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Doug wrote:I realise that Rog but I’d still & have laid stone of varying thickness the same as I’ve said just making up the thickness with mortar, it might take more mortar but starting on a flat surface is key for me. Start with the thickest pieces on a thin bed then make up the thickness of rest with mortar.
Also the strength of the thinner pieces is reinforced with the thicker bed.
Doug wrote:Yebbut I’d cut the 5” thick ones to get 3 out of those.
TrimTheKing wrote:Cheers chaps. What would I cut them with? The thickest one is approximately 30” x 18” and weighs a bloody ton!
Thy are also natural edges not square so at best I would have two usable faces and not 3.
Take the point about using them per thickness to make the digging easier though, thanks.
SamQ aka Ah! Q! wrote:Gawd, I thought my windows were boggin'...Roger has made me feel SO much better...
Sam
RogerS wrote:TrimTheKing wrote:Cheers chaps. What would I cut them with? The thickest one is approximately 30” x 18” and weighs a bloody ton!
Thy are also natural edges not square so at best I would have two usable faces and not 3.
Take the point about using them per thickness to make the digging easier though, thanks.
Depends on what the stone is. Some stone will split with a simple bolster chisel and a bit of muscle. Ah...OK...see where you're coming from
SamQ aka Ah! Q! wrote:....
Your view looks smashing. Mine is presently filled by this autumn's first strutting, noisy, puffed-up-on- testosterone pheasant...daft feathered twerp.
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oddsocks wrote:Mark, this probably isnt directly relevant to your path, but I have recently done a 50 sqm patio (partly why I've not been on this site recently!) using 'patio packs' of sandstone in 4 sizes. I found lots of advice from http://www.pavingexpert.com/ and paid to have a random paving plan done (approx £70) as my layout is an odd shape and i had a set amount of each size. http://www.pavingexpert.com/random02.htm
I thought I could design the layout myself - but that was probably the best value £70 of the project (that includes a 30p /sq m uplift for project packs as the computer algorithm need human intervention). you cna specify all the slab sizes, qty and gaps.
Dave
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