Indian sand stone - Sealing

[Arekid]

Hi guys, I am taking delivery of some Indian sandstone soon, Now what i plan to do is to clean and seal these slabs before i lay them, That way i can keep them clean as i lay them and wipe down any cement that happens on the surface, once i have layed them i can point up the joints and hopefully keep the edges clean of excess pointing cement, leave to dry and then re-seal therefore eliminating any staining on the stone itself. Has anyone done it this way before and how did you get on with this method. Thanks

[London Stone Paving]

Hello Gary

Sounds like you have done your homework and thought it all through. A few questions worth consideration:

1. What is the exact stone type?
2. What sealant are you using?
3. What are you planning to point with?
4. How wide are your pointing gaps'

Steve