Pointing colour - black limestone

Carberry · Post: # 79907Post **Carberry** Sat Jun 23, 2012 9:00 pm

k13wjd wrote:
mickg wrote:>>>>Weather has been BRUTAL the past week

it has for sure, welcome to our world

first time i've ever hand balled a large volume of sand or stone.

2 bulk bags of type 1, 2 bulk bags of sand. pee'ing with rain. everything is heavier in the rain. then i noticed that my huge pack of indian riven limestone came on a pallet, which my pallet truck didn't fit. It was 250 yards from my garden. FML.

2-3 bags will do it.

At least the slabs are light. Bulk bags are easier to shovel if you cut them.

k13wjd · Post: # 79909Post **k13wjd** Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:55 pm

exactly what i did, slit them open, and shoveled the crap out of them.

Tonight is autocad night. i WILL plan this well.....

London Stone Paving · Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:45 am

Did you say the Mrs wanted buff coloured pointing?

With black limestone choose your pointing colour very carefully because it will really stand out against the stone and the grain will be visible.

If you go for easipoint go for black or dark grey. Or if you want a bit of contrast try light grey.

Also remember what Pablo said about cleaning off mortar as you go

Steve

k13wjd · Post: # 79922Post **k13wjd** Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:20 am

every darn book you look in shows jet black limestone, and light coloured pointing......Hence why she wants buff. To be honest, i couldn't be fussed with way.

Quick one though, will 10mm pointing be OK. my paving is L shaped, the the top of the L being my pathway. Its 900 wide, and is in line with my gate and front door. 4 flags ( 900x600,600x600,600x290,290x290) Hence using 10mm joints will allow me to catch the 900mm wide path nearly dead on......

my scale drawing seems to work ok, with only a few cuts needed.

Weather looks sensible for laying it tommorrow, final whack tonight ( been walking on it for 4 days now) whacker goes back in the morning, mixer comes at the same time.

mickg · Post: # 79923Post **mickg** Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:37 am

I agree with Steve use either black or dark grey

you may find the tolerance on the black limestone sizes will vary plus or minus a few millimetres so by pointing in a light colour the wider joints will be more visible to the eye with a wider gap

k13wjd · Post: # 80170Post **k13wjd** Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:28 am

My local stockist doesn't keep black easipoint.....Bit of a pain. half pallet charge applies to 3 bags from the dealer, so thats too expensive.

Bugger.

Carberry · Post: # 80171Post **Carberry** Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:35 am

I'm ordering some sandstone from Londonstone today or tomorrow, could see about getting 3 bags thrown on one of the pallets for you and you collect from my yard?

k13wjd · Post: # 80172Post **k13wjd** Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:46 am

mate, that would be amazing !!!! where is your yard ?

getting quoted Â£150 delivered for 3 bags.......

Carberry · Post: # 80173Post **Carberry** Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:33 am

Millerhill, postcode is EH22 1SA.

Going to go over my notes tonight, figure out exactly what I need and place order tomorrow, if it can fit on one of my pallets then it should save you Â£60.

k13wjd · Post: # 80174Post **k13wjd** Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:43 am

Ideal lad, can pick up there no problem at all. let me know, and i can either pay you cash, or pay londonstone over the phone.

Carberry · Post: # 80221Post **Carberry** Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:42 am

Delivery coming here Thursday. My mobile is 07825 705 066.

London Stone Paving · Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:00 pm

Carberry wrote:Delivery coming here Thursday. My mobile is 07825 705 066.

Nice touch Stewart

k13wjd · Post: # 80336Post **k13wjd** Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:07 pm

Cheers to Stewart for being so kind as to facilitate the delivery of my black easipoint.

I'll point it just as soon as i'm done with F in the park