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weatherpoint 365 Patio repointing after 8 years
willjohnh posted a topic in Landscaping, Decking & Patios
So after 8 years I'm finally having to repoint the patio as the original Weatherpoint 365 has reached a point where it's pretty much given up. The patio is cut sandstone of various sizes covering 93sqm. I have a couple of questions if anyone wouldn't mind sharing their experience... 1. The joints in some places are quite deep in places and not in others (ranging from 20mm to 55mm). I'd rather not use the expensive compound to fill in the unevenness if I don't have to as it will get expensive very quickly. I've read I can pack/level the bottom of the joints with sand as long as the compound exceeds the minimum recommended depth. Does this sound like a good idea or should I just pack the whole joint with compound? Some pics attached. 2. Weatherpoint 365 seems to be a lot more expensive than other products. After 8 years, is there anything as good for less. It's lasted a long time and I like the consistency of it (it's quite gritty and the grey has nice colour contrast of light and dark particles) but I'm assuming more stuff has come onto the market since that may be as good/better. If it's the 'best' then I'll probably just suck it up and use it again, but would be good to get some thoughts giv en the area I'm working with. Thanks in advance -
Hi I have Fermacell lining my plant room and garage. We weren't able to get hold of the special glue used between the boards in time to use it for the initial installation, so left a gap with the intention of back-filling it with Fermacell Jointing Compound. This is a resin-based plaster filler that is, presumably, stronger than standard plasterboard fillers. I'm having a devil of a time getting hold of this stuff at the moment. I'm now at the point where I'm considering using a standard plasterboard filler. I appreciate that the strength won't be as high as with the correct stuff, but these aren't mission critical areas, so I doubt that'll be an issue. Any thoughts about whether there are any issues using plasterboard jointing compounds with Fermacell? Assuming not, any suggestions about which jointing compound (or other product) to use to minimise the chance of cracking? Thanks as always.