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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 1:06 pm
by haggistini
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 1:10 pm
by haggistini
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Stunning work looks the biz!
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 1:25 pm
by GB_Groundworks
is the last pic a true colour representation looks a lot more yellow than the others?

nice work as ever cookie, what did you joint and seal the fossil mint with and what are the setts on the drive?

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 2:12 pm
by Carberry
Can't fault any of the work, all top notch. I like the look of the patios, I don't like the setts though.

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 4:28 pm
by cookiewales
GB_Groundworks wrote:is the last pic a true colour representation looks a lot more yellow than the others?

nice work as ever cookie, what did you joint and seal the fossil mint with and what are the setts on the drive?
jointed with instarmac gun point sealed with lifo stain stop drive way stones are fossill mint tumbled same size as tegla paving laid on 4 to 1 sharp sand and pointed with instarmac gun point the setts are the same as the boston spa job on photo bucket colour is good when wet lot lighter when dry more photos of job ongoing posted soon many thanks haggis for posting them for me :D :D

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 4:59 pm
by haggistini
no sweat cookie i know you got your hands full! i love it, cracking job we can only aspire to!
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 6:32 pm
by London Stone Paving
You would not think its in Liverpool, it looks more like the Costa del Sol or something. How about the Costa del scouse :)

Very nice looking work there Cookie.

What is the thickness of the stone? From the step by the gate it looks thin

Cheers

Steve

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 7:52 pm
by cookiewales
London Stone Paving wrote:You would not think its in Liverpool, it looks more like the Costa del Sol or something. How about the Costa del scouse :)

Very nice looking work there Cookie.

What is the thickness of the stone? From the step by the gate it looks thin

Cheers

Steve
was a lovely job to work on hard work but worth it stone was calibrated between 15mm and 25mm thats why i up specked the base and laying speck coated all the paving with sbr and used slurry poured on beding mixture so no lifting or movment and i had no bleaching through paving reason for sealing lots of trees and easy to clean of.we even fitted a manhole for dog poo to be flussed down total area paved 230m2 walls topped with mahogny nice touch :D :D

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 7:57 pm
by cookiewales
bespoke sand stone steps supplied by steptoes just gave them the sizes :D :D

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 8:01 pm
by pickwell paving
Lovely work cookie, what colour was the gunpoint and does it dry any lighter? Job we're doing at the minute is in marshalls eclipse granite and the customer wants dark pointing, can't decide between easipoint black or dark grey, I can't seem to find a dark colour for instarmac.

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 8:08 pm
by cookiewales
pickwell paving wrote:Lovely work cookie, what colour was the gunpoint and does it dry any lighter? Job we're doing at the minute is in marshalls eclipse granite and the customer wants dark pointing, can't decide between easipoint black or dark grey, I can't seem to find a dark colour for instarmac.
that was there normal grey all black fades to grey am sure you could add liquid colour to the water for mixing but get a good quality colour as used in the ceramics industry its cheaper :D

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 8:19 pm
by pickwell paving
cookiewales wrote:
pickwell paving wrote:Lovely work cookie, what colour was the gunpoint and does it dry any lighter? Job we're doing at the minute is in marshalls eclipse granite and the customer wants dark pointing, can't decide between easipoint black or dark grey, I can't seem to find a dark colour for instarmac.

that was there normal grey all black fades to grey am sure you could add liquid colour to the water for mixing but get a good quality colour as used in the ceramics industry its cheaper :D
Thanks for the advice but i've never tried mixing my own stuff up for gunpoint and after reading on here that its a pain to get the mix right thought I would give ready mixed stuff a bash, I only need 4 bags and the area is undercover so hoping it wont fade too much. :)

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 10:07 pm
by lutonlagerlout
technically a very fine example of paving
personally not keen on that vibrant grey pointing with buff flags and setts,i find any grey mortar to look too industrial
lovely installation mr cook
LLL :)

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 10:13 pm
by cookiewales
pickwell paving wrote:
cookiewales wrote:
pickwell paving wrote:Lovely work cookie, what colour was the gunpoint and does it dry any lighter? Job we're doing at the minute is in marshalls eclipse granite and the customer wants dark pointing, can't decide between easipoint black or dark grey, I can't seem to find a dark colour for instarmac.

that was there normal grey all black fades to grey am sure you could add liquid colour to the water for mixing but get a good quality colour as used in the ceramics industry its cheaper :D

Thanks for the advice but i've never tried mixing my own stuff up for gunpoint and after reading on here that its a pain to get the mix right thought I would give ready mixed stuff a bash, I only need 4 bags and the area is undercover so hoping it wont fade too much. :)
no i meant just add the colour to the gunpoint to get a black mix you cant beat the real stuff :D

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 10:22 pm
by cookiewales
lutonlagerlout wrote:technically a very fine example of paving
personally not keen on that vibrant grey pointing with buff flags and setts,i find any grey mortar to look too industrial
lovely installation mr cook
LLL :)
as we say the pointing tones down you can get lighter tones but in batches of 50x25kg and it has a shelf life :D :D