Ben G
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you don't have a muscle spasm in your back though 
whats with the pink wall btw?
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Dan
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I actually do have a spasm in my back at the moment lol. My back is fucked from this.
Ive just been thinking, because my kit is made up of 3 smaller kits, its going to be 1.98m wide, then repeat twice.
So there will be a long line of pointing in two places, not a random line so to speak :/
Is there a way to work out what i can do with the slabs i have to lose this line :/
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Jake
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what size slabs do you have in the kit?
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Dan
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This is the layout and sizes etc...
http://www.stamco.co.uk/shop/shopimages/pdfs/Brackendale%20Patio%20Pack%20Flyer.pdf
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Dan
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I have 3 of them kits btw
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Dan
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Slowly getting there. Just spent another 4 hours on it.
The skip i had was full so got that exchanged this morning, giving me a nice new skip to fill up.
Spent the afternoon getting the ground down to the level it needs to be ready for the sand. Big thanks to Jake for his advice the past couple of days.
Tomorrow i have this little bit left to dig down and level out
Then the plan is to lay down 80mm of sharp sand, compact down to around 50mm. Think im going to need another tonne of sand to do this though, as i only have the 1 at the min.
Slowly slowly catchy monkey
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Dan
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All dug out, leveled roughly and compacted down as had to dig some big lumps of concrete out (Fucking builders)
Getting there now
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Nismo
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Looking good!
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Dan
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Spent a good day out there today from about 11am till 4pm. Managed to use up all the tonne bag of sharp sand i had, thought that would have done half of it, instead it just did one of the three patio kit packs.
I can honestly say its the hardest diy job i have ever done. I think i bit of more than i could chew for my first patio build. Instead of perfectly square same thickness slabs, i have completely random thickness as well as off square slabs. Its an F-ing nightmare.
Its not quite looking square to the edge where the next pack will go from inside the house, but its exactly 200mm from the wall all the way along, and exactly 14inches from the fence all the way down the side.
Anyway heres some pics.
Came complete with a guard dog
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Daniel_Corsa
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Looks good, could you not have mixed it up slightly so don't have solid lines running through it all? Are you laying three identical patterns or going to mix and match?
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Dan
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That would have been nice to do it mixxed up as to loose the lines, but thats how the kit comes, and no matter how hard i tried or looked around i couldnt get it to work any other way.
Tbh, you dont even notice the lines when you look as it.
I think when i lay the next one i will rotate it 180 degees or something so that its not the same
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Daniel_Corsa
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Still looks great Dan. Was just first photo with dog on made that full join stand out and likewise at top.
I'd 100% rotate 180degrees just to mix the pattern slightly.
Keep up good work, stone looks nice!
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Tom J
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looks really good imo, how much did the stone set you back?
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Dan
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Heres the running cost so far:
Slabs and 1 tonne of sharp sand - £350
2 x Mini soil skips - £70
Additional 2 x 1 tonne bags of sand - £75
Cement/wood/other bits and bobs - £30
6 x Grade 1 Sleepers - £80
Total of £605
All i have left to buy is some building sand for pointing and a new slab as i broke one.
Then the missus wants some nice rattan furniture to put on it. She can get fooked at the min.
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whitter45
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looks really good
Similar to mine
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Dan
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Yea similar.
Did you wet point them or brush in a dry mix?
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harrisp
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Ive laid a few project packs and you can always mix the pattern up but there is a solid line now so would probably look odd if you merged the other two together now.
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Dan
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Check the patio design that i posted earlier in the thread.
It seemed impossible as the pattern never repeats itself.
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Dan
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Went to the builders yard yesterday and said I'd broke a slab, they just gave me a new one out of another pack so a right result there.
Then bought some jointing compound, which is like a resin. It's stronger than concrete and just brushes in. It's also coloured in buff so it will look pretty cool. Not cheap though at 40 a bucket.
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Claire
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Looks nice!
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DaveB
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That jointing compound is pants; only used as it's an easy finishing fix. After a year I bet you'll regret it - can't beat good old concrete and pointing 
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Dan
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Well after a bit of a break, ive had a little bit of a crack at it yesterday and today before work, only had a few hours a day so cant do to much.
If the weather holds out (which i highly doubt) ill be able to finish the laying by friday. But i highly doubt i will.
Anyway, laid the second bed of sand, compacted and screeded off. Started laying the second pack, but due to screed rails not being quite wide enough, i cant lay the edge piece until i do the next bed of sand.
Daveb, there seems to be mixed reviews on the resin im using. Alot of people are saying its rubbish, others are saying its amazing stuff. I was very impressed with the sample i saw in the builder yard. Will see how it goes.
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Dan
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Wow, that line down the middle looks shit on these pics.
In the flesh you barely notice it unless your looking for it.
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Gary
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan
Wow, that line down the middle looks shit on these pics.
In the flesh you barely notice it unless your looking for it.
Get em pulled up!
It'll always bug you if you dont.
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Jake
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you can swap the two round at each end
[Edited on 21-06-2011 by Jake]
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