Paving on a slope - Bedding

[BobThePaver]

Hello, I'm putting 4 600x600x20 sandstone paving flags down in the garden as a path, on quite a bit of a slope (probably 1 in 4 ish). The flags will be set on their own (3" gap or so between them), the sub-base is down (100m compacted), but wanted to know the best bedding to put down, i.e. ratio of sand to cement., plus any other tips anyone may have

TIA

Bob

[Tony McC]

3 inch gaps? Why?

All the info you need on bedding is on the main site.

[BobThePaver]

3 inch gaps? Why?

All the info you need on bedding is on the main site.

Gaps are purely for aesthetic reasons, flags will be surrounded by gravel.

What I was after was does the ratio need more cement than a 10:1, or is there anything else I need to consider for laying on a slope.

Cheers

[seanandruby]

I am wondering why someone with a tag like 'Bobthepaver ' should be asking questions on simple paving tasks ? As the boss said the main site is full of information. The cement content is only to bind the sand to stop it migrating so between 6/1 and 10/1 is adequate. At 3inch gaps be prepared for a lot of weeds etc:

[BobThePaver]

I am wondering why someone with a tag like 'Bobthepaver ' should be asking questions on simple paving tasks ? As the boss said the main site is full of information. The cement content is only to bind the sand to stop it migrating so between 6/1 and 10/1 is adequate. At 3inch gaps be prepared for a lot of weeds etc:

I've never done any paving before in my life, sorry if my tag misled you pal.

Thanks for the advice.

[lutonlagerlout]

i would add 100ml of SBR in the mix bob to aid adhesion

also try and use a line rather than a guess

so 10 shovels of grit sand,12.5kg of cement 5 litres of water and 100ml of sbr

or round about that

cheers LLL (the tea boy

[seanandruby]

I was only pulling your leg Bob. After I wrote it I was lookin for the wink emotion but for some reason I don't get them on my phone. I could see you had put apprentice so don't take it to heart. This Forum will teach you to be worthy of the tag.

[BobThePaver]

I was only pulling your leg Bob. After I wrote it I was lookin for the wink emotion but for some reason I don't get them on my phone. I could see you had put apprentice so don't take it to heart. This Forum will teach you to be worthy of the tag.

No problem mate, I should have spotted that!

Thanks for the advice LLL, don't suppose you know anywhere selling handy 100ml bottles of SBR eh?

[lutonlagerlout]

no bob. you will need to buy either a 1 litre or 5 litre container
it makes a big difference mate and is worth it
LLL