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Hi, great video. How much water should I add to the mix? I did 3-1 mix and nothing set when it dried out and I could just lift the bricks out. The remaining cement just crumbled. Would appreciate your advice?
Hi Richard - what cement were you using? 3 parts sand with 1 part cement should have worked. There's not really a specific measure for the water, it's more so to get the mix into a malleable form, which might differ depending on the type of cement you've used.
Hello, I love this video. Can you please tell me what kind of cement or concrete mix should I get to fix my pavers edges? A company did it and my dog step on that fresh edge and he ruined it. How can I fix it and what mix I can buy? Please help.
There are no issues with using fast set concretes for the haunching. You would just need to work quickly to make sure the edge pavers are even before the concrete sets.
im laying smaller brick pavers on a bed of gravel. I plan on haunching them with mud or concrete. I have seen haunches crack and fall apart. I am wondering if embedding a narrow strip of chicken wire or a couple of wires in the mud would prevent the cracking.
Hi Payne. If the mud mix is the right ratio of sand to cement, you've compacted the base properly and done the haunching deep enough, it should be pretty strong and not likely to crack. I'd be more concerned about laying small pavers on a bed of gravel rather than compacted roadbase and sand.
Hi Adbri, I've just laid 200 square meters of brick paving for a driveway and now is the time to fill the joints. I should use polymeric sand from the research that I've done, the problem is there is no such thing in Thailand where I live, I was thinking to mix cement with sand (dry) and sweeping it in the joints, frankly, I don't know, your advice would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Steve, we wouldn't recommend that. If there isn't a polymeric sand available, a fine sand will still be suitable to fill that gaps and remain in place.
@@AdbriMasonryAus Hello again and Im sorry for being a nuisance. I laid this driveway about 5 years ago and I used soft sand to grout the joints. The reason for pulling it all up now is because the weeds grew uncontrollably in the joints. This is a huge undertaking for a 67-year-old and I don't want to do again when I'm 73. Any ideas?
@@stevesutton9444 Hi Steve. I understand your frustration with the weeds, and that is definitely the advantage of using a polymeric sand. You may be able to find a DIYer that has a mix they can suggest, but as a company, we at Adbri don't recommend mixing cement with sand as a gap filler.
@@hamidsabir2296 No, cement mortar is best for outer edge haunching, but in this video it's a bit skinny. I usually make my haunching twice as deep and sometimes on top of geotextile (on the soil) and sometimes also, haunching the edge on compacted sub base foundation on geotextile that goes a little further than the edge of the patio:)
One of the best you tube videos I've watched. Clear speaking, Clear instructions, and excellent video work along with a great presentation. Thanks. Subscribed. Thank you
Thanks mate, this is awesome!
Its a shame more tradies dont have this level of skill, such a shortage of 'skilled' tradesman out there.
I am no tradie and I learnt a lot thanks heaps
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Hi, great video. How much water should I add to the mix? I did 3-1 mix and nothing set when it dried out and I could just lift the bricks out. The remaining cement just crumbled. Would appreciate your advice?
Hi Richard - what cement were you using? 3 parts sand with 1 part cement should have worked. There's not really a specific measure for the water, it's more so to get the mix into a malleable form, which might differ depending on the type of cement you've used.
Hello, I love this video. Can you please tell me what kind of cement or concrete mix should I get to fix my pavers edges? A company did it and my dog step on that fresh edge and he ruined it. How can I fix it and what mix I can buy? Please help.
Hi Carmen, are you talking about segmental pavers? It sounds more like you're talking about a concrete slab.
Will concrete like quikcrete work, but just mixed with less water to make it look like the consistency you have?
There are no issues with using fast set concretes for the haunching. You would just need to work quickly to make sure the edge pavers are even before the concrete sets.
@@AdbriMasonryAus Thank you!
im laying smaller brick pavers on a bed of gravel. I plan on haunching them with mud or concrete. I have seen haunches crack and fall apart. I am wondering if embedding a narrow strip of chicken wire or a couple of wires in the mud would prevent the cracking.
Hi Payne. If the mud mix is the right ratio of sand to cement, you've compacted the base properly and done the haunching deep enough, it should be pretty strong and not likely to crack. I'd be more concerned about laying small pavers on a bed of gravel rather than compacted roadbase and sand.
Hi Adbri, I've just laid 200 square meters of brick paving for a driveway and now is the time to fill the joints. I should use polymeric sand from the research that I've done, the problem is there is no such thing in Thailand where I live, I was thinking to mix cement with sand (dry) and sweeping it in the joints, frankly, I don't know, your advice would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Steve, we wouldn't recommend that. If there isn't a polymeric sand available, a fine sand will still be suitable to fill that gaps and remain in place.
@@AdbriMasonryAus Hello again and Im sorry for being a nuisance. I laid this driveway about 5 years ago and I used soft sand to grout the joints. The reason for pulling it all up now is because the weeds grew uncontrollably in the joints. This is a huge undertaking for a 67-year-old and I don't want to do again when I'm 73. Any ideas?
@@stevesutton9444 Hi Steve. I understand your frustration with the weeds, and that is definitely the advantage of using a polymeric sand. You may be able to find a DIYer that has a mix they can suggest, but as a company, we at Adbri don't recommend mixing cement with sand as a gap filler.
@@AdbriMasonryAus Again, many thanks for the advice. I won't mix cement to sand as a filler. Good of to take the trouble to reply.
but arent u supposed to compact again after done... wont the ones in the middle drop down and the ones on the edge with mud under stay put?
He might know the level it will be to but it still doesn't seem solid.
@@iliagofman is it better and cheaper to use those thin bricks to line up the edges of the those pavers rather then using cement?
@@hamidsabir2296 No, cement mortar is best for outer edge haunching, but in this video it's a bit skinny. I usually make my haunching twice as deep and sometimes on top of geotextile (on the soil) and sometimes also, haunching the edge on compacted sub base foundation on geotextile that goes a little further than the edge of the patio:)