grim_d
Unlikeable idiot.
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I'm attempting to smarten up our garden a little for the summer and thought I'd get all the weeds out the patio and re point it.
It's an Indian sandstone effort which was badly laid by the previous owner to the point where upon removing the weeds it's became clear it was never pointed in the first place and the joints just filled with dirt...hence the weeds.
Anyway, all the slabs have some degree of rock to them. I was going to re bed them but discovered the mix was some dry, some concrete, some straight cement......it's not worth the expense and effort as the garden will be overhauled In a couple of years.
So I'm looking to 'temporarily' point them. Polymeric sand is far too expensive here.
I was initially going to use mortar, I'm not bothered if it cracks or makes the edges a little white.
Or I was also thinking or using a dry mix with sharp but upping the cement a bit more than normal and then moistening the whole lot once it's in.
Any other good ideas for a bit of gash temporary patio pointing?
It's an Indian sandstone effort which was badly laid by the previous owner to the point where upon removing the weeds it's became clear it was never pointed in the first place and the joints just filled with dirt...hence the weeds.
Anyway, all the slabs have some degree of rock to them. I was going to re bed them but discovered the mix was some dry, some concrete, some straight cement......it's not worth the expense and effort as the garden will be overhauled In a couple of years.
So I'm looking to 'temporarily' point them. Polymeric sand is far too expensive here.
I was initially going to use mortar, I'm not bothered if it cracks or makes the edges a little white.
Or I was also thinking or using a dry mix with sharp but upping the cement a bit more than normal and then moistening the whole lot once it's in.
Any other good ideas for a bit of gash temporary patio pointing?