Soldato
Hi all
It's just a short path from the driveway, along the front of the house to the front door.
I did a patio in the back garden using Indian sandstone (I have leftovers), so I know what to do with this material, but I just have a couple of questions which I hope the ocuk hive mind can help with.
Firstly, when painting the sbr slurry on the back of the slab, can I let it dry completely before laying?
The reason I ask is because if a slab ever needs lifting to provide utility services to the house, I want this to be possible without destroying the path.
So, the plan is to paint the sbr slurry to the back of the slabs and let it dry, then mix a slightly weak mortar mix to bed the slabs on the sub base.
I have some fancy resin jointing compound for the joints.
If a slab ever needs to come up, I can lever it up with a bar and knock the weak mix off, then re-bed it afterwards.
It'll be a high foot traffic area so I want the mix to he strong enough to take people without slabs starting to rock, but weak enough to get slabs up if needed.
How does this sound as a plan?
It's just a short path from the driveway, along the front of the house to the front door.
I did a patio in the back garden using Indian sandstone (I have leftovers), so I know what to do with this material, but I just have a couple of questions which I hope the ocuk hive mind can help with.
Firstly, when painting the sbr slurry on the back of the slab, can I let it dry completely before laying?
The reason I ask is because if a slab ever needs lifting to provide utility services to the house, I want this to be possible without destroying the path.
So, the plan is to paint the sbr slurry to the back of the slabs and let it dry, then mix a slightly weak mortar mix to bed the slabs on the sub base.
I have some fancy resin jointing compound for the joints.
If a slab ever needs to come up, I can lever it up with a bar and knock the weak mix off, then re-bed it afterwards.
It'll be a high foot traffic area so I want the mix to he strong enough to take people without slabs starting to rock, but weak enough to get slabs up if needed.
How does this sound as a plan?