patio bed
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mark prior
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patio bed

by mark prior » Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:25 am

I am just doing a patio at the moment i have just put the hardcore down and whackerd it down now for the bed i am going to use a dry mix of sand and cement my question is would i need to whacker the sand at all at first or just screed it?

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screed

by welsh brickie » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:35 am

No you dont need to wacker it,but pva the back of the slabs as it will help them bond better to the screed.

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by mark prior » Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:53 pm

Thanxs for that welsh brickie

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by elwood » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:01 pm

Hi

The weight of the slab will hold it in place,PVA would not be needed

Bye

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