Cement Grouting gun

[DJM]

My drive needs grouting and duff knees and an iffy back means I want to spend as little time doing it as possible. As there is quite a lot to do I wondered if the grouting guns like http://www.tooled-up.com/product/ro...oductlisting&gclid=CIeY28X9-rcCFefKtAod-T8AgQ
are man enough to do the job, and do they make it any easier?

 

[pred]

Can you tell us what sort of drive you have please, ie. is it paving blocks or what?

 

[^woody^]

See my brief review of a pointing gun in the tools forum. It was four or five years ago! The one I have will do a good job, and quickly, it's the Pointmaster.

The ones based on a mastic gun are all rubbish

 

[DJM]

The drive is Bradstone concrete flags.
I'll have a look in the tools listings as well. Thanks

 

[DJM]

A couple of pictures of the flags and joints

 

[pred]

Those gaps look to narrow to me to put wet muck in.

Are you sure it's not kiln dried sand to be brushed into these gaps?

If it is sand/cement then I would mix it dry and brush it in the joints on a nice sunny day and let the moisture in the ground cure the cement.

 

[stuart45]

If it is sand/cement then I would mix it dry and brush it in the joints on a nice sunny day and let the moisture in the ground cure the cement.

Personally I've never really liked that method Pred.

 

[DJM]

Well I've ordered a pointmaster to give it a try. If its not too bad I'll try it on the side wall after which needs the pointing tidying up.

The gaps between the flags are a bit variable so it won't be perfect Nd if I have to hand point at least the tool wasn't too expensive

Thanks for the help. I'll let you know how I get on

 

[JohnD]

Those gaps look to narrow to me to put wet muck in.

that depends on the scale of the photo. I don't know if they're 4" stone setts or 20" flags.

 

[Mtravis]

I had exactly this problem and considered using a cement gun, I managed to borrow one, studied all the videos on YouTube but made a right mess as the gaps were not consistent between the slabs.

In the end the best job was achieved by waiting for a nice dry day, mixing a dry mix of sand and cement, brush it well in and lightly spray with water - don't spray too heavily or the sand will rise to the top .

 

[Norcon]

Look like 300mm sq.