I didn't quite write the first one up correctly. Which I know from the number of posts concerning how slippery wet granite and marble will be.
I've laid flagstone before. The challenge I have with laying (I keep getting more colors) Granite and Marble is that I'm going to have to lay it in small pieces to keep it from being trying to walk on wet ice. I think between the small pieces and raising the mortar a tad above the Granite and Marble should make it safe to walk on.
What I need to find out is if they make a really strong mortar to hold the pieces together that won't crack if I lay it on a bed of sugar sand. The Granite breaks with a nice rough edge, but the Marble breaks fairly clean. I'm going to have to see if a diamond blade in a grinder will rough it up enough to hold. If it won't then I'll just use all Granite.
I'm sure they must make a type of mortar that will hold these pieces together, but I'm having trouble finding it.
I've laid flagstone before. The challenge I have with laying (I keep getting more colors) Granite and Marble is that I'm going to have to lay it in small pieces to keep it from being trying to walk on wet ice. I think between the small pieces and raising the mortar a tad above the Granite and Marble should make it safe to walk on.
What I need to find out is if they make a really strong mortar to hold the pieces together that won't crack if I lay it on a bed of sugar sand. The Granite breaks with a nice rough edge, but the Marble breaks fairly clean. I'm going to have to see if a diamond blade in a grinder will rough it up enough to hold. If it won't then I'll just use all Granite.
I'm sure they must make a type of mortar that will hold these pieces together, but I'm having trouble finding it.