Soldato
I've lifted a patio slab that was rocking when stepped on and also had some broken pointing.
There's loose sand underneath which I've piled to one side and it was covering a bit of a cavity. I'm wondering whether to pat the sand back down and just put some large blobs of sand and cement mix in each corner?
Do I need sharp sand, building sand, or some other type of sand, and would you recommend mixing 4 parts sand to 1 part cement? That's what I've been seeing on YouTube videos. And 3 to 1 for mortar joints? I also want to fill a small hole in my front wall.next to the window frame.
How much sand and cement do you think I should buy? I'm going to go to builders depot they're normally pretty inexpensive.
I'll need a bucket. And I'll need a trowel but I don't know what size. And should I use a piece of old hose to smooth out new pointing or just fill the gaps around the slab and brush away excess?
There's loose sand underneath which I've piled to one side and it was covering a bit of a cavity. I'm wondering whether to pat the sand back down and just put some large blobs of sand and cement mix in each corner?
Do I need sharp sand, building sand, or some other type of sand, and would you recommend mixing 4 parts sand to 1 part cement? That's what I've been seeing on YouTube videos. And 3 to 1 for mortar joints? I also want to fill a small hole in my front wall.next to the window frame.
How much sand and cement do you think I should buy? I'm going to go to builders depot they're normally pretty inexpensive.
I'll need a bucket. And I'll need a trowel but I don't know what size. And should I use a piece of old hose to smooth out new pointing or just fill the gaps around the slab and brush away excess?
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