laying slabs

caravan72 · Post by **caravan72** » Mon May 16, 2016 5:38 pm

Hi there, will soon be laying a number of 600mm x 600mm plain cement slabs and have laid slabs before with just sharp sand but thinking dry mix of the sand and cement may stop them from subsiding after being laid but no idea of what the mix should such as 5 sand to 1 cement! or greater.

Thanks in advance

wine~o · Post by **wine~o** » Mon May 16, 2016 5:48 pm

6 sand 1 cement dry mixed is ok for domestic..

steviejoiner74 · Post by **steviejoiner74** » Mon May 16, 2016 6:01 pm

mikew1972 · Post by **mikew1972** » Tue May 17, 2016 7:36 am

Domestic use I'd lay on well compacted plain sand (no cement at all) or go for a full mortar bed or something more substantial.

steviejoiner74 · Post by **steviejoiner74** » Tue May 17, 2016 8:14 am

Full mortar beds up here in Scotland are never done due to freezing in winter. Water gets inbetweeners the slabs,freezes and lifts slabs

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