Lay 2 3 sharp sand over the base and vibrate down this should be your basic level minus the thickness of setts and cement along the first line lay 3 or 4 if you want to drive over the pavement of 6.
Laying granite setts.
Laying course materials selection the setts should be supported on a full wet workable mix mortar bed 1.
Add a mortar base layer of 3 1 sand to cement between 15 30mm.
Bed the granite setts down firmly as required with a suitable hammer such as a walling hammer or a rubber mallet.
The most common layout would be a coursed layout.
However some adjustment may be necessary to ensure that the units are fully supported and do not rock or move.
The setts need to be set into the bedding layer by hand.
This page examines the methods of constructing rigid pavements using setts small blocks of dressed stone with usually six identifiable faces.
Cement then combine additives plasticiser and water proofer.
Laying setts the setts need to be set into the bedding layer by hand.
Lay cropped granite setts in the bed 8 15mm apart.
Rigid pavements have bound bedding usually cement based and similar jointing to create a fully rigid or solid surface on completion.
Lay a minimum of 150mm sub base in two layers of 75mm thick thoroughly compact each layer with a plate vibrator.
How to lay natural granite stone cobbles in sand.
The mortar bedding should be laid to give a thickness between 15mm and 30mm.
Care should be taken to maintain the correct falls and or cambers.
Laying setts rigid construction.
1 dust to 8mm gravel.
Much of the granite seen as setts and kerbs in liverpool and south lancashire orginally came from the wicklow mountains 120 miles across the sea in ireland.
When dry fill the joints with a workable mortar using a pointing trowel.
Lay the setts on a mortar base up to 30 mm thick three parts sharp sand to one part cement.
Position the granite setts a finger width apart or as required.
Care should be taken to maintain the correct falls and or cambers.
Fill in the joints with 4 1 sand to cement mix and leave to set.
Whether using a dry sand or a wet mortar mix the setts need positioning and individually setting to the required final level.