Sand cement slurry or weatherpoint?

DempseyLiverpool · Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:11 pm

Wouldn't use building sand for slurry.

You could use anything from 3 to 6/1. I know Cookies pointed a few sett drives with 6/1 sharp/cement slurry.

I usually do:
3/4 Sharp 1 Cement + sbr 200-400ml makes a good mix. Mixer full at a time (Bucket gauged).

I also use Hanson high strength cement (Cem1). Goes off little bit quicker and has higher initial and final strength than GPC.

sy76uk · Post: # 106165Post **sy76uk** Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:17 pm

Brilliant, thanks Ashley.

DempseyLiverpool · Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:20 pm

Finished this drive a few weeks ago. ( Gotta go back for patio soon and get some better pics ).

48hrs Old joints

Sawn paving with 8-10mm joints

You'll be able to get most of the slurry off with your squeegee. Get one of these http://www.tradetiler.com/washboy-by-karl-dahm.html they work great for me .

sy76uk · Post: # 106167Post **sy76uk** Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:30 pm

Did you use a belt cleaner on it mate?
How long did you leave it to go off for before sponging the joints?

Lovely work there BTW.
Is that the York mix from natural paving?

DempseyLiverpool · Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:45 pm

No by hand with the wash buckets. Depends on the weather but this time of year I will slurry 2-3 mixer loads in then clean before I slurry any more.

All UK Yorkstone

Cleaning some Indian sandstone with limestone sett border. Virtually no water on the sponge.

sy76uk · Post: # 106170Post **sy76uk** Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:53 pm

Brilliant. Thanks Ashley.

cookiewales · Post: # 106233Post **cookiewales** Wed Sep 23, 2015 1:16 pm

sy76uk wrote:Brilliant. Thanks Ashley.

yep i bought the kardon hand cleaner handy for the small jobs belt cleaner on big ones stick with the plastering sand and cem 1 be carefully which one you buy had rugby cement last project its dark and goes of quick always batch

sy76uk · Post: # 106238Post **sy76uk** Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:09 pm

I'll have my washboy and big squigy tomorrow.
So you'd recommend just plastering sand and cement Cookie?

cookiewales · Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:48 am

sy76uk wrote:I'll have my washboy and big squigy tomorrow.
So you'd recommend just plastering sand and cement Cookie?

and sbr the cost is a no brainer search around for 20 litre and decant

plastering sand gives a better finnish on fine paving

sy76uk · Post: # 106265Post **sy76uk** Thu Sep 24, 2015 6:11 pm

Cheers for the advice Cookie and everyone else.
I had some weatherpoint in a tub and did a small area to see if the client would prefer it to mortar and he does.
Had my washboy ready to go as well.
All the slabs are down so the job should by finished tomorrow.
I'll post some pictures up when it's finished.