Material required for 36 sqm indian sandstone - Material

[lutonlagerlout]

well you are looking at around £5 per m2 for the 365 compared to pennies for sand and cement per metre
but the labour saving is large
and time especially if the weather is looking wet
LLL

[johnty]

i allow approx £5 to £7 per metre for pointing flags using sand and cement so as far as pricing goes there aint a lot in it i suppose, but your quite right you have to have the right weather with you.

cheers john

[lutonlagerlout]

just as a side note if we are using sand/cement or easipoint (my fave) i tend to leave the joints at 12 mm as i find 10 hard to point with the gun
with weatherpoint i go for 10mm where poss as it looks neater
cheers LLL

[johnty]

i must be behind the times here lll, as i aint ever used easipoint either, can you tell whats the difference between that and sand and cement

cheers john

[lutonlagerlout]

its a fine mixture of sand and cement
just add water and mix with a paddle mixer
it goes through a pointing gun lovely and is ready to strike in 20-30 minutes
about £25 a bag but the colour is consistent
LLL

[johnty]

right yeh i see,
i use a mixture of red building sand and yellow river sand with mastercrete cement, measured out with a bucket for consistancy with feb and unibond additives,
leave it to mix in mixture for 10 minutes or so and find it goes threw my pointing gun a treat ,
can add a accelerator if you want it to go off quicker if needed,

cheers john

[lutonlagerlout]

the building sand down here just clogs the pointing guns

LLL

[johnty]

i find the building sand here mixes great but it is just bit too soft, where the river sand we have goes like iron but it can be a little coarse and this can clog up my pointing gun hence why i mix them ,

cheers john