Patio grouting

[Exfarmer]

i have a large patio which was laid about 10 years ago. The grouting is giving up the ghost.
The slabs are 500 mm concrete york stone lookalike.
The grouting is a cement sand mix
The pario is in full sun . Any easy way to regrout, yet stay fairly in keeping as I do not want to do the lot.

 

[S J H]

I think most use the powder type you buy in a bucket then just brush in, I think it goes off when it gets wet.

 

[bobk]

It needs pointing to be a proper job.

 

[Wooly]

Just grouted my patio :

1 part building sand
2 parts sharp sand
1 part cement

Mix it almost dry and work into joints with a trowel.
Sweep it off after an hour.

Nothing too it !

 

[Exfarmer]

Thanks for the help, probably got 500 slabs to grout and not looking forward to it. Just getting the old mortar out is not doing anything for my sanity!

 

[Kidds]

http://www.screwfix.com/p/roughneck-brick-mortar-gun/67965

 

[Lincs Lass]

Geofix ,,ready mixed in a bucket ,wet the surface first,sweep the compound in ,no need to use a pointing trowel ,,it doesnt leave any stains,,about £24-25 a bucket

 

[Lincs Lass]

http://www.screwfix.com/p/roughneck-brick-mortar-gun/67965

Just had two days using one of those,,back was killing me after

 

[nick...]

I think most use the powder type you buy in a bucket then just brush in, I think it goes off when it gets wet.

Ive used that and id not reccomend it.done my patio 5 years ago and its coming out.gets pressure washed twice a year.mums patio is perfect with cement sand grout that has stayed put
Nick...

 

[Lincs Lass]

Indian sandstone filled with a resin grout ,sets in a hour

 

[suffolksmallholder]

x3 soft sand, x1 sharp, x1lime, x1cement in a bucket. A dash of plastisizer & mix with what may seem like too little water until the plastisizer does its magic and the mix turns soft & silky. Add this to your gun & fill the joints. Mind the joints have to be clean & debris free. Doing this in a bucket gives you a break from eith kneeling or sitting as it is hard work.
Leave for a time & either trowel up or use a piece of blue 22mm pipe or an old bucket handle to leave a good finish. Brush off any rough edges a little while later & presto a lovely looking terrace again!
SS

 

[H200GT]

Brought one of these a few years ago: http://www.pointmaster.co.uk/

Mix building sand 2:1 with cement and some feb untill its nice and creamy and fill joints with the gun. Once you get the hang of it and get the mix right its really fast. Leave to set untill its semi dry (1-3 hours depending on time of year) trowel up joint with a pice of water pipe and brush excess away.

Remember to select a suitably coloured sand, and if required add a die powder. You may possabily need to do some small trail mixes first to test the colour of your mix. I use a 2:1 mix as I want it to go off rock hard and last as long as possible.

Done my first patio like this about 6 years ago - still as good as the day it was done. The bucket stuff I have seen used never seemes to go off hard, and some I have seen looks like it needs to be re done withn a couple of years.

 

[phillipe]

Indian sandstone filled with a resin grout ,sets in a hourView attachment 475926

Used that geo fix a few years ago,been back and pointed with compo,rubbish stuff,the patio was 300m2 cost s fortune and failed miserably

 

[Lincs Lass]

The stuff in those slabs wasnt geofix ,,it was supplied from the place where the slabs came from,,this is it
http://www.nexusprosystems.co.uk/pro-joint-v75-wt.html

 

[Exfarmer]

http://www.screwfix.com/p/roughneck-brick-mortar-gun/67965

A very big thank you Kidds. Bought one of these and have just finished the job and repointed a wall in a quarter of the time I expected. Used on local recomendation 2 parts building sand, 1 part cement mixed to a fairly dry mortar , then a big splash of Feb mix . Mixed with a mortar attachment on my drill.
Once you get the mix right it is a simple easy tool to use

 

[diggerjones]

That's bang on, I read talk of sharp sand in the mix, it won't go through the gun.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Now get yourself a wheeled seat so you can scoot around whilst pointing 'tis less painful than bending or bottom shuffling! My mix is slightly different but hey-ho, you've got the plastisizer sussed
SS

 

[Exfarmer]

Now get yourself a wheeled seat so you can scoot around whilst pointing 'tis less painful than bending or bottom shuffling! My mix is slightly different but hey-ho, you've got the plastisizer sussed
SS

Now you tell me I still ache all over

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Now you tell me I still ache all over

You'll have a soothing Talisker tonight followed by a hot bath!
SS

 

[Exfarmer]

You'll have a soothing Talisker tonight followed by a hot bath!
SS

You forgot the massage by a young virgin