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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:58 pm
by martindeer
My wife kindly purchased the Stonemarket Radius patio kit for me to lay. I have read the article on laying the Celtic Knot on the site, and note that a wet laying course is recommened due to the small size of some of the pieces, which the radius also has. I am going to use a wet laying course as well. I have dug out and layed a sub base the same as the Celtic Knot on on the website, but I am unsure of how thick the wet laying course should be. Somewhere between 25-50mm sounds about right, but any advice on minimum/maximum thickness appreciated.
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:46 pm
by irishpaving
Martin
Have a look at the following and you will find everything you need to know
http://www.pavingexpert.com/celtic_01.htm
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:04 pm
by Tony McC
Try to get a bed depth of around 40-50mm
Less than 25mm is almost impossible more than 50mm is wasteful and the flags are liable to settle/move as the mortar cures.
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:31 pm
by martindeer
martindeer wrote:My wife kindly purchased the Stonemarket Radius patio kit for me to lay. I have read the article on laying the Celtic Knot on the site, and note that a wet laying course is recommened due to the small size of some of the pieces, which the radius also has. I am going to use a wet laying course as well. I have dug out and layed a sub base the same as the Celtic Knot on on the website, but I am unsure of how thick the wet laying course should be. Somewhere between 25-50mm sounds about right, but any advice on minimum/maximum thickness appreciated.
Many thanks for the replies and advice. Once the danger of frost is over I shall lay it.
regards
Martin
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:18 pm
by jay-Manor Driveways
if i remeber correct i layed mine on wet bed of about 40mm , have a look at my home page for a pic