In the process of finishing off my house.

Would appreciate some comments if I should go sand wash or tiles for the 1 meter roof covered area around the house walk area. Already had cpac concrete laid. Price seems about the same.

I have been looking at sand wash and tiles.

I have been looking at sand wash and tiles.

Yup, use a combination of sand wash and tiles. Sand wash by itself is difficult to maintain as it is porous. Tiles by themselves are too slippery and unsafe for an external walkway.

I would use 4 pieces of 20x20cm tiles laid with 25mm gaps that is filled by sand wash. The balance 62.5mm on both sides are also finished with sand wash, including a 15cm high skirting at the wall.

I have around 300 square meters of tile all around the house including the drive and car port. The nice thing about it is that you can easily choose a pattern and color.

Sandwash is also very good but you are stuck with just a few colors that the oxide comes in.

Sandwash is absolutly none slip but requires a fair chunk of cement under it stop it lifting and cracking.

Some tiles can be slippy when wet but are so easy to clean and do not get black or green.

Use cement mortar as grout between the tiles but make sure you use an anti fungicide ad mixture mixed in with the mortar so you will not get black fungus between your new tiles.

Why not consider Stamped Concrete. It is very beautiful when layed and comes in many shapes and colours. It is best sealed with polyurethane.

http://www.2000-supply.com/Stam.jpg

We decided on sandwash-125sq metres in all.We found the labour quotes quite expensive-up to 450B sq metre.We eventually found and agreed on a price of 200B sq metre.

The next step was deciding on the size and colour of the stone to be used.We visited a local riverside quarry,and found the stones came in several sizes(-2 up being the smallest size).

The colour we choose was a white and light grey stone/pebble rather than the traditional beige/brown colour.

The cost was two(Q)@5000B.

The end finish will be alot lighter,than the picture shown.

Out of curiosity, do you do anything with the edges of the path when sandwashed or do you just bring soil/grass up to it?

Out of curiosity, do you do anything with the edges of the path when sandwashed or do you just bring soil/grass up to it?

Nothing needs to be done with the edges, it's pretty strong stuff, it won't break if it's put down correctly. But do make sure you do all your sand washing before you lay any grass because the acid used in the final wash to bring out the color will kill the grass.

Had to return to the stone people today(run out of stones!).

The price of the stones was a 10 kilo bucket load at 2baht.

We purchased a 100 buckets at 2000baht.

Here are a few pics!

Does this stuff have a coat of clear sealant on top when finished?