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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:49 pm
by mickavalon
Been using a new , to me anyway, product for jointing our Paving, sett and cobbles called "Flowpoint rapid setting grout" by Instarmac. Comes in a 25kg bag, keeps well when opened and can be used to patch if you need to repair a section later. you mix it with apaddle bag at a time and just pour it into your joints, like a slurry and then, depending on temperature, hoes it off in approx 15-20 mins. You can get along in medium rain if needed and sets to vehicle strength in 4 hours. We've found it great, especially with setts. Found it's best to try and leave a slurry pit to make clean up after easier, and we apply it from a jug to control flow better but pretty reasonable cost to. A 25kg in grey is about 9.50 with the vat, covers approx 10m2 depending on joint size and width, paving that is, setts are a bit different.
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:39 pm
by ilovesettsonmondays
its good stuff isnt it mick .i worked with it up north a couple of years ago .need to have hose set up to tap.need plenty of hosing.we use granotech now with the belt cleaner .but you dont a belt cleaner with flow grout just plenty of water.doesnt half grip the paving too,.
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:15 pm
by mickavalon
good gear, and they do a few colours now. Their local to us so we just go and get what we need. I've just missed an open day and they've got a few other products for paving. We first used it in september on a rare warm sat morning. Turned our backs to down a coffee while we allowed it to set and 10 mins later we couldn't shift off the face of the setts. only about 5m2, learned to keep a fine mist spray on it now. but I recommend to give it a try
instarmac; 01827 872244 Tamworth staffs
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:48 pm
by ilovesettsonmondays
yep the fine mist is the secret to cleaning setts.balfour b and bardons used flow grout on the big dig in lpool city centre .the tap kept blowing the hose off when i first used it .only across one of the main roads of lpool too 
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:00 am
by mickavalon
If you know any criminal types they could use it to stick in peoples boots before they chuck them in the river... obviously let it set first. Could be a marketing angle their missing