Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:38 pm
alking like a real landscaper now. If you haven't laid them straight you just call it rustic
or as my mate says "olde wolde"!
or as my mate says "olde wolde"!
The Brew Cabin
Paving, Drainage and Hard-landscaping in Britain and Ireland
https://ext.pavingexpert.com/brewcabin/
Well, its down.... photo's of my 10 hour shift.
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or as my mate says "olde wolde"!
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:48 pm
Looking good, thought it was a Limestone. I want to do similar with sandstone but want a more uniform sett but struggling to find something 'uniform'.
When i layed a sandstone circle my bed ended up about 4" at one edge..lol
When i layed a sandstone circle my bed ended up about 4" at one edge..lol
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:49 pm
Plus i have only ever bought one tub of FEB, always use Fairy:(
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:37 pm
to be honest, i did look at square cut granite cobbs, but they looked dull and lifeless. These have all sorts of crystals through them, and glisten in the sun.
Pebbles came today, ton bag filled to the brim with very nice black pebbles. £120 delivered. Much cheaper than anywhere else i could find !!!!
Dirty, so they need a wash.
Testing a new chemical tonight for stain removal, HG31. Photo's to follow.
Pebbles came today, ton bag filled to the brim with very nice black pebbles. £120 delivered. Much cheaper than anywhere else i could find !!!!
Dirty, so they need a wash.
Testing a new chemical tonight for stain removal, HG31. Photo's to follow.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:51 pm
Nice job for a first timer, but if it was me i would have got the old stringline out for the cobbles, but.....that dont matter if you are happy with them.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:51 pm
Cheers lad.
Tried this cleaner on a smashed peice. Doesn't do shit. in contact with pavestone as even the ones that i have not laid are stained. Im starting to think somone somewhere spilled something on these !
Tried this cleaner on a smashed peice. Doesn't do shit. in contact with pavestone as even the ones that i have not laid are stained. Im starting to think somone somewhere spilled something on these !
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:31 pm
Get some 35% Hydrogen Peroxide of Fleabay and a sprayer, water it down as rquired.
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:43 pm
Whats that stuff then Bilbonic?
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:49 pm
Had a look myself
Pure hydrogen peroxide has a pH of 6.2; thus it is considered to be a weak acid. The pH can be as low as 4.5 when diluted at approximately 60%
DONT USE IT ON BLACK LIMESTONE
Pure hydrogen peroxide has a pH of 6.2; thus it is considered to be a weak acid. The pH can be as low as 4.5 when diluted at approximately 60%
DONT USE IT ON BLACK LIMESTONE
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:15 pm
i use hydrogen peroxide on my teeth
6%
LLL
6%
LLL
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:37 pm
If they're still dusty from being cut when delivered, a little bit of water mixed with the dust can turn it in to a sh*tty cement like paste which stains stuff.k13wjd wrote:Cheers lad.
Tried this cleaner on a smashed peice. Doesn't do shit. in contact with pavestone as even the ones that i have not laid are stained. Im starting to think somone somewhere spilled something on these !
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:07 pm
IM putting nothing on it until I know its safe! I have test peices, so can use those. Tested the hg stuff last night, waste of time. Kinds need to get on with pointing, nearly been down for a week. How much Poly will I use, 25kg? Just about to go measure the joints
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:21 pm
Right, looks like 45m linear, 20mm wide at surface so call it 30, 30 deep average. (3x3)x4500=40500cm3 thats 40 litres. Anyone know volumes to weight of gtfk?
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:16 pm
Right, lets get complicated. Nobody comment on Si units 
gftk 840 n figures, take 100mmx100mm setts @ 9kg/m2 for 10mm wide 30mm deep joints
There would be around 81 setts in a m2, given 10mm jointing, (9x9) allowing around 18m of linear pointing.
area of pointing = (10x30)/10 = 3cm2
Volume of pointing= 3cm2 x 1800( cm linear) = 5400cm3
Subtract the volume where the horiz meets the vertical(64 points @ (3cmdeepx1cm2)=3cm3) =192cm2
lets call it 5200m3/m2
= 5.2 litres for every m2. we know a m2 of 100x100mm sets will need 9kg of product (9/5.2=1.73)
Density = 1.73kg/L
My paving pointing has a estimated volume of 40L, so 40x1.72=69.2kg.
That'll be 3 tubs then. out of my budget. easypoint it is then
gftk 840 n figures, take 100mmx100mm setts @ 9kg/m2 for 10mm wide 30mm deep joints
There would be around 81 setts in a m2, given 10mm jointing, (9x9) allowing around 18m of linear pointing.
area of pointing = (10x30)/10 = 3cm2
Volume of pointing= 3cm2 x 1800( cm linear) = 5400cm3
Subtract the volume where the horiz meets the vertical(64 points @ (3cmdeepx1cm2)=3cm3) =192cm2
lets call it 5200m3/m2
= 5.2 litres for every m2. we know a m2 of 100x100mm sets will need 9kg of product (9/5.2=1.73)
Density = 1.73kg/L
My paving pointing has a estimated volume of 40L, so 40x1.72=69.2kg.
That'll be 3 tubs then. out of my budget. easypoint it is then
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:30 pm
Yeah, i've learned thatCarberry wrote:If they're still dusty from being cut when delivered, a little bit of water mixed with the dust can turn it in to a sh*tty cement like paste which stains stuff.
