Indian stone patio layout

[markyyyyyy]

Hi all

I have bought a project pack of Indian sandstone for my garden patio. I’ve never laid Indian stone before so not used to pattern latour

The area is 4m w x 3m long

Is there a website that anyone knows that may generate a layout for me?

The sizes in the pack are as follows, and I’ve ordered a 15m squared pack

300x300
600x300
600x600
900x600

 

[Mr Chibs]

Think the common pattern for packs of those sizes is called 'opus'.

Whenever I've paved with this pattern, I find unless you have the joint lines quite large (which I don't like), you will need to chop the small tiles down slightly to keep things consistent spaced.

I tend to whip round with the handheld grinder the next day to tweak any joints that need it adjusting before jointing.

I like to joint with Sika fast fix, a generous depth and pack down with jointing tool, so it's firm.

 

[markyyyyyy]

Thanks for your reply, appreciate it. I will be using a cut of of garden hose to get the width of the joint so approx 15mm?

 

[markyyyyyy]

Think the common pattern for packs of those sizes is called 'opus'.

Whenever I've paved with this pattern, I find unless you have the joint lines quite large (which I don't like), you will need to chop the small tiles down slightly to keep things consistent spaced.

I tend to whip round with the handheld grinder the next day to tweak any joints that need it adjusting before jointing.

I like to joint with Sika fast fix, a generous depth and pack down with jointing tool, so it's firm.

Is this the opus pattern? Cheers

 

[Mr Chibs]

Yes, although there are probably a few variants if you search long enough.

Once you have the tiles, lay it out dry, at 15mm joints you might still need to trim the small ones, depends on how picky you are and how well cut the other sizes are.

I find Marshall's to be better tiles, more consistent sizing and a bit cleaner on the backs.

Good luck with it.

 

[Mike13]

I had one that was distinctly curved in one of my packs, had a distinct crown to it, would have made jointing harder, so skipped that one, its a spare...