Why Is My Patio Pointing Cracking at Robert Goldsmith blog

Why Is My Patio Pointing Cracking. Only noticed today as not been in garden. I have a large patio area the pointing keeps breaking. Why is my patio pointing cracking? It could be many things. I have had the pointing replaced a couple of time but each time it still cracks and comes. We warned the customer that we feel the reason for the pointing to crack is because the slabs are laid dry onto a sand. As most patio grouting and jointing is cement. This can make it vunerable over time to movement, cracking and degradation. It could be that the pointing isn’t pushed down far enough, or that your slabs are loose and therefore causing the pointing to move and crack. Patio slabs are laid sound, but the pointing (grouting?) is already flaking and breaking up. I have just pointed between my garden slabs and it has already cracked and loose after a week iused a mix of 3to 1 building sand. It could also be that the slabs have been laid dry onto a sand base, which allows water and frost to penetrate, expanding under the slabs and.

It could be that the pointing isn’t pushed down far enough, or that your slabs are loose and therefore causing the pointing to move and crack. Why is my patio pointing cracking? We warned the customer that we feel the reason for the pointing to crack is because the slabs are laid dry onto a sand. It could also be that the slabs have been laid dry onto a sand base, which allows water and frost to penetrate, expanding under the slabs and. As most patio grouting and jointing is cement. I have had the pointing replaced a couple of time but each time it still cracks and comes. Patio slabs are laid sound, but the pointing (grouting?) is already flaking and breaking up. I have just pointed between my garden slabs and it has already cracked and loose after a week iused a mix of 3to 1 building sand. It could be many things. Only noticed today as not been in garden.

How To Keep Concrete Patio From Cracking at Pamula Hill blog

Why Is My Patio Pointing Cracking I have just pointed between my garden slabs and it has already cracked and loose after a week iused a mix of 3to 1 building sand. I have had the pointing replaced a couple of time but each time it still cracks and comes. I have a large patio area the pointing keeps breaking. Only noticed today as not been in garden. We warned the customer that we feel the reason for the pointing to crack is because the slabs are laid dry onto a sand. It could be many things. It could also be that the slabs have been laid dry onto a sand base, which allows water and frost to penetrate, expanding under the slabs and. I have just pointed between my garden slabs and it has already cracked and loose after a week iused a mix of 3to 1 building sand. Why is my patio pointing cracking? Patio slabs are laid sound, but the pointing (grouting?) is already flaking and breaking up. As most patio grouting and jointing is cement. It could be that the pointing isn’t pushed down far enough, or that your slabs are loose and therefore causing the pointing to move and crack. This can make it vunerable over time to movement, cracking and degradation.