Which resin mortar?

ChrisGJ · Post: # 104596Post **ChrisGJ** Wed Jun 24, 2015 1:30 pm

Hi, I recently posted a couple of times about our new patio and got some great advice....the job has moved on now with the builder expecting to finish laying it (Nordus Schwartz slate) in the nexy day or so.

He's just asked what colour of mortar we'd like and said he'll be using Geofix.

A quick search on here / google leads me to think that's not such a wise choice!!

Any recommendations on what to use instead? or whether Geofix is ok?

We took a long time to save the money for the garden and obviously the Nordus slate isn't cheap....so I don't want to scrimp on this part and want to get something put in that will last.

Thanks for any advice. Below is a pic of the patio so far....

Post: # 104599Post **msh paving** Wed Jun 24, 2015 5:14 pm

geogoo is total rubbish dont let him use it, marshalls weather point 365 is one of there best on market at the moment,ive just done 140m2 black limestone with it MSH

ChrisGJ · Post: # 104604Post **ChrisGJ** Wed Jun 24, 2015 7:18 pm

Thanks MSH. sound advice. Is the marshals weather point very similar to the stone market one? (Seeing as they are part of the same company aren't they?)

Post: # 104605Post **msh paving** Wed Jun 24, 2015 8:18 pm

exactly the same i was using the stonemarket incarnation this week MSH

DNgroundworks · Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:06 pm

Ive used GFTK 800 a fair bit, mega strong. Anything but geofix to be honest!

It amazes me the builders merchants still push it on folk

Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:53 pm

this may be a dumb question but why is the hessian out?
we put ours away in april
LLL

ChrisGJ · Post: # 104610Post **ChrisGJ** Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:49 am

it's grim up North LLL

thanks for the replies....I think we're going with the Marshalls one....but he knows it's anything but the Geofix one

Quick extra question....does the pointing (the Marshalls one) add to the strength of the whole area?

lemoncurd1702 · Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:07 pm

ChrisGJ wrote:it's grim up North LLL
thanks for the replies....I think we're going with the Marshalls one....but he knows it's anything but the Geofix one
Quick extra question....does the pointing (the Marshalls one) add to the strength of the whole area?

No, other than helping to prohibit lateral movement.

This may be a dumber question, I don't get this hessian stuff, we use it to stop muck drying to quick (needed about 1 summer in 10

).

Thu Jun 25, 2015 9:59 pm

hessian is normal used for frost protection
LLL

lemoncurd1702 · Fri Jun 26, 2015 6:39 am

lutonlagerlout wrote:hessian is normal used for frost protection
LLL

Ah yes of course. Think it threw my thinking because it's supposed to be summer.
Just can't believe it's still that cold even up north.

chequers · Post: # 104642Post **chequers** Fri Jun 26, 2015 1:36 pm

What's the price difference with stone market version

lemoncurd1702 · Sat Jun 27, 2015 7:24 am

chequers wrote:What's the price difference with stone market version

I think Nordus is the Stonemarket version.

Marshalls have something similar "Casarta" about Â£46+/m2.

chequers · Post: # 104663Post **chequers** Sat Jun 27, 2015 8:27 pm

Sorry I was talking about the resin joint filler

Post: # 104672Post **Tony McC** Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:11 am

A good 2-part resin will cost 50-75 quid per 25kg

A good polymeric will cost 25-40 per 25kg

A crap polymeric wil cost 20-30 per 25kg

Be aware that not all buckets contain the same quantity. Some manufacturers put only 15 or 20kg in their buckets in the belief that we won't be able to figure out that 15kg for 30 quid is not as good a price as 25kg for 45 quid