Posted by Desireless on September 16, 2010, 10:49 am
I had some slabs from a friend, they are pretty solid - but
to continue the garden work I started buying the Peak Grey
slabs, which look great at first. Unfortunately I can't get them
clean from the rain, it seems hard-soaked into the slabs, despite
trying rather expensive cleaners. Have a sealer ready, which I
only learned off long after laying them, but is there any way
to get them back to good looking? Wish I'd chosen the more costly
slabs now, Peak Riven, I think they're called. Brownish.
Posted by Malcolm on September 16, 2010, 11:56 am
Desireless wrote:
> I had some slabs from a friend, they are pretty solid - but
> to continue the garden work I started buying the Peak Grey
> slabs, which look great at first. Unfortunately I can't get them
> clean from the rain, it seems hard-soaked into the slabs, despite
> trying rather expensive cleaners. Have a sealer ready, which I
> only learned off long after laying them, but is there any way
> to get them back to good looking? Wish I'd chosen the more costly
> slabs now, Peak Riven, I think they're called. Brownish.
>
>
Try posting in uk.d-i-y There is a wealth of expertise there. There is
also a website which I think is pavingexpert.co.uk which is a mine of
information
Malcolm
Posted by Desireless on September 16, 2010, 3:22 pm
> Desireless wrote:
>> I had some slabs from a friend, they are pretty solid - but
>> to continue the garden work I started buying the Peak Grey
>> slabs, which look great at first. Unfortunately I can't get them
>> clean from the rain, it seems hard-soaked into the slabs, despite
>> trying rather expensive cleaners. Have a sealer ready, which I
>> only learned off long after laying them, but is there any way
>> to get them back to good looking? Wish I'd chosen the more costly
>> slabs now, Peak Riven, I think they're called. Brownish.
> Try posting in uk.d-i-y There is a wealth of expertise there. There is also
a website which I
> think is pavingexpert.co.uk which is a mine of information
> Malcolm
I will do, thank you!
Posted by Bob Hobden on September 16, 2010, 12:03 pm
"Desireless" wrote ...
> I had some slabs from a friend, they are pretty solid - but
> to continue the garden work I started buying the Peak Grey
> slabs, which look great at first. Unfortunately I can't get them
> clean from the rain, it seems hard-soaked into the slabs, despite
> trying rather expensive cleaners. Have a sealer ready, which I
> only learned off long after laying them, but is there any way
> to get them back to good looking? Wish I'd chosen the more costly
> slabs now, Peak Riven, I think they're called. Brownish.
Confused! Are you saying that concrete has soaked into the slabs? If so I
don't know how you could salvage them. Or are you saying the rain has marked
them? If so take them back and complain, unfit for purpose.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK
Posted by Desireless on September 16, 2010, 3:23 pm
> "Desireless" wrote ...
>> I had some slabs from a friend, they are pretty solid - but
>> to continue the garden work I started buying the Peak Grey
>> slabs, which look great at first. Unfortunately I can't get them
>> clean from the rain, it seems hard-soaked into the slabs, despite
>> trying rather expensive cleaners. Have a sealer ready, which I
>> only learned off long after laying them, but is there any way
>> to get them back to good looking? Wish I'd chosen the more costly
>> slabs now, Peak Riven, I think they're called. Brownish.
> Confused! Are you saying that concrete has soaked into the slabs? If so I
don't know how you could
> salvage them. Or are you saying the rain has marked them? If so take them back
and complain, unfit
> for purpose.
Sorry, I should have made that clearer - there are dark marks
randomly over the slabs where the rain has got in.
Actually, I'll get a screenshot available at the weekend.
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> to continue the garden work I started buying the Peak Grey
> slabs, which look great at first. Unfortunately I can't get them
> clean from the rain, it seems hard-soaked into the slabs, despite
> trying rather expensive cleaners. Have a sealer ready, which I
> only learned off long after laying them, but is there any way
> to get them back to good looking? Wish I'd chosen the more costly
> slabs now, Peak Riven, I think they're called. Brownish.
>
>