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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: giftedk on February 22, 2007, 07:16:42 pm

Title: repointing
Post by: giftedk on February 22, 2007, 07:16:42 pm: just did my first drive and patio clean, they came up well but a lot of concrete came out. What do i use and how is best way
to regrout the paving slabs . ?
Title: Re: repointing
Post by: Jake on February 22, 2007, 08:48:14 pm: Assuming the customer won't mind a possible change in colour, use a mix of 5 sand and 1 cement, don't mix it too wet! 'push' it into the joints with a trowel, compact it well in, finish it off by 'rubbing' mix into joint with a pointing iron or the back of the trowel, and, using a soft brush, sweep away excess mortar mix. Hope this helps.
Title: Re: repointing
Post by: Stevie G on February 22, 2007, 08:54:42 pm: what tools did you use?
Title: Re: repointing
Post by: giftedk on February 22, 2007, 09:52:47 pm: Quote from: Cleanintime.co.uk on February 22, 2007, 08:54:42 pm
what tools did you use?
lol im new to this. Think its called a whurler, then a jet wash.
Title: Re: repointing
Post by: drivewasher on February 22, 2007, 11:39:43 pm: Quote from: Cleanintime.co.uk on February 22, 2007, 08:54:42 pm
what tools did you use?

I think he ment tools as in pointing trowel or brush etc.

As jake says use sand/cem mix but this weather you won't need ANY water just brush it in when surface is DRY the residual moisture attracted out of base material will soak into dry mix and set in in a couple of days.
A selection of trowels, brush handles, copper tube etc can be used to compress the dry mix down to a nice finish let nature do the rest