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Mon, Aug 1, 05 at 10:15
| I don't know if I heard this correctly, but I thought someone had told me a long time ago that you can brush concrete dust (or maybe a mixture of concrete with sand) into the spaces between flagstone and wet it down to give it a little bit of stability when dry laying stones. Is this possible? |
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- Posted by lazygardens Sunset Zone 13 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 6, 05 at 11:55
| The stability of a stone installation comes from what is UNDER them, not between them. If the stones shift, the sand/cement mix cracks and falls apart. If frost gets into the cracks, the mix crumbles and falls apart ... Laying them on a properly prepared bed of gravel and sand, compacted before the stones hit, then brushing plain sand into the cracks gives the area the best chance of surviving winters. |
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- Posted by audmendous 7 Tx (My Page) on Sun, Aug 21, 05 at 23:20
| I didn't pose the question, but thanks, lazygardens. I'm laying a path with scrap granite from a countertop place, and I was thinking about concrete or mortar, mainly because of dreaded bermuda grass. You were a big help to me! |
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| Do a search for Envirobond or organic binder (stay away from polamer) there are plenty of products that will bind the joints - but as Lazygardens states the base prep is the main priority |
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