Marshalls slabs colour problem,

[ColinM]

First of all can I say what an excellent website. Found this by chance as I was planning a new patio and you've been an inspiration for me and I've learned loads -well enough to sound as if I know what I'm talking about.

Used your sugggested specs to the landscaper I'd chosen to lay my patio and she's followed the spec to the letter. One of her workers said to me they'd never seen such a proper comprehensive spec before and thought they were dealing with a professional so did the job even better than their normal standard.

Anyway, on to my question. We've had them lay 80m2 of Marshalls Haworth Moor slabs in Autumn Gold and and a 3 ring circle and I'm a bit disappointed in the circle Marshalls supplied. The slabs for the outer ring are all exactly the same colour and shade whereas everything else is slightly different shades and colours (which is what we want). So IMHO the outer ring looks a bit odd to say the least.

I can't blame the landscaper 'cos they laid the patio when the weather was less than perfect and the slabs were all a bit damp so they couldn't see the actual colours till the slabs had dried, but I wonder whether I could query this with Marshalls. To my untrained eye, the circle and the rectangular slabs look as if they've come from two different quarries and don't match at all. Do you have any suggestions? Could I expect Marshalls to do anything about this or are they likely to just tell me to foxtrot oscar?

And a second query, they're coming back Monday to finish laying the rest of the slabs and do the pointing. What colour pointing would you recommend with these slabs?

Many thanks

ColinM

[lutonlagerlout]

recently converted to romex products,rompox is really nice,do not go near geo fix
cheers LLL

[ColinM]

Anybody?

The landscaper's are coming back tomorrow to finish off, should I raise this colour issue with them?

[lutonlagerlout]

i would go for a natural color colin ,anything dyed will fade in time
there are companies =romex and easipoint that do special compounds and mortars but you didnt pick up on this from my last post
better get it pointed monday its going to lash down the rest of the week
according to forecasts
LLL

[Suggers]

Colin - in 2 yrs time, they'll look like they've been down 50.

[lutonlagerlout]

1st colin how did the pointing go??
2nd judging by the time you got in you must be a chelski fan,my best mate is a goonah and he was back at 9.30 ,but my bro in law is chelsea and he didnt get back till 1.15 am hehe
cheers LLL

[ColinM]

Thanks for the info chaps, we went with the natural colour for the mortar, so will see how it goes over time. They got the pointing done Monday but I'm abroad till next Thurs so will see how it looks when i get home again. Will give the sloabs a few months to see if they weather down, but I've made the landscaper aware of our dissapointment and they're going to mention it to Marshalls. Will see how it all looks after the summer.

And LLL, no not a Cheslki fan, it's the Yids for me so I support any team that beats the Arseholes.

[lutonlagerlout]

sorry colin i was talking to suggers about football,ahh yes i remember the rear wheel skids
didnt they win a cup in 1991?
funny enough i went to the goons vs yids at the emirates earlier this season (worthless cup) as a neutral (i suport luton ahem)
and i was very impressed by tottenham,just need a few new players
anyways
bb
LLL