Lay 2 3 sharp sand over the base and vibrate down this should be your basic level minus the thickness of setts and cement along the first line lay 3 or 4 if you want to drive over the pavement of 6.
Laying granite setts.
How to lay natural granite stone cobbles in sand.
The most common layout would be a coursed layout.
Cement then combine additives plasticiser and water proofer.
Laying course materials selection the setts should be supported on a full wet workable mix mortar bed 1.
Whether using a dry sand or a wet mortar mix the setts need positioning and individually setting to the required final level.
Be a stunning work turns out to be a bit of a mess because the laying operatives don t have sufficient experience in laying setts and this is compounded by a designer or project manager.
Care should be taken to maintain the correct falls and or cambers.
Lay the setts on a mortar base up to 30 mm thick three parts sharp sand to one part cement.
The mortar bedding should be laid to give a thickness between 15mm and 30mm.
Care should be taken to maintain the correct falls and or cambers.
When dry fill the joints with a workable mortar using a pointing trowel.
Position the granite setts a finger width apart or as required.
1 dust to 8mm gravel.
Laying setts the setts need to be set into the bedding layer by hand.
The setts need to be set into the bedding layer by hand.
Whether using a dry sand or a wet mortar mix the setts need positioning and individually setting to the required final level.
Rigid pavements have bound bedding usually cement based and similar jointing to create a fully rigid or solid surface on completion.
Laying setts rigid construction.
Much of the granite seen as setts and kerbs in liverpool and south lancashire orginally came from the wicklow mountains 120 miles across the sea in ireland.
Add a mortar base layer of 3 1 sand to cement between 15 30mm.
Fill in the joints with 4 1 sand to cement mix and leave to set.
Lay a minimum of 150mm sub base in two layers of 75mm thick thoroughly compact each layer with a plate vibrator.
This page examines the methods of constructing rigid pavements using setts small blocks of dressed stone with usually six identifiable faces.
However some adjustment may be necessary to ensure that the units are fully supported and do not rock or move.