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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:35 pm
by Tony McC
As I said, there are "techniques" that enable jointing of damp/wet surfaces. The simplest is to wash the sand into the joints - there's even a nifty little machine to help you do this.

It's a reasonably popular technique on the continent, particularly during the wetter months, but it does rely on the paving being laid on an exceptionally free-draining laying course and a sub-base with similar qualities.

We use this technique in Ireland during the winter, but it seems to be almost unknown here in Britain.

Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:21 pm
by RAPressureWashing
Tony McC wrote:As I said, there are "techniques" that enable jointing of damp/wet surfaces. The simplest is to wash the sand into the joints - there's even a nifty little machine to help you do this.

It's a reasonably popular technique on the continent, particularly during the wetter months, but it does rely on the paving being laid on an exceptionally free-draining laying course and a sub-base with similar qualities.

We use this technique in Ireland during the winter, but it seems to be almost unknown here in Britain.
That is something that I have not heard of before, do you have a web-link etc for the "nifty machine" you could send me?

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:10 am
by Dave_L
I've got mental pictures of one of those floor polisher type machines!!! :cool:

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:58 am
by Tony McC
I thought I had a photie of it being used on a job in Limerick, but I can't find it so here's a bit of stuff from the manufacturers....

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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:51 am
by RAPressureWashing
Tony,
Many thanks for the info, I will be looking into one of these me thinks.