mortar beds

Hi all, I have a small front garden and I am planning on laying edging stones (brick shaped) along two edges. I figure about 15cm wide (stones are 10cm wide), a few cm deep as a bed and total length is around 10m - 12m It's only to have a nice edge between grass and borders so no foot...

Good morning, i am posting in the hope that someone can help me with an ongoing issue i have. I began laying my own patio (first time) and have been preparing a 4:1 ratio of cement to sharp sand. My issue is that the next day, the slabs have not taken properly to the mortar bed. i have been...

Hi I’m living on my own and I have recently had patio slabs laid by a builder. There is quite a large surface area laid and I have counted 21 slabs that can be lifted after being laid. Builder flattened the ground with a Wacker plate and laid slabs on a wet mix. The slabs are not rocking but are...

Hi All, Just finishing my wet room. I have a linear drain in the end embedded and secured levelled into the concrete floor. I am now ready to do the wet room slope pan. I have placed two pieces of strip wood on each side and raised them accordingly to my slope measurements. I will use these...

Hi All, I have installed my linear drain, levelled and position it in place with concrete and followed this with levelling compound a couple of weeks after to smooth and level the floor. I am now ready to create my mortar bed slope (Shower pan) from the curb step to the drain however I want...

I mistakenly did not add any stones to my foundation mix (5:1 sharp sand to general cement) and now have a mortar foundation. It is 1.6m x 1.6m x 0.2m with reinforced mesh. I am creating a brick pizza oven with hollow concrete blocks built on top of the foundations as the frame and a soon to be...

Hi all, I’m looking for some help and advice as I have decided to relay my patio. The current slabs are the standard buff concrete type about 40mm thick and I want to replace with 20mm porcelain. I have lifted one of the existing slabs and found a full mortar bed which seems in decent...

Hi All would it be ok to use plastering sand to create the mortar to lay the paving slabs? Ive seen advice to use builders sand and shard sand but not plastering sand. Any help appreciated. Thank you

I laid 8 limestone paving slabs around 2 weeks ago and unfortunately most have already come loose and can be lifted up. The pavers don't wobble when walked on so I believe they are level but they have not adhered to the mortar. I laid the pavers on a full bed of mortar using a 6:1 mix of Sharp...

Hi all, I'm looking to fix a tiled hearth to a concrete floor that has been leveled using a self-leveling compound. There will be no heat coming from the fireplace, it is purely decorative, possibly an electric fire may be installed in future but just for the light effects. I want it raised...

Gents I am interested on you opinion on the attached file. Its my new build, moved in June 2017. Local builder so figured id get a better more crafted service. Brickwork is shocking imo, the variable widths of the perps along with the uneven mortar beds have caused the mortar units to crack as...