sandstone

Hi, We had a new patio laid a couple of years ago. We had some concerns at the time (sandstone slabs laid on a ring bed of cement not a full bed), slabs too high v damp proof course and air bricks, slabs built right up to house walls. We've started to get a lot of woodlice in the house and are...

Hi, I am looking to bud a leanto off the side of my sandstone building. What fixings should I use for the joist support into the wall? I mean just the piece of timber into the wall the rest of the frame will be supported by on that side? I know I'll need to probably add some damp proof...

Hoping someone can give me some help and advice! I’ll attach photos for reference. I’m attempting to repair my sandstone windowsill. The top of the sill is in pretty good condition and I’m in the process of getting all the old paint off and sanding it down to the stone. However the underside...

Hoping someone can give me some help and advice! I’ll attach photos for reference. I’m attempting to repair my sandstone windowsill. The top of the sill is in pretty good condition and I’m in the process of getting all the old paint off and sanding it down to the stone. However the underside...

Hi any advice on what I could use to remove a few mortar stains from the edges of Indian sandstone kandla grey? I bought some bostik mortar remover which a few people recommended watered down but noticed it says not to use on sandstone :mad::cry: Any idea?

Hello! Any advice would be very welcome as I'm going to be having some awkward conversations today Last week we had a sandstone patio (partially) laid. Ive kept the kids and dog off the patio for 48hours as advised. Last night (a couple of days after being laid but before pointing) I noticed...

Hi guys, I have just installed brick slips in my home and I am looking for the right mortar mix/ratio between sand, lime, cement/ White cement and water (or pigment colour) to achieve the desired colour below please, in addition to achieving strongly bonded mortar. Below is the colour, its a...

Hello. A friend of mine owns a house who's foundations he says are built directly on sandstone. The house was rendered with an impervious cement render. He has damp downstairs on all the lower walls. He maintains this is due to the fact that it has sandstone foundation's. He also tells me that...

Morning all, I've just finished laying a Indian sandstone patio - Kandala Grey - It's been stop start over the last 8-9 weeks due to intense rain&not being at home. It's been laid of a full bed of cement mixed 5-1 with sharp sand which we mixed by hand each time as we knew we'd not be fast...

I am doing a patio with pure mint flags and want a light coloured (no iron stains either from normal mortar) joints filled with something strong i.e. grout or mortar? Conflicting opinions from 2 builders: 1 says go for easy jointing compound, swept in and done in no time. The other suggests...

Greetings! We have an Indian sandstone rear patio (probably a few years old, from before we moved to the property). Some slabs were rocking and had moss/vegetation growing in the pointing. Decided to have a crack at re-doing it myself. - Have lifted the slabs, chipped away the old multiple...