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Thanks to everyone who gave me help and advice over the past few months Here’s the end result Maybe not perfect from a professionals standpoint but happy to have got this over the line

Hi, I want to fill in these gaps to make it look presentable from the front I was thinking of possibly using some decking boards I also have some left over slabs that I can cut to width and sort of ‘box in’ across the front of the shed what would you experts do ?

Anyone know the best way to get rid of this carpet stain? Don’t know what’s caused it ‍♂️ I am going to hire a carpet cleaner but want to sort this out first Cheers

I have decided to use standard mortar mix for pointing my patio purely from a cost point of view I’m adding some everbuild mortar tone to the mix to give it a bit of colour Is it best to use building sand at a ratio of 3:1 sand:cement (with a bit of mortar tone)? Or sharp sand? Am I correct...

I’ve laid half of my patio but I’m unable to continue until next weekend. I work in the shed so need to walk over it. Assuming this is ok to do baring in mind that I won’t be pointing until I’ve done the whole project? Regarding pointing, I’m going to do a traditional sand/cement mix and put...

I’m laying my patio on mortar bed: 4 buckets sharp sand to 1 bucket cement 1. How much water should I add to this mix? (As a rough guide) 2. How much plasticiser should I add to the above water? Cheers

Just doing a dry lay of Indian stone before putting on the mortar bed, starting tomorrow The issue i have is with the size of the grout gap alongside the large slab (bottom left) It’s as if the 600mmx600mm slab above it is slightly too wide. What to do in this situation? Do I install it on a...

I have an old 5l container of mortar plasticiser hanging about (approx 1-2 years ‘out of date’) Will this be ok to use to add to my patio mortar bed … I mean, it’s not like chicken….?

Right, I’m finally at the stage to order sharp sand and cement for my mortar bed for Indian stone paving I’m following the below pattern (4 different sizes) Take, for example (bottom row, 3rd from left)… That’s 600mm wide and 900m long Above it has 30cm x 30cm and 30cm x 60cm slabs. Because...

I’ve compacted my MOT for patio base. There are a couple of areas that are 10-15mm lower than some other areas, is this ok to just use more mortar when laying the slabs (Indian stone)? Cheers

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

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...

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...

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?

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

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

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?

I have connected up my aco drainage but the top of the horizontal drainage (adjustable connector) is only 20cm below the finished paving level I’m putting 100mm hardcore down followed by 50mm mortar bed and 22mm slab Is it okay that I will be pretty much compacting 100mm hardcore directly...