Porcelain is a great option for patios. Although it can be expensive upfront but requires very low maintenance compared to natural stone patios. I see it all the time that people are very much interested in sealing their patios as soon as possible because this makes it easier to keep them clean. So, the question…
We know patios create beautiful outdoor sitting spaces that we’ll really enjoy. It’s even more enjoyable as there are different patio materials and sizes to choose from according to our needs. We can choose whatever material we like for our future patio, but can we choose the patio to be of any size as per…
Pointing a Patio in the Rain Can you point a patio in the rain? Depends on two things, how heavy the rain is and what you’re using for pointing. If you’re pointing with sand and cement mortar then it’s not the best time to point but you can point a patio if you’re using a…
Article is trusted from UK landscaping community After preparing the sub-base, the next thing in the process of laying a patio is to prepare mortar for the bedding to lay the slabs on. For someone who lays a patio every week, it’s a no-brainer for them but if you’re a DIYer attempting your first patio…
Brush-in jointing compounds like EasyJoint, Joint-It, Pavetuf, Sika Fastfix, Weatherpoint 365 are becoming quite popular among professionals and DIYers because of their easy application. No need to deal with mixing sand and cement to make traditional mortar and point joint by joint with a trowel breaking your back and knees is the best thing about…
Of course, there’re product calculators from the brands themselves to calculate how many tubs or bags of jointing compound do you need based on the details you enter about the patio, slab, and joint size but you just get a number or quantity required from those calculators. The quantity that the calculators will tell you…
Usually, sharp sand isn’t preferred to make the mortar mix for pointing the patios and many professionals don’t use and recommend sharp sand for pointing. I saw a video from B&Q on how to lay a patio in which they used sharp sand in the ratio of 5:1 to point the patio and their explanation…
If you have recently finished a patio and the pointing has cracked, there can be many reasons for it. Cracks in the pointing of a recently laid patio may occur because the base on which the patio has been laid is not appropriate, slab movement, pointing dried out too quickly, ground heave and walking on…
I’ve watched almost all the videos on YouTube on pointing patios using mortar guns or pointing guns just to know what is the best mortar mix for a pointing gun to point a patio and share here with you. If you have got the right mortar mix, the pointing gun can work a treat. However,…