Laying patios in the winter

Patio flagstones (slabs), concrete flags, stone flags including yorkstone and imported flagstones.
Post Reply
sy76uk
Posts: 791
Joined: Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:50 pm
Location: leicester

Post: # 100961Post sy76uk

My next 2 projects are indian stone patios. I've never done any laying on a full wet bed at this time of year and I'm a little worried about the higher risk of frost and heavy rain.

Anyone got any tips on how to prevent the bed from blowing?

seanandruby
Site Admin
Posts: 4713
Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:01 am
Location: eastbourne

Post: # 100963Post seanandruby

Cover the finished work with hessian, polythene, or summink :;):
sean

lutonlagerlout
Site Admin
Posts: 15184
Joined: Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:20 am
Location: bedfordshire

Post: # 100967Post lutonlagerlout

if a hard frost is due cover with hessian sacking

cheers LLL
"what,you want paying today??"

YOUR TEXT GOES HERE

mickg
Posts: 2598
Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:01 am
Location: Peoples Republic of Westhoughton
Contact:

Post: # 100968Post mickg

We don't lay anything if its going to drop below 5 degree's, like already mentioned cover your work with Hessian its less than £40 for a roll
Crystalclear
Driveway and Patio Installer

Call us today
01942 840109
7 days a week 8am till 8pm

Driveways Patios and Paving Specialists
Driveways

sy76uk
Posts: 791
Joined: Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:50 pm
Location: leicester

Post: # 100972Post sy76uk

Thanks lads. I do that with brickwork but didn't know it would work with flags as they're spread across the ground so would be more suseptable.

Mikey_C
Posts: 952
Joined: Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:24 pm
Location: Bournemouth, Dorset

Post: # 100977Post Mikey_C

old (or new) carpet offers a good deal of protection, but can be awkward to manage on site, an expensive if you haven't got some knocking around.

Post Reply