Sandstone paving - Looking for some thoughts

[davey_b]

We've converted an old stables and have loads of the original sandstone that is left over. I've started cutting some of it into thinish (2 - 3 inches) "slabs" that are irregular but that I can lay as paving. I've put some of them down but I've been told by the builder who did the conversion for us that it'll go green and be very slippy when done.

Just looking for people's thoughts on this. Is this the case and if so is there anything we can do to avoid this? I've had a look at sealer but not sure if they're any good and look very expensive. Don't mind jet washing it every spring if I have to.

Thanks

Dave

[Pablo]

Can you post a picture of them is it walling or paving stone.

[davey_b]

It was stone that was used in the walls but I'm using it for paving.

[Pablo]

Stop what you're doing i'm afraid that's not working apart from looking really bad the joints are to big and you've not got enough depth of bedding to drive on. Personally I reckon the builder was being polite and was trying to get you to stop without actually saying it. Get rid of the stone you could maybe sell it and have a rethink about what kind of paving you can afford and would look good. I'm sorry mate but I hope you see that I'm trying to be nice by telling the truth.

[davey_b]

Not going to drive on it. It's just going to be walked on, it's in an area that can't be accessed by vehicles. Joints are going to be filled in with mortar that is colour matched with the mortar that is on the wall on the left.

Cheers

Dave

[Pablo]

Mortar won't work in joints that big seriously I know it's your house but stop it'll ruin your house and it's resale value there is really nothing nice to be said about it. Using matching walling and paving stone is a visual design fail also it's too same same. If you are going to do it then start again use stringlines on your kerbs and across the main body and no part of the joint should exceed 20mm. You'll have to dress the stone with chisels as you go to fit each piece in just like the mason did on your wall and you'll be doing well to get 4m done in a day. All you need to know is on the main site I'm not offering any more advice.

[sussex]

hi dave, pablo gave you seriously good advice ,it wont work .

[local patios and driveway]

Oh my god, you need telling that is laughable! So many wrongs i dont know where to start. I feel sorry for your builder having to keep a straight face!!

[Carberry]

I can feel the internal conflict in those posts Pablo :laugh:
Very polite, helpful and restrained.

davey_b listen to Pablo's advice, he knows his landscaping and he knows his garden design.

[davey_b]

Cheers! I'm not looking to create a perfect patio, it's a courtyard and we have probably 100 tons of stone. You're not telling me there is no way to use that without it taking the rest of my life to create a half decent hard surface?

[lutonlagerlout]

I have never seen anything like it

epic fail davey

dig it up and rethink

it wont ever look good like that

looks like stevie wonder laid it

sorry

LLL

[davey_b]

Right so fair enough rip it up but then what? I'm loathed to buy in stone when I have so much that I can cut myself.

[lutonlagerlout]

maybe flog it and buy in some caithness stone
no disrespect but what you have done there is not even crazy paving
as pablo said walling stone is cut different to paving stone
if you could find say a 300or 450 mm modulus you could cut it yourself but i fear you dont have the skillset for that kind of work
we took down an old chapel in leighton buzzard years ago built out of sand stone
the guy wanted to do something similar but the stone wasnt suitable
the lot got binned in the end
see what you can sell it for first davey
LLL

[mickavalon]

Use it as it's supposed to be used, as walling. Can you not form raised planters with it to go round the courtyard, I noticed you seem to have some kind of Border on the edge, so can you not use it there, or sell it as walling stone, it looks decent enough for dry walling.

[haggistini]

Where I'd the pic gone....:-/