As Norris explains: “Lay down bedding mortar (five parts of sand, to one part cement) onto the hardcore, keeping the base completely flat and level, before adding in your slabs.” ...

Laying a patio is a big undertaking, and the first tip here is probably to get a professional in to do it for you.

LOCKDOWN has lured many Brits into their gardens in recent weeks, and many of us have been on a quest for home improvement. Here's a beginner's guide on how to lay a patio.

Laying a patio is a big undertaking, and the first tip here is probably to get a professional in to do it for you.

A track slab manufacturing factory has been established to support the India's first bullet train projects. The factory is designed to produce high capacity ballastless track slabs using advanced ...

I would mortar the brick or the stone to the concrete slab with regular mortar made from medium sand and Portland cement. The mortar bed was usually only a half-inch thick.

DMIC Holdings-led Concreat Holdings Philippines, formerly Cemex, on Friday announced it has begun full operations of the new production line at is Solid Cement Plant in Antipolo City last month.

The Gage System is a method of constructing a brick (or block) wall using a device that deposits mortar along edges of bricks and a set of removable alignment guides/inserts to enable increased ...

You can set them in sand or in a sand and Portland cement mix, or you can mortar them directly to a concrete slab. My paver walkways and patios are all mortared to steel-reinforced concrete slabs.

In a satisfyingly good video, a bricklayer used a nifty domino method to make dozens of stone slabs fall into place at once.

A number of grave slabs from England's oldest known shipwreck have been recovered by maritime archaeologists. The remains of the 13th Century Mortar Wreck were discovered in Poole Bay, off Dorset ...

Suitable footwear (steel toe caps recommended) and gloves should be worn when handling slabs, sand, gravel or cement, and dust masks, safety goggles and protective gloves will come in handy when ...