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Posted: **Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:41 am**

London Stone Paving wrote:ok

1 month on "ok"?
LLL ???

Posted: **Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:05 pm**

obviously Steve is a man of few words.

Posted: **Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:36 pm**

London Stone Paving wrote:Those stones on the display are tumbled Autumn Brown driveway setts and tumbled mixed granite driveways setts.

Are they both suitable for driveways?
I'm sure the granite is but is the sandstone my prone to tyre marks and going green with moss and stuff?

Posted: **Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:37 am**

London Stone Paving wrote:ok

I started to do a post and my computer threw a bit of a benny. Bob A, they are all suitable for driveways but the sandstone will definately pick up more tyre marks than the granite.

We have not quite finished but its getting closer now. London Stone is a strange company, with some things we are very quick but other things drag on for ages

steps are clear buff Yorkstone, long edge bull nosed

We have had this wall cladding for a couple of years now and its never really moved, however I think we just need to make more of an effort to market it, anyway we have decided to persevere with it for a bit longer

We are going to pave the top area in Portland stone and are leaving a bed around the outside. The MOT is our own crushed stone

The slate water has been rebuilt using solid concrete blocks (no lights this time LLL) and the paving on the steps is one of our new grey yorkstones

We have built this mini display of granite setts. Pointed up with easyjoint. Despite us absolutely soaking the paaving it has still left a residue as can be seen from the photos. It will go after a while, but wouldnt fancy telling a client that

Posted: **Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:45 am**

I've also finished the patio in the back garden. There is a bit of a dip in the middle but apart from that I'm pleased with it.

Jointed with easyjoint but this time no residue was left.

Tomatoes are growing like wild fire

Steve

Posted: **Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:03 pm**

the wall cladding i have seen in a 5 star hotel in an atrium and it looked really effective,i thought it was off cuts
patio is looking fine steve but you know what I and every other OCD fecker on here has picked up on straight away?
dont you :laugh:
did you have no gaffer tape when you did the easijoint?
cheers LLL

Posted: **Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:05 am**

Steve I put a client onto you in the week enquiring about granite flags from wickford Essex. Is it true you have to use a white cement to lay them should I use sharp sand or soft the bed will be 40mm max and finally do I have to use an outdoor tile grout would this stain the surface ? these are all things I have heard as I have never layed this before thanks in advance danny.

Posted: **Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:19 am**

got to finish my raised shed base tomorrow, with some flags delivered from london stone.
Going to try that easijoint stuff, as gaps are 8mm

Will let you all know how it goes

Posted: **Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:57 pm**

Thepinkpavingco wrote:Steve I put a client onto you in the week enquiring about granite flags from wickford Essex. Is it true you have to use a white cement to lay them should I use sharp sand or soft the bed will be 40mm max and finally do I have to use an outdoor tile grout would this stain the surface ? these are all things I have heard as I have never layed this before thanks in advance danny.

Cheers Danny, I wouldn't bother with the white cement. I know some people do use it and also some paving suppliers recommend it but IMO its unecessary for granite. We are considering starting to recommend white cement for sawn sandstone but, obviously sawn sandstone apart from a couple of exceptions is a lot more porous than granite

I would stick with easipoint fort the grouting. Whatever you decide to use, wipe off with a sponge as you go because the granite is flame textured and easipoint/grout can get stuck in the grain

Steve

Posted: **Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:59 pm**

lutonlagerlout wrote:did you have no gaffer tape when you did the easijoint?
cheers LLL

That one was just for you Luton, got to give you something to find fault with :p

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:43 am**

you did ask for criticism steve

LLL

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:21 am**

I will get it fixed up at some point. I've been concentrating inside for the past few weeks. On the verge of getting 2 more rooms done this week. got loads of pics , will put them up soon

Steve

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:56 pm**

its one of those really
I know steps are supposed to overhang 45mm but i find it a bollocks getting anything to stay in that much
so i always try for around 30mm
but i have still seen the bits fall out later on
cheers LLL
ps its shocking what finishing costs inside the house eh steve?

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:52 pm**

Steve if you extend your house you'll have no garden left and worse still no where to BBQ. A man without a BBQ isn't really a man anymore.

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