Coating the back of the flag with pva

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stix77
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Post: # 13672Post stix77

Another question. The product I have bought is Stone Market Market Stone. On Stonemarkets installation guide they suggest you coat the back of the flag with neat wet cement and a PVA addative to assist with bonding. This is the only time I have heard of coating the back of the flag. Is it nessesary?

Hope you can help.

Steve
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bobhughes
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Post: # 13676Post bobhughes

Strange... I never heard of it either, and they don't mention it on their website here.
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stix77
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Post: # 13677Post stix77

If you scroll up and look at special situation is says the following:
(ii) TRUSTONE, VINTAGE STONE, MARKETSTONE Always lay larger face upwards. Coating the back of each Flag with neat wet cement and PVA additive just before laying, will assist bonding.

Bizarre!
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Mark B
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Post: # 13678Post Mark B

its probably just to kill the suction in the dry flag which would take water from the mortar mix not giving a good bond
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 13679Post lutonlagerlout

biggest load of crap i ever heard,i normally add pva to the slabbing mix anyway ,but can you imagine buttering up a 900 by 600 slab????
no chance
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