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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:17 am
by DadDee
Hi
I wanted some advice on which mortar colour would best suit a patio laid using predominantly dark eclipse granite slabs (600 x 600) (with a few lighter ones for the border) laid with a 6mm joints.
I am going to use the GftK VDW 800 epoxy resin mortar based on recommendations here and the options available are
Natural
Stone Grey
Basalt (Dark Grey)
Has any one used a darker mortar with these paving before?
The paving looks similar to these pictures
http://www.ced.ltd.uk/img....(1).JPG
http://www.ced.ltd.uk/img....(1).jpg
DD
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:29 am
by London Stone Paving
It depends. Do you want the grout colour to contrast or blend in with the paving?
Steve
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:18 pm
by DadDee
Hi Steve
I was just after some advise as to what would look good.
I wanted to go Basalt (Dark Grey), but I am unsure if this would be too contrasting specially with the silver/lighter coloured flags. I tried searching on google for similar patios, but couldn't find any using the darker mortar.
What mortar colour do you think is used on these patio? I would settle for any of these looks http://www.ced.ltd.uk/img....(1).JPG
http://www.crystalclearideas.co.uk/images....tio.jpg
http://www.pavingonline.co.uk/image....500.jpg
Since I have a mixture of grey and silver granite, Stone Grey would be the safest bet as it would just blend in.
DD
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:19 pm
by London Stone Paving
The grout on those pictures looks like dark grey or basalt. I would be brave and use dark grey or basalt on the dark granite and then the stone grey on the light granite
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 6:29 pm
by mickg
the first link you posted is one of our granite patio's, we used GFTK vdw 840 plus in dark grey
the same patio showing more photos
Marshalls Eclipse Granite Paving
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:04 pm
by London Stone Paving
There you go dd, straight from the horses mouth
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:30 am
by DadDee
Many thanks guys.
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 1:20 pm
by lutonlagerlout
who broke the glass in picture 6?
so with that stuff can you just screed the bedding off and lay it straight on?
looks great
LLL 
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 1:34 pm
by mickg
The sun, it happened one day when i was not there im pleased to say
Turned out the glass was slightly over size for its slot
Not quite the bed was screeded for speed but the odd flag required aditional bedding to keep it perfectly flat
