The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:50 pm**

Good afternoon.

I'm halfway through laying flags to create a path to my shed after digging out and breaking up the old 'crazy paving'.

Anyway, questions for today are: can I continue to mix up mortar and lay the flags whilst it's raining?

And do I need to cover the path overnight to stop rain getting on it?

I suppose what I'm asking is, does the rainwater weaken the mortar to the extent that the paving will fail?

Sorry if these are stupid questions - just worried about spending hours in the rain working then watching the whole thing collapse a few days later!

Thanks for any replies

Stu.

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:56 pm**

drizzle or the odd shower is ok, but torrential rain will wash the cement and if there is enough of it the mortar from your mix
judgement call mate
LLL

Posted: **Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:33 pm**

Thanks for the swift response.

Stu.

Posted: **Tue May 08, 2012 9:30 pm**

I've just bought a draper gazebo from Amazon as a week long job took three to complete because of the rain we've been getting.

Justin

DurhamGardener

Posted: **Tue May 08, 2012 9:47 pm**

You can buy a 15m2 tarpaulin from screwfix for about Â£15 if the rain really worries you.

Posted: **Tue May 08, 2012 9:53 pm**

Can't wait for the weather or we would all be skint!

Posted: **Tue May 08, 2012 10:16 pm**

haggistini wrote:Can't wait for the weather or we would all be skint!

If we was designed to work in rain, we would all have a sprinkler tied over our heads keeping us wet 24hr
MSH

Posted: **Tue May 08, 2012 10:29 pm**

Skin is waterproof... we don't rust .....get um in.. No lay no pay and all that!
:laugh:

Posted: **Tue May 08, 2012 11:11 pm**

head down, arse up, you aint made of salt
etc etc
LLL

Posted: **Wed May 09, 2012 9:47 pm**

I cant wait for the drought to end so we can have some sunny weather again!! wettest April since god knows when.

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2012 8:19 pm**

yer i know and its may now...

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2012 8:22 pm**

Wettest drought ever!

The Brew Cabin

Continue in the rain? - Laying flags in the rain. . .