block paving

[rogan]

i am nearing completion of my block paved drive with the help of your excellent site and my father suggested using feb geofix jointing compound instead of dried kiln sand to finish off the drive, would you recomend it and what colour does it end up, cheers big ears

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No! I would never recommend GeoFix as a jointing material for a flexible block pavement. It does not work in the right way to create sufficient interlock between adjacent blocks. Further, after the GeoFix has cured, if there were to be any movement at all within the driveway, as there often is with flexible constructions, the GeoFix cannot re-settle to accommodate the movement and 'tighten' the joint again, as happens with jointing sand.

Stick with proper jointing sand. It's much, much cheaper and it does the job correctly. Leave GeoFix for rigid pavements.

[rogan]

cheers Tony, thanks for the prompt reply,i'll stick with the sand and tell me dad why,once again superb site.