What to lay patio with

[Davy]

Have an area to do outside the farmhouse, the options being stamped concrete, or patio paviers. I know the stamped coloured concrete will have less maintenence long term, but does it look as good as paving slabs. I'd be doing it to resemble paving slabs. It's a new build, and I don't really want to do something that maybe isn't the real deal. Opinions welcome

 

[Lofty1984]

My neighbour has printed concrete to look like Paving and it’s bloody brilliant you’d swear they were individual bricks if I was doing one it would be concrete

 

[Lincs Lass]

Stamped concrete is ok but ,,if for any reason you need to dig up like a water pipe leak ,you chop through the concrete loosing the color and the pattern when its goes back down ,,personally I hate the stuff as it discolours and cracks after a few years .
There are some very nice paver blocks on the market ,,not all regular size ,,look at Plaspave,,Marshalls and stowmarket ,,Ive seen one using a random size block that breaks up the linear lines

 

[Lincs Lass]

Plaspave

Browse our comprehensive range of Plaspave concrete block paving landscaping products designed to enhance and add value to any landscaping project.

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Paving and Pathways Pathway Setts | Stonemarket

Stonemarket offers a range of premium, high quality setts which can be used as part of a patio or pathway, or used as a standalone project.

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[br jones]

Indian sandstone

 

[britt]

Indian sand stone on our patio, still looks good after 15 years. Needs regrouting though.

 

[ARW]

What’s wrong with mud?

 

[britt]

What’s wrong with mud?

That's in very short supply at the moment.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Indian sand stone on our patio, still looks good after 15 years. Needs regrouting though.

Put a resin grout in ,,frost proof,wont come out with pressure washing

 

[Longneck]

I’ve just relaid our patio. Indian slate. It looks good but this time we’ve used the easy joint stuff which looks great and should last a lot longer the just normal joints.

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

Done our small patio recently with Indian sandstone with easy joint. Looks good. Did a proper job as I don’t want to be redoing it any time soon.

 

[Longneck]

Easy joint is a revelation!!

 

[Lincs Lass]

Easy joint is a revelation!! View attachment 883300

How wide are those joints ,,only supposed to be half an inch ,,did you use a laying plan or adlibed it

 

[Longneck]

The reason for the wide joints is because we took up the old slabs to relay and then we decided to increase the area and the only slabs we could find that were a near enough match were fractionally smaller. So we just laid them random mix and match of both.

 

[br jones]

 

[Ormond]

If laying Indian sandstone on concrete prime the concrete and sandstone back with sbr and cerment mix before you bed them.....helps it to stick otherwise the just come loose...

 

[rob h]

Across the road from me they did concrete patterned. I don't know if they were cowboys but it's been done 20 years now and the top has worn off in places it's also verry shiney and slippery when wet.this is on a drive

 

[br jones]

If laying Indian sandstone on concrete prime the concrete and sandstone back with sbr and cerment mix before you bed them.....helps it to stick otherwise the just come loose...

Lay it on stone dust ,solid bed not dabs ,never move

 

[Lincs Lass]

If laying Indian sandstone on concrete prime the concrete and sandstone back with sbr and cerment mix before you bed them.....helps it to stick otherwise the just come loose...

You done it before ,,thats the secret to make it stick

 

[Ormond]

You done it before ,,thats the secret to make it stick

We've steps up to the house....were done before I moved in....embarrassing to explain to people just keep off the middle of the steps there and keep to the right hand side....lucky no one twisted their ankle