Position the granite setts a finger width apart or as required.
Laying granite setts edging.
When dry fill the joints with a workable mortar using a pointing trowel.
Bed the granite setts down firmly as required with a suitable hammer such as a walling hammer or a rubber mallet.
This has the effect of creating running joints that are not precise.
Lay the setts on a mortar base up to 30 mm thick three parts sharp sand to one part cement.
Whether using a dry sand or a wet mortar mix the setts need positioning and individually setting to the required final level.
Laying setts the setts need to be set into the bedding layer by hand.
Setts are traditionally laid with one edge just touching the string line.