Granite cobblestones border in place on a haunch of 4:1 mix
Tumbled brown granite cobblestones
Approx 200mm x100mm x 60-80mm deep
Working to a mark and string line
Challenging as the cobbles are non-uniform
Using a make shift jig with 9” blocks to form a 16cm channel to pack the semi dry mix for bedding.
Grout gap is 3.5cm as cladding is 3cm thick
Dipping the cobbles in a slurry and bedding with a Thor 3.5kg split head hammer
27*C working under a canopy to keep the sun from drying the concrete bed and haunching too fast
With the faithful cement mixer
3.5m done this afternoon the heat slowed me down. 11m more of border to do, but will be much quicker. Will grout with Flow Point and then granite cladding for the small retaining wall with a granite capping…
Approx 200mm x100mm x 60-80mm deep
Working to a mark and string line
Challenging as the cobbles are non-uniform
Using a make shift jig with 9” blocks to form a 16cm channel to pack the semi dry mix for bedding.
Grout gap is 3.5cm as cladding is 3cm thick
Dipping the cobbles in a slurry and bedding with a Thor 3.5kg split head hammer
27*C working under a canopy to keep the sun from drying the concrete bed and haunching too fast
With the faithful cement mixer
3.5m done this afternoon the heat slowed me down. 11m more of border to do, but will be much quicker. Will grout with Flow Point and then granite cladding for the small retaining wall with a granite capping…



