Patio stones/slabs - Spotting or mortar layer

Patio flagstones (slabs), concrete flags, stone flags including yorkstone and imported flagstones.
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Bilko
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Post: # 21757Post Bilko

i have compacted hardcore base and spread sand 50mm. i have been advised to spot the slabs with mortar. should i compact the sand? i am wondering if the spotting (dabs on corner and centre) will create high spots and leave the slab vulnerable to cracking? it is a garden patio and will not be subject to overly heavy traffic.
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Tony McC
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Post: # 21760Post Tony McC

This is the first message I've seen since getting back from a fortnight's training in Ireland and what a surprise! The same owld "I can't be arsed to read anything" disease that bores me senseless. Have you actually read any of the main site? The FAQs perhaps??
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 21770Post lutonlagerlout

that really wasn't the best thing to post bilko
spot bedding has long been discredited if you do it it will fail
read the main website here
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