NeilScotland

Hi All, I'm about to lay a 15sq m patio with slabs /tiles. The tiles are 90kg each (15 of them). I'm edging with a pretty basic edging block (See image). They are 100 x 15 x 4 Should I cement these in place or just dig down the relevant depth and then support with the sand subbase I have? thanks, Neil

So.... I put a weed membrane down in the end. It is under the sand, and on top of other sand.... the whole garden is sand. I live on an Island from reclaimed land... it's all sand. Sand sand sand! ? The tiles are 100 x 100 x 4. So, membrane is down. sand on top (approx 10cm)..... I will pack it with a vibrating plate and then use more sand to screed it flat. The tiles weight about 90kg each. And I'm intending to use a wet grout. I have had mixed feedback on whether I should use a cement /mix (1/6) when using a wet grout. will let you all know how they work out..... thanks! Neil

They seem very popular and much loved due to their ease of installation. Just seems a bit too good to be true haha..... Here's more info: https://www.mbi.nl/en/products/garden/geoceramica/ About EUR 83 a sq/m though ?

Hi All, Expat from Scotland (now living in Amsterdam). And first post here. I'm doing a patio for myself using GeoCeramica tiles /slabs. First time. Not sure how popular these are in UK, but idea is: they are 4cm thick. The bottom 3cm is concrete and the last 1cm is the ceramic tile. (you can see image below) It's bonded together with a super duper bonding thing.... and the (apparently) advantages are - you can put these straight down in a prepared sand substrate. Which I intend to do. We have old, compacted, 'ocean' sand. We will use a wet grout - which seals it all, but lets water permeate I have a few questions, and I was just wondering what your thoughts are (and experience if you have used them /similar): I was planning on using a weed fabric - do you think this is necessary? Of course shops /suppliers all say no, but I feel I should. Should I use a cement mix (1/4 for example) for the screed sand layer or just on top of sand. I've had mixed advice here. How much is the sand likely to compact when I use a vibrating /levelling machine (or is this a 'how long is a piece of string' type question?) These tiles have 'integrated spacers' - but I do not know what size (not delivered yet). Does anyone know? (tiles are 100 x 100) - i'm wondering if I should add 5mm onto that when preparing /sizing the sand bed and placing my edging stones) I plan to use an edge like in the attached - can I just prepare these using the sane also or do I need a cement mix of sorts? Anyone got some nicer edging advice? thanks! Neil