Laying a Patio in Indian Sandstone by Greencare Landscapes

Building a Patio is not a hard thing to do but it is tricky you will have to plan out the job.
Things to Watch out for
1. Spoil how much and were to put it
2. Size and how many Slabs you need
3. Hard Core and Sand and Cement How Much to use
4. Type of slabs some slabs do not suit certain situations.

First Step
a. Measure the area then decide what type of Slabs to use and what colour suits the area ie does it match your house, a good site to use for getting the right amount of slab is Bradstone patio builder go to their site and down load the software put it all the details ect size and they will return the amount you need.
b. Order the Sandstone with a few extra slabs in case of breakage

Step 2
a. Order a Skip for spoil this will cost between £150 and £200 depending on your area
b. If the area is to big to dig out by hand a Mini digger is needed 1 week hire £100 to £150
c. Dig out area to a depth of 6 inches and remove spoil to skip 20 sqr mtrs should get approx 6 tons of soil at 6 inch deep.
d. Put in pegs to the height required at the wall of house below damp course
e. Put a slope of approx 2 inches across to the furthest peg

Step 3.
a. Hire a whacker plate and whack the soil (when dry) to compact area to stop any future subsidence.
b. Put in 2 inch of hard core type 1 and whack again. when done put the other 2 inch in and whack again.
c. You are now ready to put a string line in 2 directions one running to the front and one to the side.
d. You then mix up building sand and cement at 3 to 1 sand plus cement with a little plasticise
e. Put down approx 1 and a half to 2 inches of cement and gently push the Sandstone into the cement
f. Make sure the Slab follows the string line in both directions you would follow the string line in one direction in lines following the Patter en laid out in the plan
g. After all the slabs are down leave them and do not walk on them for 2 Days

Step 4.
Point Slabs with a 4 to 1 Mix Sand and Cement use a colourant if needed mix up using very little water just enough to make cement go but not mark the slabs when cement mix lies on Slabs
Leave slabs till mix Drys then Brush off Lightly
If this is all to much and you just want the job done by a reputable company then E Mail sales@greencarelandscapes.com for a free quote.
Charles White
http://www.greencarelandscapes.com