At the risk of getting the p155 ripped, I would like to introduce you to the tool that I think was invaluable when laying my riven sandstone.........
I found that this scratched up the screed enought to get a really good lay, bought it to get leaves out of the shrubbery, never used it before this job, it now has pride of place in me bucket!
Just how do you re-consolidate screed when laying individual slabs? is there a special tool, or is it 'lumped' in on a shovel?
thats not technically a screed is it? no screed rails and no screeding bar its just a full mortar bed?
i use a marshall town brickies trowl to put the muck down, start them high and use the trowl to create troughs where the mortar can consolidate into and the flag sit level, similar to what yu have done by scratching the muck up with you kiddies toy rake haha
Giles
Groundworks and Equestrian specialists, prestige new builds and sports pitches. High Peak, Cheshire, South Yorkshire area.
i normally use a float to get the mortar flat at the level i want ,then use a 19-10 to angle it in from the edges and put some furrows across the surface.
lay flag ,couple of taps with a mallet and its job done ,hopefully
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GB_Groundworks wrote:thats not technically a screed is it? no screed rails and no screeding bar its just a full mortar bed?
i use a marshall town brickies trowl to put the muck down, start them high and use the trowl to create troughs where the mortar can consolidate into and the flag sit level, similar to what yu have done by scratching the muck up with you kiddies toy rake haha
Sharp sand, cement = screed or near enough. I think your referring to the 'method' when you say screed rail etc, Lol @ kiddie rake, Im no kiddie, belive me
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an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete
kiddie rake haha one letter out and that could go very wrong :p
Giles
Groundworks and Equestrian specialists, prestige new builds and sports pitches. High Peak, Cheshire, South Yorkshire area.
Yes, I use a spade too, but found it a bit naff when you lay a slab thats too high, youve alrerady compacted (or consolodated ,if you like) the screed and you have to 'scratch' it back up so you can relay it. Just thought there might have been something Ive missed for doing such a job, looks like Im on the phone to the patent office in the morning , will be in the queue behind the guy with the 'easy paver'
henpecked wrote:At the risk of getting the p155 ripped, I would like to introduce you to the tool that I think was invaluable when laying my riven sandstone.........
Difficult to tell from the pic but wow long is that tool and are the fingers made of plastic or metal?
henpecked wrote:At the risk of getting the p155 ripped, I would like to introduce you to the tool that I think was invaluable when laying my riven sandstone.........
Difficult to tell from the pic but wow long is that tool and are the fingers made of plastic or metal?
The paver is 300 x 300 (to give you scale) and the prongs are metal sprung. It really helped when doing these small units. It 'fluffed' - if you like-, the screed up a treat. when it was re-bedded, it went back down with no voids or peaks.
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