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Whats best way to lay patio slabs

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  • 06-05-2009 8:35pm
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    k123456
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    Whats best way to lay patio slabs they are the manmade type approx 400 x 400 , will be laying them into a lawn, as a path to a shed


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    VL
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    best way is to dig out soil to soild ground and then replace with some stone and leave room for at least 50mm of sand and cement mix as this way will stop any sinking of slabs .hopes this helps :)


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    Sonnenblumen
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    Well for starters make sure you lay them right side up. A suitable base (2"/50mm) might be a semi-dry weak mix of paving grit and cement (6:1) and tap slabs into position.


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    k123456
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    Sonnenblumen wrote: »
    Well for starters make sure you lay them right side up. A suitable base (2"/50mm) might be a semi-dry weak mix of paving grit and cement (6:1) and tap slabs into position.

    When you say semi dry - how dry, would a dry mix be a good idea or is semi dry better


    Thanks


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    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    IMO it would be a bad idea to try and lay sandstone on a dry mix, it doesn't work slab will eventually become loose.

    Better to lay slab on a semi-dry mix, and wet underside of slab before laying in position.


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