Hi,
I have an Indian Stone patio that is in need of repointing and, although I've never done anything like it before, I'd like to give it a go. Most of the gaps are not very deep nor wide; for example:
However, some of them are quite deep, like this one:
At some points, there are also some weeds growing:
Recently, I had another part of the patio relaid by someone else who used Geofix. He also used some of the Geofix to cover one of the parts that he did not relay, but the Geofix did not work as expected, as you can see in the following photo:
The Geofix comes out very easily!
So, my questions are:
1. How would you fix the problems shown in the photos above? Would you use Geofix? If so, would I need to remove the existing mortar or can I apply Geofix on top of it to just fill the gaps?
2. If I use Geofix, will I be able to get a colour to match the existing pointing? The grey colour is too dark; I am not sure about the buff colour. Are there any other options?
3. Two or three slabs have minor movement. Would I have to lift these slabs or can I just stop the movement by filling the gaps?
Any help is appreciated.
Many thanks, Joao
I have an Indian Stone patio that is in need of repointing and, although I've never done anything like it before, I'd like to give it a go. Most of the gaps are not very deep nor wide; for example:
However, some of them are quite deep, like this one:
At some points, there are also some weeds growing:
Recently, I had another part of the patio relaid by someone else who used Geofix. He also used some of the Geofix to cover one of the parts that he did not relay, but the Geofix did not work as expected, as you can see in the following photo:
The Geofix comes out very easily!
So, my questions are:
1. How would you fix the problems shown in the photos above? Would you use Geofix? If so, would I need to remove the existing mortar or can I apply Geofix on top of it to just fill the gaps?
2. If I use Geofix, will I be able to get a colour to match the existing pointing? The grey colour is too dark; I am not sure about the buff colour. Are there any other options?
3. Two or three slabs have minor movement. Would I have to lift these slabs or can I just stop the movement by filling the gaps?
Any help is appreciated.
Many thanks, Joao