Indian sandstone questions

[mo-uk]

Hi
Looking to decide what sandstone to get. I quite like Breet Sunset Flare

Whilst in a shop the other day I found some one sandstone that was really smooth on top. I cannot recall the exact name but it was probab;y a Breet product as that is the only catalogue they had - any ideas?

Does the smooth sandstone get slippery when wet?

Also, if you wanted to add an edging/border to make it look nice what would you use? i.e somehting a different colour perhaps

[lutonlagerlout]

never heard of breet?
obviously with any texture the smoother it is the more slippery it will be when wet,its a physics thing
but,generally sandstone isnt too slippy and you are unlikely to be out on a patio in the rain
the really flat stuff you saw is probably honed sandstone,where it is polished flat
there is a multitude of different products you can use on the border depending on personal taste
LLL

[mo-uk]

i meant BRETT, as in the manufaturer.

woudl you use other sandstone as brder or could you mix it up with block paving etc?

[Rich H]

That's a personal choice. Block paving doesn't look particularly good with natural stone as the materials have different textures and finishes. Natural stone also has colour variability whereas paving blocks don't.

You can buy sandstone setts which look good to edge Indian stone.

[Tony McC]

What you describe sounds like a polished sandstone. I'm not a big fan, meself, but some folk like the idea of having it in the conservatory and extended out onto the patio.

Here's a photie from an exhibition a few years back....



Although it can look slippery, it actually has very good slip resistance values, but perception tends to make people wary of it.

Be warned though - it's a bugger to keep the algae off!

[mo-uk]

Hi
Yes it is polished sandstone. I may go for the normal stuff then and use somesort of natural stone as my border.

Another question, not sure if it needs its own thread.

Lets say I wnat to lay some sandstone. I have a base of MOT TYPE 1, then a mortar mix and then the stone, right?

I want to match up the height of it with existing pavement. So if we call the existing level a number 0.

Now how far below 0 should my MOT Type 1 stop? - i.e how much height should my mortar mix and stone be? Assuming the stone is 25m.

So if the type 1 stops 30mm before current ground level. Will a 25mm slab and mortar go up to 30mm - or what?

They don't need whacking so will the final height i mallet them to be the final height forever or do they go down over time?

Hope that makes sense

[Stuarty]

I lay flags on 35mm mix, so say the flags are 25mm, type1 height should be about 60mm below finished height. Aslong as the type 1 is well consolodated and the subgrade is stable they shouldnt go down.