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Indian Sandstone

  • 08-07-2009 10:02pm
    #1
    Allthumbs
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    I'm thinking of laying some Indian Sandstone in the back garden. I haven't done anything like this before so I was wondering if anyone here has any advice or hints and tips? Is it easy to lay a circle, for example? With the recession and all I can't afford to get someone in to lay it for me. :o

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    soldsold
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭soldsold


    Its not hard, i would suggest its best to lay the edge of the circle nearest the boundary (eg house wall etc) first with no mortar to get the positioning right. In my case I was planning to put some LED lighting in at some stage so I didnt concrete it in I just put down about 8 inches of 804 aggregate and pounded it flat (using a minidigger to drive over it a number of times in my case). Then a couple of inches of sand on top with the slabs laid on the sand. The circle I bought was built into a square of sandstone ie it came as a square with the circle cut to fit inside, so I laid it out and brushed some sand into the gaps. Very solid and secure and its 3 years old now but it does grow a few weeds in the gaps so needs spraying. Will probably lift and put a couple of inches of dry sand/ cement mix underneath eventually. If you google you should get decent instructions but overall its a DIY job alright. Just make sure to use dry sand/ cement mix so you can keep the sandstone slabs clean.

    Steve


  • #3
    glenntec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭glenntec


    we used indian sandstone on a development in killmacanogue and i thought it was very uneven,ie: not suitable for elderly people. my parents were considering using it and i diswayed them from it as my mother suffers from ms and could easily trip on it, does look nice though


  • #4
    Allthumbs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Allthumbs


    Thanks for the advice Steve :)

    Going to get started on this tomorrow. Getting the sandstone from Dublin Patio Centre, in Jamestown Road Ind Est. They have a great special offer on a sandstone circle and star design, so i might give that a go :) I hope I'm not biting off more than I can chew.


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