5 Mistakes EVERY New DIYer Makes With Sika FastFix Grout
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- I'm diving into the 5 most common mistakes DIY enthusiasts make when using Sika FastFix jointing compound.
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:22 - Mistake 1
0:40 - Mistake 2
1:05 - Mistake 3
1:56 - Mistake 4
2:49 - Mistake 5
4:02 - Bonus Tip 
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About to set out to do this job and SO PLEASED! i came across this.Many Thanks for your experience and guidance
Best of luck! 🤞
An excellent video covering all the important tips for success that only someone who has experience can tell you. Thank you so much. Along with the brands how to video I’m now confident that I can do this job with good results. Bit worried about those pesky weed roots and seeds though so I’m glad you highlighted this as I’ll now take more time over the prep. So far I’ve just I pressure washed out all the old dirt and grout on one patio. Work in progress.
Good luck with the process, the key to this stuff is 90% in the prep!
Great video, thanks for taking the time to put this out there and help others like me who are about to give this Sika stuff a go on my newly laid Indian stone...
Glad it was helpful!
So glad I came across your video before I started my job 👍👊
Glad it helped!
Super helpful video. The fence panel tip was inspired, worked much better than the grouting tool. I did 25 m2 of raj blend (4 different sizes) and used 2 boxes exactly. Thanks again for the vid
Glad it helped 🙏
Thank you for all your advice
No worries!
Ask advise from a professional not an enthusiast amateur
Thank you really helpful..
Glad it was helpful!
Used a product made by Marshalls which seems to work on the same principle. Applied the product in ideal weather conditions which was a damp overcast day with some drizzle. The stuff I used definitely had some sort of resin mixed in with it so clean your tools well afterwards. Also watch out for surfaces you don't want grouting. Once set I noticed it was porous but so far no sign of any frost damage and it seems to be quite durable. It's not a cheap option but I would have been able to pick out the original "expert applied" sand and cement grouting with a teaspoon.
Yeah I agree this stuff is better than sand and cement, but certainly more expensive!
I have mistake 2 1:05 that all the weeds with its root deep down into joint were not removed thoroughly. A month later, clover weed burst out from the pointing. 😢 Now I realized I should use weed killer and let the weed die completely before repointing sika fastfix.
Other youtube vidoes only tell you how to do it, and yours are great to tell how to do it successfully.
Sorry to hear that! Glad you liked the video :)
I used this stuff and followed similar instructions - worked great. The only thing I found different is that it took a lot longer to go off and harden. I had to leave it a week or so. At one point I didn't think it would go off but it did and it has lasted really well.
Yes it's really depeant on weather conditions and temp.
Should used viagra
Brilliant how to video. One of those jobs I’ll get round to eventually. 4.21 …appears your garden chair felt redundant !
On a serious note..great video
Haha 😂 thanks 🙏
Great video, been doing all the prep work today, light rain tomorrow of course think it’s ok to do during light rain and it won’t impact the curing?
Yeah you'll be fine, will just take an extra day to cure if it's a decent downpour. Good luck with it!
Step 4 is the best 👍
Thanks 🙏
Excellent Video and yes, that sht is kerrazee money !
Indeed it is!
We moved in a while back, patio laid by previous owners, only had sand between, so after a few pressure washes, there's nothing left and weeds grown constantly between. We've bought this stuff, but there between 3 and 0mm between slabs, will this still work?
It’s all about whether you’ll be able to properly compact it down. If your gaps are non existent in some areas then you likely won’t be able to compact it and should look to use something else. Good luck!
Great video. Do you have a tip how to clean the stains off the paving. I used the charcoal colour and have black stains. I’m thinking of using a product called ‘Wet & Forget’.
I haven't used anything for this so nothing to recommend unfortunately. If it's of any comfort I had one slab stained becuase it wasn't wet enough and 1 year later it's dissapeared.
Great video, thank you. Would you recommend this product to be used just to repair the area where the grout has gone in an old patio and top up where needed? Many thanks
Yes this would work great, just make sure to remove all the old stuff around the repair and compact it very well
@@sumeraybuilds I was a bit disappointed by it. I thought it was going to become very hard but it's not rock solid like cement. I think this is decent to fill the gaps underneath but you still need to use cement on top or probably should just use the 2nd one. At least in my case...
Another tip to add, this type of grout needs to be use on a slab that’s laid of a permeable base, ie not a concrete slab, because it will let water through which needs to be able to drain.
Great point!
Yep, this stuff is great. I've stopped penny pinching because nothing is cheap anymore. Yes, I could've saved myself £100 by just using the good old dry cement and sand mix which you wet after, but compared to the total price of the patio it really isn't a biggy. Plus, the finish with this is so much better, especially since there's a few colours to choose from and I'm expecting this to last a lot longer.
You and me both!
Ants have burrowed through mine. Maybe I didn't compact it enough. I'm not sure.
Best grout is 5 / 1 sand cement posted with a trowel proved to last for 100 years .
You’re not wrong, but the colour of this is its main benefit
Is this stuff hard enough to hold slabs in place that rock slightly with the existing cracked grout? I'm hoping to avoid lifting and relaying them all if possible!
It will for a while but the realand lasting way is to lift and relay just the wonky slabs. The grout is not there to stop the slabs shifting, it is to give a pleasing finish and to help prevent weeds and moss infesting your cracks.
@pete.i7057 thanks. Guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and do it the hard way!
I agree with Pete :D
I have residual marks from the expoxy resin , any quick way to get it off ? 😅 ,I have 2 types of tiles , the rough texture tiles are the issue.
I've not done it before, but I'd expect white spirit and a scrub would remove it. Although, worth doing it on a scrap peice first!
Does this stuff brush off easily? I am worried that using this on wet sandstone will leave a residue that stains if brushed off and not washed off.
Yes it does brush off easily, just make sure it's super wet!
How would it hold up to future power washing the patio ?
Haven't done it yet, but if installed properly it should hold up well (according to the manufacturer)
How do you remove it once dried? Because we've recently had Indian stone laid and they used black grout, which is an eye sore.
A lot of patience and a grout rake.. or something like an old chisel and hammer. It's a long a tedious process.
Great video, my patio is 3 years old and the people that did it did not compact the resin. I need to re do it. When you are compacting do you put the stuff that comes out back in and recompact ? Also, what do you do with the stuff left all over the slabs ? Thanks dude
No I wouldn’t reuse the old resin from 3 years ago. I’d take out all of the old stuff and then redo it in the areas that need it. Anything left over gets brushed off and thrown away. Good luck!
I bought this on my first attempt at repointing our patio as I was nervous about mixing my own mortar. After a winter it has all cracked and looked terrible. I’d just used it on the brick edging. I then did the whole patio mixing my own mortar in a 3:1 ratio. This lasted the winter perfectly and is a much cheaper and better way to do things. Would not buy Sika again.
Oh no! Thanks for sharing 🙏
Seems to me like super advice…… thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Ive got york stone flags on my path and some of the gaps are quite wide will this stoll work
Yes, but it'll be expensive given how thick yorkshire stones are!
Don’t buy it. Mix your own. Much cheaper and way better
Flow joint is the best
I've not used it
Does it adhere to wooden edging sleepers?
Yes I’ve done this and it worked. I did a video on laying a small patio if you want to check it out.
Can you buy a non permable version of this. ( dosent let water in)
Honestly, no idea!
First 🎉
Congrats!
@@sumeraybuilds used my typing keyboard for that
Resin 😮resin cowboy stuff
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First mistake was buying it, wet point stone every time, takes longer but worth it, especially if your sealing it after.
Fair enough!! I wanted the grey colour choice tbh
Top tip - if you have part of bag left over at the end pour into the tub and cover fully with water with at least an inch of water on top so the sand resin does not go off and can be used months later for re-pointing if needed which it will 👍
Great tip!
Anyone used this with tumbled cobbled sets ?
I haven't...
Cheaper at ScrewFix
Thanks 🙏
This this is soft, jet wash cleaning will wash it out very easily.
It dries rock hard
Tried all these resin type grouts. They are rubbish. Im going wigh glow point now
Fair enough!
£30 a tub... wow im getting in for 22 a tub
Very nice, I think some places are cheaper than Amazon these days.
It’s a jointing iron not a jointing trowel
Thanks 😅
Example.....is that you?😅
Haha are you suggesting that I look like Example? 😂
Unfortunately this stuff just dont last . I have used this brand and had to go back
Thanks for sharing
Ive used thus a few times and applied correctly. Thus years jet wash has washed it away. I wont be spending any more money on thus product.
Fair enough!
Great for “all right on the night” and DIY but for a professional job you should avoid at all costs.
Sand & cement, if done correctly with additives will by far outlast this crap and cost a fraction of the price.
I’ve recently done another patio and went sand and cement, mainly to save money and the brown colour suited the slabs. But this has nearly been down a year and they’re still holding up very well!
Think this stuff is absolutely crap!!! Mined turned black and just fell apart!!!!
Is it possible you didn’t compact it enough?
@sumeraybuilds In my opinion, I did it exactly as it should be done, but it completely failed??