Angry Ram Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Need some help.. I have approx 120 sq Mtrs of slate gray patio slabs in the garden.. They look great when they are wet but crap when they are dry. Is there anything out there that will darken them to almost black? The garden is south facing and anything we have put on them just gets burnt away In a couple of months.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 11 minutes ago, Angry Ram said: Need some help.. I have approx 120 sq Mtrs of slate gray patio slabs in the garden.. They look great when they are wet but crap when they are dry. Is there anything out there that will darken them to almost black? The garden is south facing and anything we have put on them just gets burnt away In a couple of months.. Lots of water should do the trick, keep em moist. Don’t forget to click like to say thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 1 hour ago, David said: Lots of water should do the trick, keep em moist. Don’t forget to click like to say thanks. This is the South...It’s warm down here. Hose pipe bans every year.. It’s tough believe me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Buy some black ones? 1 hour ago, Angry Ram said: This is the South...It’s warm down here. Hose pipe bans every year.. It’s tough believe me.. You’re in the south = you’re rich ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Angry Ram said: Need some help.. I have approx 120 sq Mtrs of slate gray patio slabs in the garden.. They look great when they are wet but crap when they are dry. Is there anything out there that will darken them to almost black? The garden is south facing and anything we have put on them just gets burnt away In a couple of months.. You could try this, it's what a landscaper recommended to us when we had ours done last summer. https://www.tufftrade.co.uk/product/weiss-ft-plus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 15 minutes ago, reveldevil said: You could try this, it's what a landscaper recommended to us when we had ours done last summer. https://www.tufftrade.co.uk/product/weiss-ft-plus/ Thanks mate.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 1 hour ago, reveldevil said: You could try this, it's what a landscaper recommended to us when we had ours done last summer. https://www.tufftrade.co.uk/product/weiss-ft-plus/ Read the bumph, if it’s applied on any damp surface it will cause effervescence. Might look like a winter scene in the middle of summer. exercise caution, don’t get angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 39 minutes ago, Boycie said: Read the bumph, if it’s applied on any damp surface it will cause effervescence. Might look like a winter scene in the middle of summer. exercise caution, don’t get angry. Yes I read all that. You just need to know what the flagstones are laid on, don't use if not sure. Ours was new, but it never stayed dry enough to apply it, so I didn't bother. Will get around to it someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 2 hours ago, reveldevil said: You could try this, it's what a landscaper recommended to us when we had ours done last summer. https://www.tufftrade.co.uk/product/weiss-ft-plus/ Do a test patch first. We where recommended this https://www.diy.com/departments/thompson-s-paving-seal-5000-ml/35689_BQ.prd?utm_source=google_cpc&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=PX_GSC_Surfaces_+_Generic&ppc_type=shopping&ds_kids=92700029904929755&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7q7dioL02gIVi7TtCh1RQwo1EAQYAiABEgKu-PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CMrQlZGC9NoCFcynUQod9_EGUA However after a bit of research, we opted not too, because more seemed to be able to go wrong than right, plus ours is only 3 years down, so not looking too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, McRamFan said: Do a test patch first. We where recommended this https://www.diy.com/departments/thompson-s-paving-seal-5000-ml/35689_BQ.prd?utm_source=google_cpc&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=PX_GSC_Surfaces_+_Generic&ppc_type=shopping&ds_kids=92700029904929755&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7q7dioL02gIVi7TtCh1RQwo1EAQYAiABEgKu-PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CMrQlZGC9NoCFcynUQod9_EGUA However after a bit of research, we opted not too, because more seemed to be able to go wrong than right, plus ours is only 3 years down, so not looking too bad. There's loads of stuff to suit. We went for black limestone flags, which are notoriously bleachy, but so far they've been ok, do intend to treat them before summers out though. Probably helps they get little direct sunlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 1 minute ago, reveldevil said: There's loads of stuff to suit. We went for black limestone flags, which are notoriously bleachy, but so far they've been ok, do intend to treat them before summers out though. Probably helps they get little direct sunlight. Ours are in the south facing part of the garden, have absolutly no shade, so get a right battering for two days of summer the UK gets allocated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 1 hour ago, reveldevil said: Yes I read all that. You just need to know what the flagstones are laid on, don't use if not sure. Ours was new, but it never stayed dry enough to apply it, so I didn't bother. Will get around to it someday. I was thinking more of Angry Ram, his loose slate clippings init. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, Boycie said: I was thinking more of Angry Ram, his loose slate clippings init. Slate slabs, not slate chippings. Surprised he didn't call them flagstones though, sound much posher than slabs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 1 minute ago, reveldevil said: Slate slabs, not slate chippings. Surprised he didn't call them flagstones though, sound much posher than slabs! I knew that. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 120 square meters in London sounds posh enough, you could get 5 apartments on that and a shop down there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 1 minute ago, David said: 120 square meters in London sounds posh enough, you could get 5 apartments on that and a shop down there I thought only Roman Abramovic could afford a house with a 120m sq patio in London! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I bet some poor buggers missing 120 sq mtrs anorl. You know what these cockaney wide boys are like. Cor blimey govner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 3 hours ago, David said: 120 square meters in London sounds posh enough, you could get 5 apartments on that and a shop down there Thinking of building maisonettes on it to be fair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Just now, Angry Ram said: Thinking of building maisonettes on it to be fair... Do I get any commission for the idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 I am looking at over a grand just for the bledin stuff... Might have to take a trip up norf and nick some... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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