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Step 1 - place sharp sand and cement on a thick plastic sheet.
Step 2 - repeatedly snag the plastic sheet with a shovel as you attempt to mix the sand and cement into concrete. The sheet should easily rip and allow concrete to escape through the holes.
Step 3 - in a fit of anger, smash several patio slabs with the shovel before throwing it into next doors garden; it should take less than 20 min to reach maximum rage if step 2 is followed correctly.
Step 4 - stomp into the house slamming the door behind you. Your patio project is now complete.
😂😂
and put down decking ha ha
Step5 go and get a cement mixer
Brilliant 😂😂😂😂😂
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😂😂ever tried mixing compo up on a plastic sheet! It’s a nightmare! Spade keeps ripping up and plastic all in ya compo! Mix it up in wheel barrow for small areas of laying patio or hire a electric mixer for large areas! Please take my advice 👍
You have spoken my mind and it kind of hilarious 😂 after you have gone through that 😂😂😂😂
Wise words indeed!
My first thought pal 😂😂 sheet of wood works a treat
Mdf
That's why you use shovel not a spade😂
As someone with experience, I would say this is an excellent guide. However, i would strongly recommend hiring a cement mixer, or if you must mix by hand, mix on a sheet of plywood
Thanks guys this helps me out.
Great advice with no music or bull. Cheers 👍🇬🇧
That was a really good video and the narrator's voice was perfect.
Came to the comments... was not disappointed 😂
You should try and sow a lawn from. Seed.... We where outside all night me and the football team i play for, you're pulling a lot of wire to get that amount seed, even with the porn hub on in the middle, ?! Broken wrists, and the refreshment girls we invited with black. Eyes and left thirsty aswell ..!! Salford.., i knew a guy who. Sanded down his knees cos they where not flush when shagging , ..got the sanding bands from homebase. !!
Having a pre planned pattern is ESSENTIAL to avoiding some serious headache! Video kind of glosses over this very important point.
Not really.. I just completed 100 flags driveway with no plan at all.. always planning one row at a time as I was going through the 20 rows in total...
I don't think it glossed over it, it is just all steps have their consequences if not followed
I always make my pattens up as I go along so no patio is ever the same and is unique for each customer. Just remember the standard rules of: no cross joints, break every joint before it goes past 4 slabs.
Only if the slabs are like the above with varied sizes.
I always mix on a shower curtain, its saved me a fortune on a mixer.
I do it straight in the wheelbarrow.
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I always mix mine in the bath saves me ages lugging water buckets about
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Good work, all in the process, if u can break the process down simply with level and pattern, looks really good
A very handy video, thanks. Mix the mixture on a board though I reckon.
Great instructional video. Better to mix on a plywood board. I have been using mine for 14 years!
Or even cement mixer ffs
Good job, good work 🥰👍👍👍
I mix mine in an old ice cream tub, it takes a while but it's easier on my back.
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It's getting it into the pattern that I need to learn
It's all in the drawing they work out for you when you buy the stone from the shop.
@@entirecosmos4335 Or, if you do this for a living, you make up the pattern in your head as you go along making sure every joint is a T and not four corners coming together. Also make sure that the straight lines total 5 feet then break the pattern. I have just laid 67m2 including a footpath using just this method and if I say so myself, looks ace.
You make it sound so easy! I think i need to pay someone.
👏 👏.👌 💯, very good job s, ,thanks for your 👍
Nice job & instruction - Made it look so easy !
Very gogo techniques
Dont forget to prime the underside of the slab with SBR slurry brushed on just before you lay each one.
Came straight for comments lol 😂
Better to use a tamping board than a trowel to get a flat finish before placing slabs and make sure the back of slabs are wetted with a sponge dabbed in a bit of mortar prior to laying. Also a quick once over with a notched float prior to laying will help them bed properly and give the slabs a little shake with your palms to get all the bumps out.
Mixing on a plastic sheet that's a new on, 4 to 1 mix that's another plus its usually a dry sand and cement mix.
"Once the base is level" - short sentence, three days of work.
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Erwin gerrits...this would take you 3days? ....
Jeff Soal well it all depends doesn’t it, I’ve had a sloped backgarden take 3 days, then another area the same size on a flat I did in a couple of hours it Varys
Cheers for this, been searching for "what's the best base for a garden shed?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Damkietor Nonpareil Dominion - (just google it ) ? It is an awesome one of a kind product for building better sheds and woodworking minus the normal expense. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my partner got excellent results with it.
😂 😂 😂 Facr
Out of all the videos I watched; the only one which identified my ant problem - spot mortar or just sand under my patio slabs, laid by the previous owner.
You want that dry mix for your joints to avoid smudging it around the edges like that.
Worth priming the backs of the slabs with sbr and cement mixed together neat at 50/50 or back butter it wity mortar or it wont stick to.that dry stuff. When yiu set it it will dry that muck immediately and not adhere. Best keep the muck as wet as you can manage. And then tap it lightly . Natural stone will stain. If you're a beginner then maybe seal the stones first.
That's right
Good advice
nice to watch
Would that be ok without edge paver when you put slab, like what you did? I hope u answer. Thank u!
I followed this guide and my slabs lifted. I've since found you should use a primer to make them adhrere to the mortar. You might want to add that bit!
If the cement is hard then use Sicks like Shit to re attach. Sounds daft but it works.
What you mean primer?
It was made 11 years ago..
Hi.grout use by mortar as well?
I got all my patio tips from Fred West. He uses dead bodies for the sub base. Gets a bit whiffy in the summer but you can bet its dead level.
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True story. I once worked at a Safeway store that had some part of it built by Fred.
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I'm gonna, chuck the sand on top of the soil, chuck 1 part cement in, rake it about, then sprinkle water from a hose over it and mix it a bit with the rake. Then pop the slabs down.
The only problem there is the mud moves over time cracking up your biscuit mix.and your slabs end up dipping and diving all over the place.
Did you do this? How did it hold up?
Just hire a mixer
Great Video it's going to be helpful - trying to work out how much sharp sand and sand ai need to lay the slate on 44 square meters - plus the pointing could you advise, please?
@@sampson226 thanks for this
How long does compacting take?
Should you be laying slabs right up against the house?. I keep getting told I need to use an aco (?) drain or leave a gravel gap.
Hi. Newbie here. Can i use this method with porcelain tiles? Is the cement you are using the same as portland cement? Thanks in advance.
Just had some folk put my slabs on cement, no hardcore underneath. All the slabs have moved now after this Feb 2021 winter. They will have to fix it. Previously it was on sand and none of the slabs moved.
Sound like cowboys, you need a solid compacted sub base, will all have to come up 🤦♂️
I'd like to know if they repaired it....
Or just disappeared...
They didn't have Irish accents and bad haircuts did they?
Absolutely brilliant loved every minute of your video and thank you for taking the time to produce & post
Relax
@@rebengas889 🤣🤣
@@rebengas889 lmao
Are those slabs Kota black ?
Never knock up on a plastic sheet!
Experts my arse
Wow such a nice informative video and yet so called professionals get it wrong . The next i get my patio redone i will follow this simple but effective guide .
Thank you for posting this video .
Give it a go yourself and see how this nice and informative video gets you through the project better than the professionals
Do I need hardcore under sub base?
Bucket and trowel mixes cement cheap and easy
Do you have to set a fall if you are away from the house ? Like in the middle of the back garden ? (3 meter paving circle) or will water gather on top if I don't.
Regardless of where it is,water will gather if it doesn't slope the water off. You'll get algae growth
If the slabs sit above the DPC, what size of gap should be left for water to run into/along?
gravey07 they should never sit above, they should be 150mm below
You don't want them above the DPC at all. It's not just surface water that will cause the damp but you're biridging the DPC. The whole point of the DPC is to stop water in the ground soaking up into higher bricks and causing interior wall issues. If you lay above you negate the protection and water will transfer via the paving.
@@alepie4776 hi,can I lay tiles below 100 mm instead of 150 mm of dam course ..
Black limestone
Just go to a ready mix company with a trailer and get some cement - sand floor screed & lay the slab on at least 70mm of screed putting some unibond on back of slab first
Is it correct to allow the mortar to adhere to the building (be it brick/block/concrete) ? Or ... should there be some separation using foam or dpc or similar ?
I would put a boundry layer of some sort, like the plastic damp proofing used for brick courses. It's cheap and easily cut to size. Don't use foam which is the nearest thing to a sponge.
@@lenrichardson7349 not strictly true regarding foam. Sponge is “open cell” foam, which is why it absorbs water. Whereas Foam used in construction, such as in expansion joints, is “closed cell” foam so it will not form a bridge.
can you use gravel instead of sub base stone, if your only doing a garden path
As long as it is well compacted it should be ok. The good thing about sub-base is that it has more voids than gravel which makes it less susceptible to frost heave.
No, you can't compact gravel in the same way as you can sub base aka type 1 mot. You need a firm compacted base to build from and gravel (assuming you're talking about 10mm aggregate aka pea shingle aka gravel) cannot be compacted. Use the proper stuff. It's usually a mixture of large, medium and small aggregates as well as finer sandy particles ideal for compacting firmly for a solid base.
this guide is gak in every way possible
no it is not
@@betafoofoo270 oh yes it is
@@Ben-yw2vh nope, still not
@@betafoofoo270 good luck with your patio
Our patio is concrete. Can we mortar the slabs directly on it?
Yes that's fine, the concrete works as a hard-core base :)
if I mixed up cement on a plastic sheet I would have smashed up all the slabs through our rage and then beat up the neighbours for laughing at me. just get a mixer.
I went to beat them up first, then laughed, then got a guy to lay slabs for me.
Funny as fuck 👍🏻😂
How do you mark the levels with the string?
Usually using a laser level
mini mixer would save you alot of mixing time you can hire one for around £30 a day don't quote me on it just trying to help
You can hire a mixer for £30 a week.
Am I correct in assuming the proper form is to hire a cement mixer, this prevents ripping the plastic sheet.
You won't rip the plastic but you could also mix the cement by lifting the edges of the plastic sheet. Once you try you'll find it easy. Don't put too much sand and cement all at once. It's good exercise, too.
Wouldn’t be easier to mix the sand and cement in a bucket instead of the floor?
I think that is personal preferance, in large amounts the floor can be easier, but plastic sheet is not the best thing.
nice 2
How does the mortar turn so white after? I have a grey mortar, does it get much ligher after 1 day?
Important not to get the mortar wet after pointing for a few days or will go chalky
How deep will the stone chipping base need to be?
150mm
I have been a Stonemason for years we mixed everything in a wheelbarrow.
Im also a stonemason, and props to ya! thats hard going, im far more lazy and use a mixer, although it creates such a mess, especially with lime
@@nihilistichris8609 I hear you I do a lot of light jobs that don't require cement but if they do I grab some mix throw it in and keep it moving. If I dealt with bigger jobs I would use a mixer. I also use a hand tamper on my foundations.
Hire a mixer ffs, you need a wacker anyway so just throw a mixer in the order for £50
I really it's very hard work because I no , I do All Construction work. It's very hard job. 🥰 IT'S NOT EASY.
Where are the spacers in the list?
I've never laid a slab in my life (which is why I'm here) but wouldn't it be better to mix the cement on a sheet of wood or something like that?
It's easier to mix it in the actual wheel barrow, compared to how it's done here
Why don’t they lay internal tiles like this? I’ve seen them do tiles in Bangladesh like this
How thick are the slabs, mortar and sub-base individually? A total of 150mm doesn't mean anything..
I do Sub base around 100mm mortar around 40mm tile 20mm
@@electricgains9964 thank you!
I prefer the wheelbarrow and so does my wife 🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽
No wire mesh ???
That ‘stiff mix’ in the hand looked more wet when laying the first slab
Probably accounts for why Homebase went down the pan
Glad to see someone actually putting a full bed of gobo (mortar,sand cement) but why oh why would you tell someone to mix on a plastic sheet that is the worst idea I have ever heard not ever seen anyone doing that lmao 🤣😂🤣
I'd rather mix in a wheelbarrow than on a plastic sheet.
Mix 3 yellow 2 sharp one cement and unions in water for best mixture ., sharp sand does not always bond to the slab, laid hundreds and that's the best mix.
Unibond not unions.
tried that.......all the flags have come up and the wife stinks of fkn onions!
Paint an sbr and cement slurry on the bottom and they won’t go anywhere. Agreed if it’s just sharp sand mortar they’ll not bond
Never seen stuff mixed on a plastic sheet before crazy. Also you aint gonna get it mixed through proper.Hire a mixer.
All these people complaining about mixing the cement, use just sand plus ready edging !
Youse a mixer never knock up by hand, you won’t get it mixed properly, failing that a paddle mixer at the very least you can get them for 30quid eBay etc
Apart from curing time I could bash this out in a day. But I don't have time so have to do it 2 hours a day. Bit by bit. Making me lose interest and making my missus annoyed
Followed this to the T but my pointing joints keep going green with Algie how do I stop this?
Have you sealed the patio?
Sillybolx I have not yet I was told to wait until all the minerals/chemicals etc were out of the stone around 8 weeks.
The grout is going green with water sitting on it as it doesn’t get a lot of sun in the area.
Do you think sealing it will stop it ?
steveothehulk I’m no expert but I should imagine it will. With a decent sealing the algie won’t have much to adhere to. My patio is also 90% in the shade and has been sealed and is fine. Like I said though I’m no expert
Sillybolx cheers I will give it a seal and see, I don’t suppose it will do any harm
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K.grey n.sandstone
The roadstone/type1 will move and so will the slabs or crack should be on a solid base
Its been wacker plated, plus with the weight of the gobo and slabs it will not move.
Fred they will move all over the *ucking place. You never lay slabs on whacked type 1, has to be a concrete base or they’ll be all over the place in a few months.
@@Dan-qk3mt I don't lay straight onto type 1, I use that as a sub base instead of putting my 12/2 mix of building sand and cement straight onto dirt, I put it on whackered type 1
Anybody else notice that brickwork is all over the place?
Yup me must be self build🤔🙄
yep
Does anyone know what sort of slabs those are in the video?
+Colin Steadman I'd say slate or black limestone
Indian stone
Indian stone I think they are called six sided sawn, they are the dogs danglys of the patio world
Indian sand stone 3 years late but yolo
Square ones I think.
Dont dab spot the slabs as it will leave gaps for ants LOL
Step one , hire a contractor.
Step two , sit down and drink beer and watch them work .
Nothing worse than mixing on that plastic sheet.
Especially when you have a perfectly good wheelbarrow to mix in 😂😂
Almost as difficult as making love standing up in a hammock!
Cant say I've tried that one before. !!
@@AuntMaude I'm gonna ave to give it a go..!! She might think I've got a anaconda.... And tell all her mates..!! Fuck the Cairo, van bonnet will do if the hammock breaks!!
I was happy to see someone putting full bed of mix user the slab but wtf mix on plastic sheet so crazy
At first I thought this is a joke: mixing on a plastic sheet, laying the slabs right on the mortar bed without any thin-set!? What kind of bond is the stone going to make with the weak mix???
i dont get it if the 2 pegs are meant to angle at a fall, how will the string line be straight according to the level ?
Can’t you just chuck them on the soil
Hahahahaha job done
That’s what I’ll do.
Yes but just put a plastic sheet down first then chuck em on top, jobs a goodun.
@@plummetplum no, you need the plastic sheet to mix cement on lol
That would be too easy. You need to hire contractors, pay them ££ to chuck them for you 🤣
The sand is in the barrow but he does on a plastic sheet...and he uses sand and cement for pointing...Will leave a nice stain on the slabs after..
Exactly what I thought lmao
What would you use for pointing then?
My comment was thinking about why did he just not use the wheelbarrow to mix in 🤦♂️
@Ye Nan geo?
Is it me or was the 2nd slab not level?
Years ago when i was young my dad employed some 'rogue traders' to do our patio (we didn't know they were rogue traders at the time). They bought the cheapest slabs they could find and didn't do ANY of this. Just slapped it on the soil and we were none the wiser until it became apparent thats what they'd done and they weren't legit for the job. Total criminals. As an adult now I don't trust these traders and am looking to do the job myself with some youtube guidance.
Same here. My parents were helping out the wife and me so somehow chose the cowboys themselves. Some of the slabs didn't even have mortar underneath and were just laid on the ground 🤦♂
Mixing up on polythene is the worst thing ever! use plywood or a mixer
Just stick it in a bath tub run some water mix then clean bath real quick - job done...
Why use a level if there's a slope?.
So you can check you are sticking to the drop you want.
Someone needs a cemnt mixer and some sbr , no barrow is all , i dont know why u bought a shovel , straight with the trowel from your little pile of "cement" will be faster
Painfully slow and awkward way to mix. Please do yourself a favour and use a cement mixer. Tried mixing in a barrow once and it took me twice as long to lay the patio.
India praise?
What he using that level for? The patio is sloping isn't it.
He's making sure the slabs are all at the same continuous level
No membrane underneath?
No need. Been laying them like that for over 30 years and it's the same way my dad did it.
@@Georgiahulse i agree totally old skool wins over every time and stops more plastics eventually going to ground!
@@Georgiahulse i agree totally old skool wins over every time and stops all that shitty plastic eventually going to ground!
Don't need membrane when doing a full wet bed .
Load of old bollicks, plastic sheet for starters is the most ridiculous thing to mix on, basically this is a how not to
if you already know how to do it best why are you watching this you sad act lol