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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:03 pm
by 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
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:46 pm
by 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
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:27 am
by 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
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:15 am
by 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
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:10 pm
by 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
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:22 pm
by 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
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:13 pm
by lutonlagerlout
the building sand down here just clogs the pointing guns
LLL
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:29 pm
by 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