Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 5:33 pm
Hi all
Looking for some advice on choosing between budget Indian stone or wetcast.
Had planned to buy sawn mint or teakwood stone from ebay at £20 m2 but after reading some posts on here about how teak/rainbow/mint are all very soft and seeing some pictures that people have posted showing saw marks etc I think I might need to change my plans.
My local merchant stocks Lakeland indian stone and I am starting to lean towards only buying stone I can see first. Has anyone used Lakeland? is it any good?
Previously the merchant had offered me 2 crates for £580 which is 38 m2. I didn't buy it at the time as he only had kandla grey which is not a colour I liked and it was over the winter so not sure he will still give me that price but I need it over the next couple of weeks. It was hand cut/riven stone calibrated 24mm.
I really liked the look of honed stone but guessing at £15/20 a metre I have no chance of getting anything of quality?
Other options are bradstone textured through trade point at £15 m2, possibly cheaper elsewhere haven't checked yet.
Or local precast place offered me a 6 size wetherdale type slab which is thicker than the bradstone at 38mm for £14 m2.
Any advice on what option would be best would be great.
Second question is on measuring up I need 31.5m2 (tight i need to add for wastage) my plan had been to use solely 900x600 but I am now leaning towards a 4 size patio pack, read somewhere that going with 4 sizes that you times the m2 by 1.1, does that sound about right?
Finally I am putting in some more retaining walls with sleepers tomorrow, as I don't have the slabs yet I want to leave enough space between the sleepers to add a run of slabs, I was under the impression that a 600mm slab was the size including a 10mm allowance for pointing or have I picked up wrong and they just give pointing allowances when your looking at pack sizes. Was thinking of leaving 610mm between the sleeper paths or would I be better leaving a little more, just concerned about leaving to big a space for grouting. The sleepers at that part of the garden are only for a path that will be for one 600mm slab wide.
Any decent indian stone retailers in Glasgow/Falkirk etc?
Thanks
Looking for some advice on choosing between budget Indian stone or wetcast.
Had planned to buy sawn mint or teakwood stone from ebay at £20 m2 but after reading some posts on here about how teak/rainbow/mint are all very soft and seeing some pictures that people have posted showing saw marks etc I think I might need to change my plans.
My local merchant stocks Lakeland indian stone and I am starting to lean towards only buying stone I can see first. Has anyone used Lakeland? is it any good?
Previously the merchant had offered me 2 crates for £580 which is 38 m2. I didn't buy it at the time as he only had kandla grey which is not a colour I liked and it was over the winter so not sure he will still give me that price but I need it over the next couple of weeks. It was hand cut/riven stone calibrated 24mm.
I really liked the look of honed stone but guessing at £15/20 a metre I have no chance of getting anything of quality?
Other options are bradstone textured through trade point at £15 m2, possibly cheaper elsewhere haven't checked yet.
Or local precast place offered me a 6 size wetherdale type slab which is thicker than the bradstone at 38mm for £14 m2.
Any advice on what option would be best would be great.
Second question is on measuring up I need 31.5m2 (tight i need to add for wastage) my plan had been to use solely 900x600 but I am now leaning towards a 4 size patio pack, read somewhere that going with 4 sizes that you times the m2 by 1.1, does that sound about right?
Finally I am putting in some more retaining walls with sleepers tomorrow, as I don't have the slabs yet I want to leave enough space between the sleepers to add a run of slabs, I was under the impression that a 600mm slab was the size including a 10mm allowance for pointing or have I picked up wrong and they just give pointing allowances when your looking at pack sizes. Was thinking of leaving 610mm between the sleeper paths or would I be better leaving a little more, just concerned about leaving to big a space for grouting. The sleepers at that part of the garden are only for a path that will be for one 600mm slab wide.
Any decent indian stone retailers in Glasgow/Falkirk etc?
Thanks