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    Fitting paving slabs outside

    Hi All, Any advice appreciated on how to lay tiles outside onto a concrete base. All ready to go, approx 55m2. What type of fixing to use is my main concern, i assume all normal setting out rules apply. Plus, what do i use for a 'grout'. PS they will not be tiles, they will be paving stones...
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    Black limestone paving not black

    I know this topic has been covered in other threads but I am after some confirmation on a problem we are having with our new patio. The patio has been laid by a local builder who has done a good job but the appearance of the black limestone paving is not quite what we expected. I know it is a...
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    indian paving and cement dust! Help!

    Hi all, great site! I needed to re point some indian paving patio which I know was never treated with a sealant. The pointing/ grouting was completely ruined so I spent a week cleaing out all of the joints. My mate?? is a builder and told me to brush in the joints with a dry mix of building...
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    Grout for between paving stones

    Hi We put down a new patio last autumn with indian sandstone paving slabs Indian Limestone - Paving Stone - Manor Stone Quarries Limited (600 X 600 sawn edge). The supplier recommended using a sandy type grout that you brush into the joints and wet with a hose. The problem is that now when I...
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    Help! Limestone paving newly laid badly stained

    Please help. Got kota brown limestone paving for patio & front of house. Builders used Geo Fix. Tiles looked lovely before then a day or two after grouting badly stained really awful pic attached. I hope this is reversible job done less than a week. I tried a mop, soap and water very minute...
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    Tiling, Block Paving and Flag laying

    I had a weird dream last night that entailed me taking my tiling and bathroom fitting service to another level. Flag laying and block paving. Are we all not in the same line of business ? All bothered about surfaces we lay onto, the look, the finish even the "grout" lines !!!! How hard...
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    Slate, Mosaic / Crazy paving help !

    Have set myself a project to re tile my kitchen and hall floors in slate, 15 sq m in all. Want to do something a bit different, do not care how long it takes. Have got the idea of cutting up 30 x 30 and 60 x 60 chinese multi colour slate into odd size pieces and making a mosaic / crazy paving...
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    leaking paving slabs

    Hi Water leaks through paving slabs into the walls of a paddling pool and seeps out through the sand under the slabs which caused the old tiles to come loose along the top. The pointing has come loose and previously someone has tried using Silicon to seal the paving and edging slabs but thats...
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    Outdoor granite paving

    hello, outdoor paving is not something i usually do however just looked at a job for 260 m2 of outdoor paving , granite 600 x 600, 25 mm thick. Tiles are to be laid on a 50mm bed of sand and cement. Just wondering if anybody knows the standard price per m2 , labour only ? cheers...

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