Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:03 pm
Hi, just laid a patio using the paving experts tried and trusted way - looks great.
The only thing was someone else (she can't be named!) suggested leaving 60mm gaps to allow to set in some decorative stone. Great Idea, I thought, BUT I used a mix of 4 to 1 of grit sand to cement and because flags are a light grey I only mixed a small amount of water so that the jointing mixture would not stain the flags. So after troweling in the mix and pressing down, I droped some fairly standard pea gravel and pressed it all in so it would be held by the mix.
Now 3 days later I lightley brushed off the excess and not much has been left behind ! Can anyone help, suggest where I went wrong and how do I remedy it to give that expert look!
The only thing was someone else (she can't be named!) suggested leaving 60mm gaps to allow to set in some decorative stone. Great Idea, I thought, BUT I used a mix of 4 to 1 of grit sand to cement and because flags are a light grey I only mixed a small amount of water so that the jointing mixture would not stain the flags. So after troweling in the mix and pressing down, I droped some fairly standard pea gravel and pressed it all in so it would be held by the mix.
Now 3 days later I lightley brushed off the excess and not much has been left behind ! Can anyone help, suggest where I went wrong and how do I remedy it to give that expert look!
