Pointing and cladding q's - Advice required.

[bigwest]

Could anyone advise on the following?

I'm laying Stonemarkets Arctic Granite slabs and looking for a very sleek look. With this in mind I wanted to keep the joints nice and thin although Stonemarket state the product can't be butt jointed.

So, would people reccomend brushing in a dry mix? Also, Stonemarket reccomend using white cement to avoid any staining (for the bedding and presumably jointing), but a section of paving is in the darkest colour so would this not look a bit odd? (whiteish joints and black slabs?)

Lastly, I want to use a strip of slabs (300 high) to clad a wall (only one slab high). Am I best just to use a mortar to do this, i'm concerned about getting them to stick to the wall. Would PVA help?

Lots of questions I know and any advice will be gratefully received!

[lutonlagerlout]

you might be able to use one of the easipoint products
tbh brushing in has been discredited for a while and will NOT give you a sleek look
look here
and yes i would use pva or ronafix for the vertical clabs
cheers
LLL

[benski662]

LLL
have you used the easipoint stuff??
do you prefer it over the motar mix???
Craig

[lutonlagerlout]

no i havent, but people on here whose opinion, i trust. have and they reckon its great,problem with mortar mixes is the gauge has to be bang on every time
which isnt always easy,ask "porky" my much maligned labourer
lol
LLL