patio

Hi, I am new to here & stumbled across this site in my pursuit of finding the best solution for laying my patio. After much searching on google & youtube I am lening towards the following.... [please correct me if i'm wrong or missing out any processes] Excovate existing soil to required...

We hired someone to do a small outside patio using porcelain tiles. They finished the job whilst we were away since they went way over their original estimated time. Now we’ve returned from our holiday, I’m really disappointed and don’t know if I’m being really picky or being taken for a mug...

Hi I have recently had a marshalls indian sandstone patio laid. The patio was mainly put down by a somebody who lays flooring predominantly internally, but has put his own driveway in and can turn his hand to pretty much anything. Our patio since being laid has seemed to fade. It was laid a...

Laid a natural stone slate patio. Used projoint max expoxy paving grout used it for nearly 2 years. Yet after 6 hours sudden change in weather so went and covered and sheeted over as advised with water proof sheet. Came next morning removed and now got milky epoxy residue haze on stones. Any...

Hi all, I have recently sealed my natural stone patio and have found that when it gets wet it leaves a white mark almost as if the sealant has been lifted. I have read another thread that says this is because one of two things has happened, either the sealer was not applied correctly and...

Good morning all, I have been sold the wrong product to seal back limestone (Thompsons patio and block paving sealer - wet look). I took the chaps word for it and stupidly just started sealing! It was not until this year when I couldn’t work out why my patio looked so crap that I read the tin...

Hello All, I doubt anyone remembers me on here but I received a lot of helpful advice on an internal project so have returned. I've now taken on a lockdown project which I'm part way through preparing the substrate for a large porcelain patio that I'm intending on laying myself - yikes. WIP...

Looking for advice on which Adhesive for Black slate tiles 15-20mm thick 400 x 600 mm slate tiles to lay on a concrete base back has been down a year Been told mapei p4 ? any advice welcome or other makes etc

I'm preparing, a raised patio with retaining walls, I've been told to use a concrete/screed base, leaving approx 30mm for a 20mm porcelain tile and adhesive. I've been told to fit ditra mat, or ditra drain 8 to drain any water that may get under the tiles, to stop water freezing underneath and...

Hi Got a project due to start in Easter, approx 45m2 patio of porcelain tiles. I have already laid the screed last year to allow it to dry for the 6-8 weeks recommended, with a 1/60 fall. I have 2 questions now Should I have left an expansion gap in the screed? There are 4 different areas...

External Floor Tiles - Patio / Path Tiles Best External Floor Tiles - Patio / Path Tiles going these days? I was outside Tile Mountain the other day picking up my own bathroom tiles and found they had a whole area outside with various patio tiles. Some lovely 20mm porcelains. Polished and matte.

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Hi all. I have a raised timber framed (bearers & joist & 450mm spacing ) patio with timber decking. We want to replace decking with tiles. 1st question. So compressed sheeting, water proof then tiling. Will that work? 2nd question. to get that slope for any water run off, how can it be done...

Hi all. I have a raised timber framed (bearers & joist & 450mm spacing ) patio with timber decking. We want to replace decking with tiles. 1st question. So compressed sheeting, water proof then tiling. Will that work? 2nd question. to get that slope for any water run off, how can it be done...

Hi,I need some advice on a exterior patio I have been asked to tile.I have been tiling for approx 3 & half years & have undertaken a lot of interior floors but not outside.The slab to tile on is approx 15 sq meters & is a rapid set fibre based screed which has been down for 4 months & the tiles...

Hi Guys. Customer has one of those townhouses where the bottom floor is dug into the ground so the patio at the rear has steps leading up to the garden which is on the same level as the first floor. The existing patio is 10m2and there are 9 steps to the garden and they add another 8m2. The patio...

Good morning Ladies and Gents I have a patio that needs cleaning and sealing. Which would be the best sealer to use? Is it worth cleaning with a Jet wash first and leaving for a number of dry days before sealing or is a chemical clean better. I’ve seen that ‘wet ‘n forget’ stuff but no idea if...

Hi guys, I recently had an indian sandstone patio installed, it looked great until I tried to seal it. After sealing I have been left with faint white spots on the slabs. I used a flouropolymer sealant which I put down on saturday. I believe this has been caused by the slabs not being fully...

Hello, Last summer I had a black limestone patio laid. Pretty much straight away white marks showed up on it. I assumed I’d be able to clean them off but I was wrong… I have read various posts on this forum which have been helpful however I’m a bit lost for what my next step should be. I...

I have just been round to someone who wants their back yard tiled with 600x600 porcelain 20mm tiles. The floor is concrete but not level. There is also a drain cover and also a small drwin in the corner coming down from the gutter. Should I use exterior self levelling g compound to level the...