laying / bedding in paving flags

[markyyyyyy]

I am installing a patio

I have compacted down the hardcore, and i'm now about to start laying the paving slabs (600mm x 600mm) on sharp sand. I'm just using pure sharp sand as a base rather than a mortar bed

Do i need to compact the sharp sand down before laying the flags, or do i just put a load down and level the slab using a rubber mallet?

Cheers

 

[blup]

The flags will compact the sand

Blup

 

[markyyyyyy]

so effectively just lay it down loosely and hit slab with mallet?

 

[Mr Chibs]

What about laying them on a dry-ish mix of sharp sand and cement, compact slightly with mallet.

Have a look on pavingexpert.com

 

[blup]

so effectively just lay it down loosely and hit slab with mallet?

Just check there are no voids that might cause the slab to rotate when walked on,

Blup

 

[foxhole]

All our street paving slabs are loose or broken, undermined by the work of ants.