Jointing with supersand!! - Polymeric sand!!!

[haggistini]

hi all i am about finnished with all the cuts and Im ready to try this polymeric sand to point it all. Im using truestone torvale 25-30mm thick slabs butt jointed with 4-5mm gaps with a black granite set as a border with 20mm joint i have seen the main website info and the ROMEX german videos(not those videos) so has anyone used this for this type of paving and got any tips before i try and get hold of some. cheers!

[Pablo]

Romex is good stuff but a boll*cks to get hold of. If you can't find it try GFTK instead their distribution is much better and it's a similar quality product. You will need the slurry type stuff for joints that small.

[haggistini]

slurry sounds a bit messy

[Pablo]

Go on the websites and read up about it. It's a pretty standard practice and there are special slurry jointing compounds available from both romex and GFTK. Normal mortar slurry takes a bit of practice though but the compounds are easy.

[haggistini]

Great advice Pablo thanks! I used the main website and found NCC and contacted their Chorley branch, I explained the job and the advice I have been given on the forum. David Mackay was really helpful and explained in detail how to use the product which was vdw 800 and delivery was on time..... So thanks all it was a piece of cake! I got a good sweat on brushing it off but it worked a treat and it was raining.
here's a pic of the job..


http://cid-f8dcaa0aea770c09.skydrive.live.com/browse.....%20pics

[Ramsay]

that looks brilliant well done i take it that stuff is real expensive

[haggistini]

it works out about £50 a tub!!!(25KG) the time it took and the finnish it gives is well worth it and the client is over the moon with how the job has turned out

[lutonlagerlout]

nice work haggi, typo in your sig mate
LLL

[haggistini]

Cheers LLL one of my first big jobs and things are going well I might have been a little naive in pricing the job but you live and learn and hopefully more work will come of it………

[jonnyboyentire]

I'd just like to add my tuppence worth - nice job! I recently went back to a job we did in black limestone which was to be pointed with white cement. I used Romex Patio resin mixed with a local kiln dried which was very blond, almost white.
50 odd square metres in 3 sections, done in just over an hour and a half with 3 guys (first time using it).
Fantastic - the dogs nuts, hugely happy client and 2xrecommendations from it already.....
I've spoken to NCC too and will be trying their stuff soon.