Re: Up The Garden Path
Nice job Spitty, but I would only say that the edge haunching is unnecessary with fully bedded slabs as there is no sideways pressure to speak of, and the haunching diminishes the amount of topsoil adjacent to the slabs which can in turn inhibit grass growth up to the slab.Re: Up The Garden Path
Hi Barry, I did ponder the merit of the haunching, it was done as a bit of belt and bracers, it does have a steep rake so hopefully will not be a problem. The hardest work has been having to hand mix the mortar bed, it has never been successful stopping the mix clumping in the mixer, which is great for concrete but useless for mortar, any suggestions?Re: Up The Garden Path
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Re: Up The Garden Path
Thanks, water first, you may remember when I built the Conservatory, I bought a brand new Belle Mixer which I kept scrupulously clean and sold on for what I paid when the project was done. When I built the Office rather than hire, I bought a real old 110V Belle which has had a hard life but only cost £30.00 (if I remember right), well, the inside of the drum is far from pristine, there are no large lumps of set concrete inside but, it does not have the smooth original metal finish, could this be making matters worse?Re: Up The Garden Path
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