Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Tips/ guide to laying brick edging 3Jul 22, 2018 7:13 am arcadelt Your proposed method will work, but without steel reinforcing the mortar bed will eventually crack and the pavers will move. I’m really interested in this topic as I’m wanting to do the same. So what steel would you recommend to use and do you put that down first then the mortar on top. I was thinking of pea gravel first then mortar but I’m concerned with movement too Re: Tips/ guide to laying brick edging 4Jul 22, 2018 7:26 pm trimum So what steel would you recommend to use and do you put that down first then the mortar on top. I was thinking of pea gravel first then mortar but I’m concerned with movement too You would be laying down a reinforced concrete footing, so you add reinforcing steel in a similar way you would for a slab. Just be careful with building stability during construction, that is when the structure may be weakened, refer to your engineering drawings for stability methodology. 1 7205 I'm about to put down some Merbau. Is it necessary to oil underneath the boards before laying? 0 1921 Hey There. No problems re jumping in. My original question was "should I have waterproofed" the concrete slab before putting batons down. We have been told we should… 7 4321 |