How to fix pea shingle between slabs

[rajah99]

Hi

I recently put an octagonal stone slab kit in a conservatory. The slabs are uneven and around 40-50cm in size (http://www.gardenbestbuys.com/kelkay_mi ... 819_p.html)

Ive left around 2cm gap between slabs, and there is around 2 to 3cm depth. Ive then half pointed everything with mortar, to around 1.5 cm depth. I wanted to pour pea shingle in the remaining space, which gives the slabs a good effect. However, the pea shingle wouldnt be fixed in place and would probably be kicked around.

Ive heard that shingle/gravel can be held together by a clear epoxy solution? What product is suitable for this and cost effective. ive seen very small tubes of epoxy , or huge amounts for whole streets.

Ive not tried to fix the shingle by embedding it in mortar, because the mortar would probably squeeze through.

please let me know of any suggestions or products.

[Pablo]

Give Ronacrete a try they do kits for tree pits etc that would be right up your street although you may have to dig some of the mortar out first to get a decent depth of bound gravel. When you say in the conservatory do you mean around it or actually inside it I've never seen an indoor patio before.

[local patios and driveway]

Cue simone...

[rajah99]

Hi Pablo

Ronacrete sounds like it might do the trick, the tree surround resin. However, can this stuff be mixed by hand? it talks about a rapid action mixer. I dont have one, or know what one is. Im sure itll work out quite expensive if i have to start hiring machinery to do it. Its quite a small amount of pea shingle im trying to fix, in the gaps between slabs.

[Carberry]

Hi Pablo

Ronacrete sounds like it might do the trick, the tree surround resin. However, can this stuff be mixed by hand? it talks about a rapid action mixer. I dont have one, or know what one is. Im sure itll work out quite expensive if i have to start hiring machinery to do it. Its quite a small amount of pea shingle im trying to fix, in the gaps between slabs.

You could use a mixing paddle attached to a drill.
Something like this

[lutonlagerlout]

are we talking indoors or out?
my reading is that the gravel is to go indoors
normally slabs are cut to fit indoors
resin works outdoors but it costs £££
LLL

[rajah99]

Thanks Carberry. Ive got one of those, so should be easy enough to mix.

LutonLagerLout - yes the patio has been laid in a greenhouse/conservatory area. You can see a picture of the kit from the first posting. Its got about 2cm width and depth between the slabs. Ive half pointed with mortar, and the remaining height i want to fill with pea shingle. I just would like something to bind and hold the pea shingle togther ( to stop stones being kicked around).

[local patios and driveway]

Pritt stick?

[lutonlagerlout]

that would be a very unusual interior finish rajah
simeon may have some special jollop
LLL

[Pablo]

You can't use a drill and paddle to mix gravel it'll burn out you need a forced action or drum mixer and nothing less the paddles are for resin pointing mixes.

[simeonronacrete]

Hi

Yes you can infill the gap with RonaDeck Resin Bound Surfacing.

It is important to allow rain and other water to escape from the matrix of the resin bound, otherwise it can freeze in the cold weather, expand and crack the surface - hence why we recommend it be applied to a water porous sub base.

[simeonronacrete]

Also take care to avoid getting the wet resin on the surface of the stone as it will stick or stain.

[haggistini]

Sounds shite to me you would be better off pointing it With a polymeric indoors quicker cleaner and not that costly for that area