To point a newly laid patio or to re-point a patio you need to mix 4 part sand(ideally a builders sand)to two part cement.Mix with water that has a few drops of Plasticizer(available from a builders merchant or a few drops of washing up liquid.Mix until creamy and then allow to stand for a few minutes until the mix becomes slightly crumbly.<\/p>\n
Then place some of the mixture on a small board and push it into the gaps between the paving slabs with a small builders trowel,being careful not to get to much outside the gaps between the paving stones. <\/p>\n
After completing that and the gaps are full,use the handle of the trowel to run down the gap or joint to stick off the mortar.
\nNext leave to dry for a a few hours and the with the trowel flick off any lumps of mortar that have been dropped on the paving then the next day sweep over with a light soft brush.<\/p>\n
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