Pebble dashing

[Elite exteriors]

Hi there got a job coming up with extremely large pebbles to throw much larger than average probably 30mm just looking for any advice as this will be the first time I've thrown anything as large as this cheers

 

[BryanJ]

Larger chippings = thicker bed-coat.
30mm at least a 15mm bed-coat.
I would do a test section first.
30mm may have to put them on one at a time.
Anybody below will need a hard-hat.

 

[Monkey Boy]

put them on one at a time.

 

[Golem]

We did this a while back.got 10 local tear aways to stand back and sling shot them on.worked well

 

[Elite exteriors]

Larger chippings = thicker bed-coat.
30mm at least a 15mm bed-coat.
I would do a test section first.
30mm may have to put them on one at a time.
Anybody below will need a hard-hat.

Yeah definitely doing a test panel I'm thinking a stodgy dash coat too these pebbles are stupidly big but have to be used

 

[Cockney]

Wow. All that thickness and weight sounds like a recipe for a slumping disaster.

 

[Rigsby]

I did 20mm once and that was hard enough. I used a 6:1:1 mix and the sand was 4 parts sharp 2 parts soft as it needed to be fatty. Used Febmix too.

It sounds bizarre but as said above you might need to hand apply each stone.

i have seen cottages in Norfolk with what looks like 60mm pebbles, guess that was laid in place.

 

[Rossi46]

I did 20mm once and that was hard enough. I used a 6:1:1 mix and the sand was 4 parts sharp 2 parts soft as it needed to be fatty. Used Febmix too.

It sounds bizarre but as said above you might need to hand apply each stone.

i have seen cottages in Norfolk with what looks like 60mm pebbles, guess that was laid in place.

Hope you’re well John?

 

[liftdriver77]

Use a bigger shovel

 

[Rigsby]

Hope you’re well John?

Yes doing fine thanks.