grinder Wall Advice for making a patio with paving stones?
I plan to put a patio in my garden. I have some paving slabs which are about an inch thick. I have never done this kind of thing before and I need some advice. The top of the patio ( near the house ) will be higher that the bottom ( by the lawn ) so I need to slope the patio slightly. I'll try to get an even slope by putting in some pegs with string connecting the 2 to show the angle. I'll make some sort of spacer to have an even gap between slabs.
The area I'm looking to patio has had slabs resting on it for a few months, so it is compacted soil. Can I just go ahead, put some sand down, lay the slabs then cement in the gaps? If not, why not?
I must cut a few of the paving stones.
Can I use a big angle grinder for this?
Will it make a lot of mess?
Do I have to cut through the whole slab or is it like a wall tile where you only need to cut through partially then it will break cleanly somehow?
Any ideas or advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
ditto to Johns reply, its just to many steps to explain here.
One thing I will say is don't use a screw driver or nail to try to cut the paver's it will not work and you may need to go to the hospital...NO JOKE
You can use a grinder with a diamond blade or a carbide blade to cut the paver's but they must be cut the will NOT break cleanly on a score line consistently and you will break a lot of them.
YES it will make a lot of dust when you cut them. if you use a diamond blade you can have someone spray a stream of water from a garden pump sprayer on the blade as you cut this will greatly reduce the dust and help the blade last longer.
Sure you can just put down sand and then the paver's if you feel like doing it all over again next year. Even with paver's the surface is only as stable as the base on which it rests on. take the time to do the base right . dig out the dirt make it nice and level then tamp it and then add a layer of sand about 2" no more. before you lay the paver's wet the sand down good to make sure it is settled. then put the paver's on.
As far as the gaps the best way for you to fill the gaps is after all the paver's are in and you have walked on them to make sure none are out of wack go get a couple of bags of masons mix and dump it out dry on the paver's and broom it in the cracks.sweep all the excess off as best you can then wet the whole thing with a very fine mist of water to get the mix wet. pay attention to how much is on the paver's and try to wash them off but if its going to wash out the joints don't worry about it for now you can always go back and wash them with a light muriatic acid solution that will remove it.just make sure you use enough water to we the mix all the way through. doing it this way will ensure a good bond to the paver's in the joints. This is not how we do it on a professional level but it will work for you just fine.
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