An excellent product. I would love to know why the black I bought was twice as expensive as the other colours. I have a huge patio so by the end of the job I was expert. The point being the instruction could and should have been better. 1. You need a soft brush. This is THE most important tool. There are many different techniques and I had to try them all. If your joints are nice and uniform and wide (in excess of 5mm) the compound will easily fall into the joint. The problem arises when the joints are less than 5mm. You then MUST tease and repeatedly brush the compound in. i tried with a big brush but it was not precise enough and left the compound just skating the surface. I got on my hands and knees and used a hand brush. 2. The second most important tool is water. and lots of it. The compound stains. All of them do and not just this product. It is the chemical that makes it set. At the beginning one does not clean up enough after each joint. You soon learn that after each paving stone you must then spray that stone and remove ALL compound from the surface. otherwise the compound stains the stone and leaves a grease-like mark. plus the compound will set and then you have to scrape it off grain by grain. half way through my job I realised this and you can tell on my patio where i realised the best technique because the finish is then superb. 3. The third most important tool is therefore a soft water spray gun. You have to get the pressure of water just right. too much and you will wash the grout out of the joint. too little and you will not budge the grout from the stone's surface. BEST ADVICE - the longer you spend washing the grains off the surface after each paving stone is done the more time you will save back end of the job when everything is dry and set.
the product lost a star because some of it had clumped meaning i had to use a hammer to break it up. this was a total nuisance and slowed me up massively. maybe 4 times longer?
1 year ago
Paolo
Type of purchase: DIY
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
4
0
2
Wish I gone for grout
Smelled for weeks. Still crumbling. Whole of the patio covered in tiny loose material
Cementone Pave Seal is a clear, low viscosity, solvent based acrylic solution that penetrates deeply into dry concrete, brick, porous tiles etc, it provides excellent resistance to dirt and water.
The Cementone fast drying water-seal is a durable, water-repellent solution for porous external walls and fascias. The waterseal from Cementone deposits a rainproof resin in the capabilities of the substrate which expands on reaction with residual moisture and almost completely reduces the rain penetration, whilst allowing the substrate to breathe. Comes with a 1-year guarantee.
EASYPrime is an easy to apply high strength bonding agent for use when laying natural stone and porcelain paving. EASYPrime ensures full and permanent contact is achieved with the aggregated mortar in the bedding layer.
Resiblock Superior is a solvented sealer used to bond jointing sand and seal the surface of block paving, whilst retaining its normal flexural properties. Available in a gloss wet look or natural matt finish.
Cementone Pave Seal is a clear, low viscosity, solvent based acrylic solution that penetrates deeply into dry concrete, brick, porous tiles etc, it provides excellent resistance to dirt and water.
The Cementone fast drying water-seal is a durable, water-repellent solution for porous external walls and fascias. The waterseal from Cementone deposits a rainproof resin in the capabilities of the substrate which expands on reaction with residual moisture and almost completely reduces the rain penetration, whilst allowing the substrate to breathe. Comes with a 1-year guarantee.
EASYPrime is an easy to apply high strength bonding agent for use when laying natural stone and porcelain paving. EASYPrime ensures full and permanent contact is achieved with the aggregated mortar in the bedding layer.
Resiblock Superior is a solvented sealer used to bond jointing sand and seal the surface of block paving, whilst retaining its normal flexural properties. Available in a gloss wet look or natural matt finish.