Just completed My First Paving Job

[mattym]

I have just completed my first paving job.

1. Cleared all the area lifted the old yorkstone and weeded completely

2. Marked out area for hardcore

3. Put down 3" of MOT Type 1 then compacted and fall created

4. Laid paving on a 50mm bed of 6:1 grit sand and cement

5. Pointed paving with 3:1 builders sand and cement

6. Put down decorative stone over weed block fabric

Here's some before and after pics

Just After Lifting The Yorkstone

Finished Product

Octagons at each side of path

 

[andy2306]

I hope you sold the yorkstone and didnt skip it??? would have paid for that job twice........

Nice job by the way. much better and LOW maintainence!!! top effort

 

[thornton_chris]

I've just done something similar myself. Can you tell me how you did the pointing?

We pushed a mix of dry 3:1 sand/cement into the gaps and then sprinkled with a watering can. The problem is that a lot of it is coming up.

How did you do it wet without getting the mix all over the top of the slabs?

Nice job by the way!

Chris

 

[mattym]

I hope you sold the yorkstone and didnt skip it??? would have paid for that job twice........

Nice job by the way. much better and LOW maintainence!!! top effort

would be mad to skip it currently trying to sell it

 

[mattym]

I've just done something similar myself. Can you tell me how you did the pointing?

We pushed a mix of dry 3:1 sand/cement into the gaps and then sprinkled with a watering can. The problem is that a lot of it is coming up.

How did you do it wet without getting the mix all over the top of the slabs?

Nice job by the way!

Chris

semi dry mix of 3:1 sand/cement pushed into gaps using pointing tool left to dry and its been fine no stains and its all staying down

 

[thornton_chris]

Whats a buttering tool?

 

[mattym]

Whats a buttering tool?

pointing tool