Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:10 am
hi to all you good people, can anyone reccomend how much SBR i should add to a pointing mortar for rigid blocks 10mm joints, not much info on container & even less on cementone website.
cheers
cheers
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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:07 am
What is it you are pointing is SBR really neccessary. It stains like a b~~tard I only use it to bond things sub surface.
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:43 pm
hi Pablo, thanks for replying. like i said in the post i am laying a rigid block paving drive [driveset] with 10 mm joints, was going to add SBR because Tony says it is the usual thing to do when pointing, in his instuctions for rigid block paving,
regards
plim
regards
plim
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:24 pm
you dont normally point block paving especially with a mortar/sbr mix
if your joints are 10 mm use easipoint or instarmac gun point
if it was standard block paving i think that some joint stabilisers have sbr in them
LLL
if your joints are 10 mm use easipoint or instarmac gun point
if it was standard block paving i think that some joint stabilisers have sbr in them
LLL
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:51 pm
hi LLL,
I did consider easipoint after you mentioned it in another post recently but it seems a devil of a job to get hold of so i was going to point up at the end of each day, then i noticed the guvs reccomendations about pointing & SBR in his instructions on rigid block paving.
cheers.
I did consider easipoint after you mentioned it in another post recently but it seems a devil of a job to get hold of so i was going to point up at the end of each day, then i noticed the guvs reccomendations about pointing & SBR in his instructions on rigid block paving.
cheers.
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:25 pm
easi and instarmac both do next day delivery?
have you a picture of the blocks?
i am struggling as to why you would have a 10mm joint?
there is no need even with rigid
LLL
have you a picture of the blocks?
i am struggling as to why you would have a 10mm joint?
there is no need even with rigid
LLL
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:38 pm
dont have pics, but i'm using jumpers & large tegula blocks in a stretcher bond & i just prefer the aesthetics of mortar joints.
regards
plim
regards
plim
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:41 pm
you wont be saying that if it lashes of rain and there is cement all over them paul
block paving isnt really designed for large joints
its very even for a reason
and that reason is 2mm joints
filled with KDS
the choice is yours mate
LLL
block paving isnt really designed for large joints
its very even for a reason
and that reason is 2mm joints
filled with KDS
the choice is yours mate
LLL
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:12 pm
How big an area have you got? You must be very keen to point up all those joints 
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:02 pm
have you considered one of the polymeric flowing pointing mixes, such as gftk or instarmac's flowpoint
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:30 pm
hi Pickwell
about 40sqm, was going to lay crazy but change my mind, never liked the look of conventional block paving though, then I saw the big tegula traditional jumpers & here we are, I think they are going to look good but a bit different from the norm, yes the pointing is going to be a bit of a pain but you " pays your money & makes your choice " as the saying goes. when its finished I'll try & post a pic & all you landscaping pro's can either agree or take take the piss, [ the latter I expect ] you dont take prisoners on this site when you get on a roll, as the poor landsaping bloke who posted some pics of his job a couple of days ago found out. but its still a great site & all replies are much appreciated.
regards
plim
about 40sqm, was going to lay crazy but change my mind, never liked the look of conventional block paving though, then I saw the big tegula traditional jumpers & here we are, I think they are going to look good but a bit different from the norm, yes the pointing is going to be a bit of a pain but you " pays your money & makes your choice " as the saying goes. when its finished I'll try & post a pic & all you landscaping pro's can either agree or take take the piss, [ the latter I expect ] you dont take prisoners on this site when you get on a roll, as the poor landsaping bloke who posted some pics of his job a couple of days ago found out. but its still a great site & all replies are much appreciated.
regards
plim
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:34 pm
hi Mickey,
yes did go down that route but romex & others said my drive had too much of a fall for the slurry mixes
cheers
plim
yes did go down that route but romex & others said my drive had too much of a fall for the slurry mixes
cheers
plim
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:20 pm
I will look forward to seeing the completed job plim
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:26 pm
"to the spider, a fly"mickg wrote:I will look forward to seeing the completed job plim
LLL :;):
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:55 am
I didn't mean it to sound that way Luton, I meant i will look forward to seeing it as it will be different to how the conventional way of block paving is laid and will look different