I am hoping to make a new path up to our house and include some stepping stones in it with mosaic designs which will be frost proof and weather proof. I suppose I need to create the stepping stones and then place them into the path, but am looking for tips on the whole process as I have not tried anything like this before (other than a small mosaic tile kit). Can anybody advise as to materials, do's and don'ts...?
You can set any stones in a mortar bed you want.
I would think to star by laying a concrete substrate first with reinforcing mesh, so nothing shifts and cracks.
After that, strong mortar - use white cement and washed sand for a whitish appearance - and stick in whatever it is you want.
I believe that mosaics are then ground and polished from the top, but I don't know if that is just a vague recollection.
Sounds like a lot of fun really..
that would get you terrazzo. Pretty, but more work.
NT
Ah. more to this coloured stone chip lark than meets the eye.
I imagine the Romans used very basic methods and many of their constructions remain today.
My parents-in-law were curators of a Roman villa that was uncovered in S. England mid 20C. Think simple and think good quality. That is what makes a project.
N.
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