mjncad
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Looking good JB4310.
Help with Patio Stone Lay out
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EddieWalker
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Very impressive. I like it allot!!!!!!!!!!
Eddie
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JB4310
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Thanks for the compliments everyone,
Only got a little done yesterday due to rain, wont get back to it till Monday since my helper is off for the weekend.
Wife's happy and I'm kinda surprised it's coming out decently, I struggled alot with leveling and laying out, now it's just follow the string between the 2 outer courses and level side to side.
The stones are all predetermined as far as size and location so there's no brain strain now
it's still a pain in the rear bedding them, some require laying down and lifting back up 6-8 times trying to get them right.
They are so big that they shouldn't move/settle much, the smallest stone in the picture is 18" x 24" the largest is 42" x 24"
JB.
Only got a little done yesterday due to rain, wont get back to it till Monday since my helper is off for the weekend.
Wife's happy and I'm kinda surprised it's coming out decently, I struggled alot with leveling and laying out, now it's just follow the string between the 2 outer courses and level side to side.
The stones are all predetermined as far as size and location so there's no brain strain now
it's still a pain in the rear bedding them, some require laying down and lifting back up 6-8 times trying to get them right.They are so big that they shouldn't move/settle much, the smallest stone in the picture is 18" x 24" the largest is 42" x 24"
JB.
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CurlyDave
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Looking good.
mudcat
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Jealous.
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JB4310
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Got a little more done today.
I've been calling this blue-stone, but I'm not sure if that isn't just a generic name for many types of stone?
One thing I didn't realize is the many colors in this stone, almost like the roof slate we work with, with the variegated and mottled colors. of course it's in laminated layers just like the roof slate, just not as hard and dense.
It's a nice surprise, when the stone was all piled up it just looked like a dirty gray, now with the rain and a little rinsing with the hose you can see the unique character of this stone.
JB.
I've been calling this blue-stone, but I'm not sure if that isn't just a generic name for many types of stone?
One thing I didn't realize is the many colors in this stone, almost like the roof slate we work with, with the variegated and mottled colors. of course it's in laminated layers just like the roof slate, just not as hard and dense.
It's a nice surprise, when the stone was all piled up it just looked like a dirty gray, now with the rain and a little rinsing with the hose you can see the unique character of this stone.
JB.
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riptides
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frwinks
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you're right, the patina is awesome and the size is perfect for an outside arrangement
and the size is perfect for an outside arrangement