman]

More in. Need to cut it back slightly the also out in the sandstone setts at the edge. I've ran out of sand, again!

Somehow whiffed it quite a bit and the edge near grass is way higher than anticipated (ending up with circa 70mm beds)

I'll be filling it with soil anyway and getting it all level so guess it just means more soil.

 

[Buffman]

grinded out the curved border with a 4" grinder and put the edging border setts in.

Now it just needs the haze remover then the sealer then applying the epoxy resin pointing/grout.

I'm gonna need what I imagine is 5 ish tonnes of top soil in to grade the soil back in level with the patio went slightly high towards the lawn in the latter half)

Ps anyone know what to do with all the spare

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Good job all round.


You’ll shift the surplus on Facebook market place easily.

 

[Buffman]

Getting there with the cleaning/sealing/grouting:

Mixing

Spreading with a trowel. I should have used aluminium tape to hold it in at edges

Applying sealant

Bought 2 more tubs at an eye watering 300 quid to cover this

 

[dlockers]

Looks mega - you must be chuffed! How does the effort compare to building the workshop? I need to lay at least 21sqm in a one-er, potentially more if I do the side/path to the allotments... Ground work isn't my forte

 

[The Angry Welshman]

Great job, but i would have liked to have seen the smaller edging stones all the way around the edge.....just personal preference.

But a top job indeed.

 

[fish]

This looks great!

 

[Buffman]

Looks mega - you must be chuffed! How does the effort compare to building the workshop? I need to lay at least 21sqm in a one-er, potentially more if I do the side/path to the allotments... Ground work isn't my forte

Its very labour intensive but otherwise nothing insurmountable. I slightly bollocksed my levels towards the edge so needed to buy more sand/cement than initially envisaged.

My grout spacings could also have been more uniform.

The wife was more keen for this job than garden room /shed/workshop so that helped with this

Great job, but i would have liked to have seen the smaller edging stones all the way around the edge.....just personal preference.

But a top job indeed.

I think it'll look more blended once I have some stones here around the perimeter

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[Buffman]

Fyi @dlockers ideally you'd have minimum 2 people doing a job like this. One mixing and one cutting /laying.