“FINE PORCELAIN POINTING –
EASY WITH VDW EPOXY PAVING GROUT”
Another great job by the real professionals at Arbour the product’s ease of slurry application onto the pre-
Design and Build, led by Richard Bickler and using wetted paving, also allows grouting and finishing to
GftK’s vdw 815 Paving Joint
continue in bad weather, even in
Mortar that is ideal for grouting
the pouring rain for that urgent
these top quality Emperor
opening ahead!
Limerick Porcelain slabs of larger
format paving (larger format
You actually can’t use too much
generally means the paving units
water in the grouting operation,
are larger than 400 x 400mm).
so the fickle British Weather does
not stop you finishing the job (and
In addition to its ease of
getting paid of course!), plus it is
application and high performance
the most durable and jet washing
and durability in service, this
resistant paving grout there is.
advanced material is specifically
Finally on this project the colour
designed for narrower joints
was very important as the owners
(down to 3mm) and bonds
wanted to see the paving rather
tenaciously to dense substrates
than the resin and it blended in
like this vitrified porcelain.
As with all of the range using
GftK’s Epoxy Bound technology,
“Fine Porcelain Pointing – Easy with vdw
Epoxy Paving Grout”
really well.
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STUNNING BURLINGTON SLATE
SETTS JOINTED WITH VDW 850
This driveway and terraces surrounding this stunning delays due to the cold, wet weather of the British
private residence in the Lake District were all designed Springtime (allegedly!).
and laid using Burlington Stone’s ‘Cumbrian Black’,
tumbled natural stone setts. The paving was all jointed
and pointed in a single operation using GftK’s vdw 850
The unique vdw 850 is easily ‘wet-slurry’ applied over
pre-dampened paving, where it self- compacts into the
paving joint mortar from NCC Streetscape. joints and then the surfaces are simply rinsed with
The GftK vdw 850 was selected because it is extremely not necessary to wait for a good weather forecast, or
durable and easily able to accommodate frequent traffic to allow areas to dry out before and after the pointing
over the driveway, including a high percentage of works, even in the rain. No additional compacting is
additional water and any residue brushed-off - It is
4X4’s and visiting delivery necessary and the job is
vehicles of up to 20 Tonnes, done – Clearly the best
plus it is fully resistant to pointing system for one
de-icing salts and freeze- of the best natural stone
thaw cycling in winter time. paving systems for heavier
duty applications on the
Also important for the
market today, with proven
contractor, in this exposed
long term performance and
location the jointing work
had to be completed quickly
and on schedule, without
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durability.
Exposed Burlington Slate Setts Jointed
with vdw 850
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