Timberstone - sleeper slabs

[Jimmy Conway]

Hi folks,

Just wondered if anyone has any experience of timberstone sleeper slabs. Mrs C saw them in stonemarket catalogue and has mentioned making a "path" through Indian sandstone patio (not yet laid) using them.

My concerns are that overtime the surface of "sleeper slab" wears down and looks crap against natural stone paving/patio.

I also think there could be complications fitting sleeper slab into sandstone paving slab sizes???

Went to get prices for sleeper slab and looking at £75m2 - I came out in a cold sweat!!!!

If anyone has experience of using stonemarket "timberstone" slabs I would be gratefull for any info.

THANKS

[neatcon]

[rab1]

natural stone and concrete do not mix well together, completely differently materials

[Jimmy Conway]

Ok Rab, thanks for your help. What you said was one of my concern. I kind of suspected that mixing real stone and man made slabs could be a bad combination.

Thanks again

[sy76uk]

Teakwood sandstone could be an option.

[KLS]

Generally mixing concrete and stone do sent work because the eye just knoW's the difference. Iv only came across the Bradstone sleeper paving before and that looked as if the ridges that make the grain would easily wear.

What abound using a different sandstone as the path, a contrasting colour or similar. Iv done an autum brown diamond inside a rectangular mint patio before and it looked pretty good.

[Jimmy Conway]

Thanks for help guys.

Will try persuade mrs c to go for your suggestions.

Main patio area is to be light coloured, will get some slabs from same range in darker colours to make pathway.

Patio is going to be random layout so will put in darker slabs where needed to make path. Path may have a bit of a crossword puzzle (best description I can think of) look to it, is this how you did it KLS ?


THANKS

[sy76uk]

Lay the path first then lay the patio around it.

[mickg]

I don't agree with the comments that you can't lay natural and concrete products together, as long as its esthically pleasing to the eye there are no issues


Fairstone Kingsize paving with an argent light border detail




Argent patio with a fairstone driveway setts border detail

[Jimmy Conway]

Mick G, thanks for sharing your photos and experience, the natural and manufactured pavings certainly work in the photos you've posted.

I guess the key to success mixing natural and manufactured slabs is knowing what works together and what doesn't.

Have you ever had problems with the decorative finish on man made slabs getting worn and looking like ordinary concrete?

Thanks

[mickg]

to be brutally honest no as I use Marshall's products on all of our work and they manufacture and supply premium products

that's not to say if a concrete flag or paving block has been over power washed by holding the lance at 90 degrees to the surface eventually it will expose the aggregate

yeah your right, it's knowing what works together and what doesn't, certain ranges of paving look harmonious together and others clash, if you look through most paving brochures you will see ideas what work well together from the same spectrum or you can be adventurous and mix and match products from from the opposite side of the spectrum as this can also work

bottom line is its what looks good against your house walls plus you like the colour of it as its you who has to live with it for a very long time

you need to lay our samples against your house of the products you would like to use and stand back and see if they blend together with each other and the house brick or render what ever they are matching, if they clash then they are not right for you

[lutonlagerlout]

argent (my favourite ) is top line concrete
from the images I have seen of timber stone I don't think it would go well with Indian stone
IMHO
LLL