Problems with polymeric sand compounds - Life time issues with epoxy jointing

[lutonlagerlout]

all 3 mick
thing is 5 years ago our own sweet gaffer was telling us that polymerics were ok for domestic patios
and they are
for about 3-4 years
LLL

[Bob_A]

Parts of my Rompox Easy failed after 6 weeks, raked it out and redone.
It goes greenish but that wouldn't be a problem as I expect to have to clean it but after a year of being installed it just wears away.
I use this to clean my patio which is pretty tame.
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like....ype=pla

[parishpaver]

Anybody have any experience of these

Arbortech

Looks ideal for raking out as a dust extractor can be fitted and it shouldn't fling dust everywhere like a grinder.

Pricey though.

[lutonlagerlout]

I have got 1 PP its ok on blockwork but fecking useless on bricks or concrete blocks
rarely use it now,paid about £750 6 years ago
LLL

[parishpaver]

Is it less dusty than a grinder, Luton?

I do quite a lot of pointing removal and hate using a grinder.

[lutonlagerlout]

it is less dusty mate,but at the expense of speed
the arbotech has its uses but mainly on soft materials
grinding out is a total bollocks of a job eh?
LLL

[parishpaver]

Hate it.

Get quite a lot of repointing jobs.

Mainly paving my old man laid before he retired.

8 to 1 mortar mix so it didn't stain the paving??????? :laugh:

He also spot bed everything......still says I waste gear with solid beds.

[lutonlagerlout]

my auld man used to have me out with him on saturdays when i was a kid and god help me if i used more than 2 bags of dust (50kg bags mind) on a patio
then we used to brush in dry sand/cement and put the watering can over it
bear in mind he was charging about £80 for 1 of these little beauts slabs included
LLL

[parishpaver]

Lol.. Dads eh?

Mine came noseying on one of my jobs today.

I kid you not, he referred to an aco channel as a "new fangled thing".

[lutonlagerlout]

Thing is he worked on road gangs,but obviously cost was his main consideration
they did look nice the day they were laid :;):
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[Thepinkpavingco]

Hate it.

Get quite a lot of repointing jobs.

Mainly paving my old man laid before he retired.

8 to 1 mortar mix so it didn't stain the paving??????? :laugh:

He also spot bed everything......still says I waste gear with solid beds.

We could be brothers :O

[local patios and driveway]

Lol, same here, my old man was more about saving money than doing work to last, he got worse in his later years too.

Sorry mick, no ive not used them ever, never had an issue spending a day pointing the proper way. I hadnt heard of them until i came here and (my dad would be proud) they seemed too much money to justify

[London Stone Paving]

then we used to brush in dry sand/cement and put the watering can over it

I tried that once :p

[lutonlagerlout]

i was 14 and on a fiver a day :;):
pure ignorance on my part
LLL