How To Lay A Porcelain Patio
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- čas přidán 23. 12. 2020
- Just getting into CZcams so I apologise for the sound quality, think I need to invest in a mic.
This is one days work by me & my 2 lads. It just shows some of the laying side of things, I plan to add more videos explaining different aspects of the whole job start to finish.
Thanks for watching!
Matty
It's a pleasure to watch you work mate you and Scotty are true professionals it's great to see the attention you both pay to your prep work and your finish is top class, your a credit to the profession 👍
Big compliment Chris. Thank you.
Thanks for watching & your support 👍👍
Really good job, very professional, clean and tidy. Hope your customers appreciate they're getting an excellent tradesman 👍🏼
Thank you Jonny, we try our best. Really appreciate the comment, thank you 👍
To lay those joints by eye is amazing! Great workmanship!!!
James, thank you man! 🙏
Been doing it too long😅
Great work from a fellow landscaper, very good finish and very fast!
Cheers 😊
Great video and lovely job. Thanks for all the sound advice. Going to lay porcelain slabs for my boy in May, so some great advice on the slurry. 👌👍
Thank you very much Paul. Good luck with the job, anything specific just ask me 👍👍
Great to see someone who knows how to use a cement mixer without battering it into submission and making you go dizzy watching it go round,really good job that,👊
A1 workmanship, your very lucky to have 2 great skilled lads with you
Very efficient, thanks for the tips. Great job! Thanks for sharing 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Lovely job, you made it look so easy .
Fantastic job lads it is a master piece 🙌
Really appreciate that 👊🙏
Thanks for sharing your knowledge 👍
Great job again.As you say you have to have a good eye an level thats it.You an the lads have a good xmas an a happy newyear.
Thank you John, much appreciated my friend! All the best 🎄
Would love to see a video on porcelain grouting if you get a chance mate!
Great video top work lads
Theres alot of professional people on CZcams with 'How to' guides, this one however is head and shoulders above the rest, excellent
This is huge compliment! Thank you Richard 🙌
Very tidy a true craftsman !
Thank you! 🙏🙏
Pleasing- nice work 👍
Cheers andy mate
Brilliant job!
Top man, thank you
Excellent work!
Thank you Shaun 👍
beautiful job and great teamwork.
Thank you Jeff, appreciate it 👍👍
Looks amazing pal well done
Thanks Barry, comments like this really make the filming part worthwhile 👍👍👍
like the layout of all your materials and that border
Thanks mate, just helps the job flow better 👍
Great video. Great builders. Thanks for showing your work. It lists you know what to look out for and hopefully avoid cowboys. I've subscribed from watching you on Instagram
Best methods of laying there guys
nice and fast one. very helpful. thanks mate
You’re welcome my mate 👍
Cracking job there Matty, and one hell of an accent to go with it 😎😂! Keep the vids coming. New subscriber from North Wales 👌🏻🏴
Hello my friend, thank you very much for watching and for the feedback 👍👍👍 thank you for subscribing 🙏
Love the banter too! 🤣👍 love north Wales, know it well.....great people!
Good stuff. Shows getting sub base right and to good levels means you don't waste muck when laying. Also nice conveyor belt system 👌
Thank you chief, appreciate that.
I always try to set the site up right, makes the laying easier/faster 👍👍
Nice job mate, I just dropping type 1 in for mine, I got 100sq m for the first section, first time laying porcelain so I shall be cautious to start but fingers crossed it looks like yours at the end ✌️
Masters of the craft
We try our very best. Thank you for watching 🙏
Great video good explanation aswell and good luck with the channel.
All the best.
Justin brickright 👍
Cheers Justin, appreciate that very much dude 👊👊
I've watched a few of your videos now. Your work is outstanding. Well done to everyone. You have a great team behind you 👏👍
I wish you could come and do a patio for me here in Derbyshire.
Ah thank you Janine. I appreciate the comment, thank you for watching 🙏
lovely work lads you work well together ....👍👍👍
Cheers fella 🙌
Some great tips there . Thanks for making the video .
No problem 👍
I wish you worked in Glasgow to many let downs and cowboy builders keep up the great work its outstanding 👏👍
Cheers mate! I’ve got a good mate up in Glasgow, Aspen Landscape construction
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Great job guys
Thank you for that A - G 👍👍👍
Grafters fair duse !
Looks fantastic well done lads
Looking forward to what else you got
Cheers great video really awesome work 💪
Thank you Gerry! Appreciate the comment
We’ll keep it coming ✊
@@Brockstonepavingpros
Looking forward to it mate 👍
Excellent video proper job too👍🔥
Thank you Andy, appreciate you watching our work 🙌
I've yet to see you using "tile levelling" gadgets. I guess you just believe that if you have enough skill they're not necessary?
Great video. Impressive how your team worked together and covered a large area in a day.
As always, keep up the great work!!! Really enjoy the channel.
Nice one mate, really helpful 👍
Good work. That’s a lot of slabs down for one day especially for porcelain!
Thank you mate. Been doing it a while now and have a good team with me.
Young groundworker here, unreal to see such good work I aspire to be in control of a job like this one day! Flagging my own garden tomorrow and this video has definitely got me excited 😂
All the best my friend ✌️
Didn’t get above freezing so trying again Saturday, Thankyou mate
Is that pretty much a mix per 600x600 slab ? 😮
Look's amazing, well done guy's. I personally don't tile patio's but have been tiling floor's for coming up to 35 years. It's proper hard work and takes a massive toll on our bodies. How you lay those tiles standing up amazes me. The problem i have is i'm 6' 4" and the floor is a long way down so have to be on my knee's. Up and down all day long and my knee's are shot. Take care of your body chaps. Keep up the good work. Subscribed.
Hello mate, thank you for watching and subscribing! Means a lot.
All good up to now, I’m 44 and been doing it near 30 years. That’s my preferred way, I don’t like being on my knees but for tiling yes I suppose it’s the best/only way.
Take care mate! Thanks again
Damn good job there… impressive is an understatement 👏bravo
Really enjoying your videos and work looks quality. Love the tips around leveling the bed. I was wondering whether you could do a vid around the ground prep you do especially sub base for laying porcelain e.g depths, do you add cement to sub base, getting the fall right etc. Also what ratio do you use for your semi dry mix you mentioned. Keep up the good work 👍
Hi pal, thank you so much. I’ve just started on here so I’ll be adding a lot more. I mainly post on Instagram so have a look on there if you’re on it.
Been filming 3 different new videos past few weeks, got a set paving job, feature pattern, and a “how to” on Flowpoint pointing system 👍
Great work lads, looking for tips on laying 20mm porcelain tiles straight onto concrete steps, best preparation method , adhesive, will I need slurry on the back of the tile ? Thanks in advance
Nice one 👌 great work buddy
Thank you my mate 👍👍 appreciate that 👊
Great video from one of the top paviour s in the country we use different methods but the end game is spot on spread this far and wide Allways learning
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Wow Looks great.
Thank you Liz
Got 51 meters of tiles coming tomorrow 30 sq2 patio, a path up the side of the garden and the rest for under a pergola. Looks spot on mate.
All the best mate! Hope it goes well
What would you normally charge per meter for a job like the one shown in this video?
@@lmark3480 I don’t talk prices publicly, it’s between the client & myself
crackin job mate im in sydney but was born on the wirral .again crackin job brother
Cheers mate. No way, couldn’t get much further away 🤣 thanks for connecting 👍
it looks fun, super interesting.
Nice job 👍🏻
Buy yourself a grabo I've been using them for 3 years now bought them in America. Its fairly easy to lay that metrage a day of one size and a good laborour helps.
35 years in the game learning all the time brother you will never stop I've seen alot of changes over the years and even more cowerboys. Keep up the goog work
Haha I’m not a fan. Are you’re saying a Grabo makes you lay faster? I don’t agree. By the time your Grabo has gained the suction, I’ve picked it up, my flag is on the deck.
Thanks for watching 👍
Mate totally agree, but brought one for the cuts against wall where your fingers get trapped, slurry all over the tile, game changer I'm telling ya, also been using flowpoint on porcelain for years , never really happy with finished results, always few mill below tile level , because they don't soak water, lays on top even a fine spray seems to water the grout down, how you getting on with the fuga, what's the waiting times for clean off and weather conditions for using it , not licking here but top landscaper best in pool, but I'm best in Birmingham 😁
@@darrenwatters3054 yes mate, can’t beat it for setts or natural stone paving with a tight joint.
Love the Fugabella as it cleans off so easily, slow setting time on the surface. Finish and colour range is next level.
Haha good man 👍👍 thanks mate.
Top job, got yourself a good labourer there
Thanks Rob. Yeah I’ve got a few good lads 👍👍👍
@@Brockstonepavingpros makes all the difference
Ahhh nice one, with great tips thank you. Could I not use just sand instead of mortal? I already have a base prepped. Thanks
Crackin work mate 😉👌
Thank you mate
Greetings from west of Ireland , you have a great skill you must mind your back i know what it feels like .
Hello Paddy, thank you for watching my mate.
Backs good up to now thank you 👍👍👍
Thanks for watching, btw I love Ireland, I have Irish roots ☘️
Fair play lad ..well done
Hi Matty, just a quick question.
I am due to start laying my porcelain next week. The contractor has said it will be a yellow sand mix, but i thought it should be sharp sand?
Can you shed any light on your preference.
Thanks.
PS: I love your content, it is just outstanding workmanship. So glad i stumbled upon you a while back, its one of my fave channels.....Cheers.
Top Job top guy, likable character 👌
Ah thanks ☺️
The quality of this guys work is second to none. Two things, I wonder what grouting technique he uses and secondly wish he worked in the Somerset area. Great video.
😃 you’re too kind! Thank you Phil.
We used a tile grout called Kerakoll Fugabella.
Somerset hmmm I could be tempted ☺️
@@Brockstonepavingpros Thanks for the speedy response.
Really useful video. Not many American team are using this way. Not sure whether it would work for slope surface and/or a parking drive way?
Hi great video thanks. Just a query the drain around the house are you laying the slabs to take water to the drain?
Great vid, really helpful. Do you lay the muck directly to the compacted type 1 looked like there was another product raked over the type 1 before you out muck down?
Nice one mate. Go to 10.44 I talk about it then 👍
You earn every penny, hope you make a fortune👍👍
Thank you mate. Me too 🤣👍👍👍 still waiting
Love your videos Matty! Do you have any videos that show you how to do the string lines and sub base perfect?
Thanks Liam 🙏 I haven’t mate but I’ll be adding more all the time, I’ll put it on the list.
Nice tidy job mate.love the accent.
Haha nice one Dave
All the best 👍👍
Amazing work, can large procelain tiles like you have here be fitted on mot type 1 which has been levelled and whacked down or does it need thick concrete base underneath it?
Thank you mate. Yes, that’s the spec issued by all suppliers. Just make sure it’s 100mm and well compacted, bed on 30/40mm bed and use a primer 👍👍
Is it necesssary to put an aco drain against the house if the patio is falling away from the house? Im doing a diy job from scratch and just wondering if this is recommended. thanks for the videos btw. porcelain tiles look savage
Can tell you guys are on job! Superb 🫡
Nice vid that mate ! Jesus I need to get my labourer to keep the mixer cleaner ! That was clean as ya like 👍🏻
🤣🤣 yeah I’m very particular about my mixer. Last one lasted 18 years, drum was sound, just the motor that went 😤
Thanks for watching Giles,
All the best
Matty 👍👍
Well that’s good going mate av had 2 mixers and numerous drums one gear set in the same amount of time ! I like the way ya work mate I have my own landscape company and always good to see good work ! I teetering on putting stuff on here myself ! Wen ya think back on all the jobs you’ve done over the years ! I could of got a few quid too ha ! You got a good amount of Views on this vid already mate ! There’s quite a few people on here doing it i dub to and don’t get anywhere near that amount so you doing it right especially if you’ve been helped by Scott at tidy bricks he done very well on views !! Cheers mate keep it up 👍🏻
@@gilesj2215 hi mate, you should do! I pondered with it for a while just blow it. Was always afraid of the keyboard warriors 😂 but it’s mainly been positive which I’m made up about.
Yes Scot helped me a lot, I’m grateful to him for that.
Thanks for watching Giles, i appreciate it mate.
Nice Video and top notch work as always Matty! Treat yourself to a Grabo tho, youll love it! ;-))
Thanks chief. I wouldn’t use it on them mate, too slow. Would maybe use them on thicker or larger flags. 👍
Backbutter slurry excellent idea I used to be a GC in the US Never would’ve thought of it
Thank you Marcus, with them only being 30-50mm I prefer to do that, I wouldn’t on 100mm cubes.
What a GC groundwork’s contractor?
Thanks for watching and the feedback, i appreciate it!
@@Brockstonepavingpros 👍
Hello,
I have a 30m2 beam and block patio area, built as part of my extension. I’m thinking of ideas and ways in which to finish this area and how to approach it with the block and beam. The B&B naturally has a little flex in it therefore I want to proceed with the correct method to ensure tiles and joints don’t crack. I’m looking at a porcelain tile finish. Will this require a fibre screed like I had internally then to lay the porcelain with a cement mix? Advice would be useful from anyone who has experience of this. Thanks
What do you think about putting a sealant on the porcelain slabs, do they need it or not?
Good stuff
Thank you mate
Is there an admix in your mortar , as it seems the mortar is easy to work with
and you have a good lab . You make the whole job look easy as you know what you are doing,
Great workmanship
Hi mate, yes, it’s a concentrated plasticiser, just add a shot of that and it makes the mix more workable while it keeps the body.
Thank you, been doing it too long ☺️
Love you videos lads, smashing craftsmanship. What fall do you have do you recommend
Thank you Ken. 1:100 minimum 👍👍 more on block paving & Indian stone
So you mark on level or is it in string line?? Am a tiler so I am consistently working on perfect level, just interested as I have been getting a lot of calls on outdoor porcelain
Class
Appreciated 🙏🙏🙏
I’ve watched this video a few times now, really decent finish.
How you you level the patio? Do I’m you I’ve a laser level or just string lines and levels?
Yeah just levels and lines mate. We have a dumpy level too for setting out
Great work lads, very professional job. Can you tell me what the purpose of the primer is and is it a watery mix of cement and water?
Cheers!
It’s a primer to bond the flag to the bed, essential when using porcelain👍
Hi great job.Im doing a patio 5mtr x 8mtr do i need a expansion joint in the middle.
good info la, were are in same game am on wirral nice vids intresting even tho i no how i like ur method most ppl in business these days still treat it as some sort of secret how they think its done !keep up the good work mate
Hello Greg, nice one for watching my mate, I know what you mean, nothing to hid here man, just spreading the landscape love 🤣💙👍👍👍
Take care mate, thanks for watching 👍👍
Matty
Top video, learn a lot from watching you. Especially your technique
Thank you George means a lot mate 👊
Nice job again Matty you make it look easy but as I no that’s year’s of experience you have and a good team around you happy days ps when are you going to buy a new pair of boots they have served there time you have got to let go sometime ha ha all the best dave Anglesey
😂😂😂 the boots are now redundant! I have them in my lock up though, be a good summer boot 😂😂😂
Thanks for watching Dave, appreciate the feedback 👍
Seen this video a few times absolutely class 46 Sqm to perfection 🏴
Cheers my friend 🙏
You welcome definitely the best about 👌
Hi mate, great work. How do you know the levels your slabbing too? Did you just take the level of the aco drain and chase it right through? Thanks
Level across and falling away from the house 👍
Nice job g
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If you ever have any cement residue on the tiles how would you clean it off once it’s dried on? Thankyou
What blade do you use for the mitres mate?
If you guys feel like it you can come over to Denmark and do my patio! Nice work!
Hahaha no there’s an offer you don’t get everyday!
I was wondering! If you lay sandstone in really cold climates (-6 to -12) I have hear issues of people getting frost heave due to expansion and contraction. What would you recommend we bed 900x29x3cm tiles on? Do you think a 150mm mot type 1 base is enough, with 50mm of muck? The Vickings over hear tend to lay their patios on a 30mm sharp sand base so it can move? What do you think would be the best solution based on your experience? Cheers mate! Keep up the great work!
@@myatix1 to be perfectly honest Alan I can’t answer that coz it’s a problem I’ve never had to consider. It rarely gets bellow -6 degrees here never mind -12!
I think the Americans lay a lot of paving on sand for the same reason. A flexible bed could better in those conditions.
Hello mate top job. Watched your video cutting, what make & model blade you using in your disc cutter?
Thank you.
Hello mate. Thank you for watching I appreciate it very much.
Its a TS 410 and the blade is from Pulvex, mention me Matt Brockhurst and you’ll get a % off your first order 👍
www.pulvex.co.uk
Loving the music at 7:58
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great vjdeo Matty but is the team you support play in blue or red ?
Thank you mate!
Red ! And the lads that work for me are too 😂
That job is impeccable mate 👌🏻👌🏻
Can the semi dry mix that Craig is spreading be laid out prior to the actual laying of the stones? Cos I’m on my own, it will be difficult to be making two different mixes, laying out, slurrying and laying the slabs. If I could lay the semi dry the day before and bring it up to level that would make life a lot easier?
Hi James, thank you very much for the comment and for watching, it’s great hearing feedback like that. Thank you.
Okay, I hear you.....if you get your sub base right then you won’t need to do this.
I did that on the video to show how you can overcome the issue of your base being a bit low, it’s always better to be a tad low if anything as it’s easier to build up, then to reduce.
I’d suggest just spending time to get your base as accurate as possible then you can just use the mix directly onto it.
Hope that helps 👍
@@Brockstonepavingpros Thanks for getting back to me, I really appreciate it. The base was laid a year ago when the extension was done (we couldn't afford the patio then) so the sub base is rock solid (and has had a years worth of weather and rain on it.) I'll build it up with the mix directly then and be careful when using the rubber mallet.
Thanks again
@@jamesdavies810 perfect then. Ideal sub base! All the best
How did you prepare the sub-base?
Love the vid bud. Looking at doing my own so watching loads of videos . Quick question sorry if it’s something obvious .
Obviously working from your drain away and a slight slope but how much slope do you know what to give . Do you use a certain bit on your level or ?
Cheers in advance mate
Thanks for watching mate.
You’re looking for 1 in 80 minimum. You can calculate this over your area and set a line up, then work across at 90 degrees with the level.
Patio is best level across the house and falling away, or of the ground is higher at the back of the garden, fall towards the house and lay an ACO and tap into the rainwater system
Thanks
Hi you mentioned in another reply that you used fugabella grout is this better for porcelain than Marshall’s exterior grout or easy grout, and do you use it like a slurry? Great work by the way 👍
Hi mate, that’s my preference for porcelain yes. I like Flowpoint and the Marshall’s equivalent but id only use on setts really.
The finish and colour range of grout is more suited to porcelain, put it this way it’s what I’d use if it was on my house 👍
@@Brockstonepavingpros hey mate what is setts? Could you let me know the full product name im about thick 😂😂😂
@@craigorange9055 setts are small pieces of stone, usually less than about 200mm
@@Brockstonepavingpros thanks for your speedy reply. Im going to use the fuggabella. Did you use a string-line or just by using the spirt level?
Hi Matty, what blade would you recommend for stihl saw when cutting porcelain? I'm just about to do my first porcelain patio only 18m2, and I've been told its a nightmare to cut, although you make it look so easy 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Hello Joe, it’s fine to cut mate, don’t let that put you off.
Try elite stone tools, speak to Henry, tell him I sent you, he’ll look after you 👍
@@Brockstonepavingpros thanks for getting back to me, i give them a ring tomorrow pal 👍
You make this work look effortless ! What weight of rubber mallet do you tend to use? Few taps and the slabs were in place!
Cheers mate. Been doing it too long 😂
Seriously though, it’s all about getting the bed right 👍
Not sure on the weight, I’ll let you know
@@Brockstonepavingpros thanks mate appreciate your reply, do you always only have 1 fall and level the other way on your paving? If the ground allows you to I mean
@@XRazorShiftyX yes mate. When flagging you want to be level in one direction ideally, nearly always across the house so it looks right on the brickwork, falling away from the house if the garden falls away, then back to house if not and a lineal drain (there are exceptions to that though)
You can lay to two falls but you may see slight lips where they meet. The larger the unit, the harder it is to do.
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 outstanding !