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But can I wack it if it’s raining? Will it mush up?

Yes it’s all dug out ready to go Maybe I’ll cancel the delivery of MOT to stop me doing it

I’ve got 3 tonne bags of MOT type - arriving this Thursday and I won’t be able to put it down until Friday afternoon / Saturday morning. The forecast was originally dry this weekend but now it’s changed to 40-50% chance of rain all day saturday Because I’m compacting with a Wacker plate, am I...

Is there a typical size grout joint used for Indian stone paving? 10mm or 15mm? Cheers

I’ve just bought a 4” masonry brush to use (before reading this), will that be ok to use? Do you mean I should wet the back of the slabs with a sponge or something before applying the slurry?

Ok thanks! What sort of square metre would that amount cover? Cheers

So is 2 buckets water, 1 bucket cement correct …. How much SBR additive would I add?

Please can you confirm what the best mix is to make a homemade priming slurry to be used on Indian sandstone prior to laying on a mortar bed Is it something like: 1 bucket of cement mixed into 2 buckets of water? Also, when laying the slabs is it best to use a 4:1 sharp sand:cement mix as the...

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Do need to bed the paving slab slightly above ACO channel or can I butt I lt up to it level with edge? (Mortar will be buttered up to the edge of ACO as per @noseall advice) I’m hoping the latter because I’ve installed the ado channel level with the top of the edging (which will be where the...

Ah ok. 3 tonne it is. Cheers

I will need approx 2.3 tonne of MOT type 1 for my patio base Should I order 3 tonne or order 2 tonne and use more sharp sand as mortar bed?

Ah okay so I can butt it up to it so long as it’s buttered with mortar? Cheers

Do I need to leave a gap between paving slabs and the edge of the ACO channel? If so, what size gap? If so, do I have to use a mortar mix or can I use the same joint compound that I’m using the for rest - pro joint fusion

On top of the soil before laying compacted hardcore Cheers

I’m installing a patio on a full mortar bed My next stage in the process is installing 100mm compacted type 1 Do I need to install a weed control membrane if using a full mortar bed? Joints will be filled with ‘Pro joint fusion’ Thanks

I need to cut my final piece of ACO he drain, but I also need to install the end cap. Once I cut the end piece, I believe there will be no place to ‘slide the end cap on the grooves’ as per pic So, how do I install the end cap on a cut piece of ACO hex drain? Cheers

What could I use? Old towels/bed sheets or something?

Ideally I want to concrete in my aco drain and last remaining flat top concrete edges today (for patio) Weather says temp will be 0 degree lowest but 7-8 during day. Is it ok to concrete in these conditions?