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patio bed

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:25 am
by mark prior
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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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:35 am
by welsh brickie
No you dont need to wacker it,but pva the back of the slabs as it will help them bond better to the screed.

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:53 pm
by mark prior
Thanxs for that welsh brickie

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:01 pm
by elwood
Hi

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

Bye