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Stevie5tapes



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Patio paving stone

I'm looking at relaying my patio. I looked into decking but have ruled that out. Has anyone any experience of natural stone paving? A fella in the pub said it could be slippy? I'm looking at indian sandstone flags which will cost a small fortune but I don't want to buy something that when wet i'll slip over on!

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decking can be green and slippy, indian stone is varied often with a roughish riven surface, mine is black limestone and doesn't seem very slippy. the old patio was quite slippy as tony found out during a forum meet, that was green moss on slabs made from a grey slate ex farmhouse roof.
seal it with a stone sealant to minimise green moss/algea growth.


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Cheers CG, the stuff we've seen has a riven finish to it, sounds like it will be ok. I asked the wife about your grey slate but she wants a different colour, sorry. Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
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Costco sell a path cleaner, 'clean and clear' iirc you dilute spray the patio and when it rains it reacts and the patios gets cleaner and cleaner

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Cheers I look into it Thumbs Up Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
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Nearly got it's name right Embarassed

Wet and forget
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Many many years ago I bought ex council footpath slabs and broke them up for crazy paving. Lot cheaper than any other way of doing the job and non sippery as well Ex 2010 Freelander2 GS-e Diesel manual Silver owner

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for a ride out try prices paving at snape, bedale, or Boroughbridge brick and tile both have a good selection laid on the floors not just in packing crates.
inside the conservatory we are having peacock slate,grey with zany oilslick colours. these are in the shed already washed and stone sealed pre-laying.

conservatory should be started Monday, the roof is here having been painted and the roof glass is in the garage

latest pic, I was sat staring at my crops willing them to be ready this evening

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I might just take a trip CG, I've two weeks off work soon. I've seen a company in Bedale plus one very close to me in Bradford. Might just be worth a trip out. Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
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chicken george wrote:
latest pic, I was sat staring at my crops willing them to be ready this evening


It must be grim up north, they have been harvesting around here for a while now - barley, oats, rape.

We have Indian sandstone around the house. The only place it gets slippy is on the north side in the winter. A dose of an algaecide like "wet & forget" should cure that though. Never pressure wash them as my neighbour does or you can break up the surface. GONE - '07 TD4 GS manual Zermatt Silver
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Bradstone do a nice selection, but you do pay for the name

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Indian stone/slate is very varied there is a myriad of choices sandstone slate limestone all in a bewildering assortment of colours and hues sometimes even in the same batch. I had to send 1/4 of my slate back as it didnt even look remotely like the rest. Rolling Eyes


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Great improvement Thumbs Up for this years BBQ Whistle

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Had Indian sandstone laid a few years back & very happy with it - especially with the presence of fossilised plants.
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Have indian sanstone too - laid a couple of years back..has gone green in shaded areas but isn't slippy

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