Indian sandstone - Laying

Patio flagstones (slabs), concrete flags, stone flags including yorkstone and imported flagstones.
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kevinjm
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Post: # 53876Post kevinjm

hi all i am a newbie i am laying indian sandstone in my back garden i am down to clay

1 do i put dolamite mix down of 4 inc or 2 inc
2 up to 40 mm of cement mix at 6:1 or 5:1
3 i had a price of £65 per m2 is this price to high


thanks for any help

lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 53881Post lutonlagerlout

1 4 inc
2 5:1 add 150ml of sbr to each mix
3 no,we charge £100 + per metre to supply and fix injun stone
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Al Jardin
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Post: # 53903Post Al Jardin

LLL
With the sbr in the bedding mix is there no need to add a slurry to the underside?
Garden maintenance & soft landscaping.

kevinjm
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Post: # 53907Post kevinjm

thanks for all your help will post photos when done

lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 53911Post lutonlagerlout

Al Jardin wrote:LLL
With the sbr in the bedding mix is there no need to add a slurry to the underside?
IME al no
i always wet the slabs with water and use a fairly wet mix with the sbr and to date have no rockers
no doubt now i have said that the phone will be alive
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