How to Lay Flagstone on Concrete for Home and Garden Show?

steven_ucf · Mar 16, 2011

Hi,

I am in a Home and Garden Show coming up and I am putting in a flagstone patio for a display. Does anybody have experience what is the best way to lay the flagstone down, so it is relatively level and doesn't rock? I was thinking possibly laying it on some Styrofoam or maybe carpet padding.

I know a lot of you guys have experience with this; could someone provide me with some suggestions on what they found works the best.

Thanks in Advance!

AztlanLC · Mar 16, 2011

I'm assuming your flag stones are uneven on thickness.
We did a small area once and we installed plywood down then geotextile, put 3/8 stone on top of that and then level each stone, put sand in joints.
We did all the cutting on our shop and numbered the stones prior to bring them to the show.
For the front we had a 4"thick x 10"depth x 7'wide blue stone piece

STL Ponds and Waterfalls · Mar 17, 2011

I would lay some geo fabric down and use sand to set the flag. Ask your supplier for some flagstone that is all the same thickness if possible.

steven_ucf · Mar 17, 2011

Using sand was my initial thought; I was trying to think of a less messy option. But maybe there isn't one.

eastcoastjessee · Mar 17, 2011

i've never done this but i'd think double or tripling up some 8 or 10 oz. nonwoven geotech would provide enough cushion. Or maybe some shag carpet.

AzLawnMan · Mar 17, 2011

How about sticking to something that doesnt require all that work. A buddy of mine was adiment about doing a home show and decided to do flagstone in front and pavers in back. Well what do you know, a lady walks over, trips and falls and slams her face on the flagstone, 3 broken teeth and a pretty lawsuit when she gets out of the hospital. She sued for around $48k and settled for $15k from the home show and got him for $22k, of which his insurance said his general liability did not cover because he did not build up to spec. Sold his truck and 2 trailers to cover the cost of her claim. Now, maybe he had bad luck, but I would'nt take the chance.

STL Ponds and Waterfalls · Mar 17, 2011

Damn sue happy people! I don't think 3 teeth cost $12,500 a piece.

AzLawnMan · Mar 17, 2011

STL Ponds and Waterfalls said:
Damn sue happy people! I don't think 3 teeth cost $12,500 a piece.

Hey you dont have to tell me, I know. I rear-ended a lady about a year ago, and it was just a minor hit, I clipped the left rear tail light while she was making a right hand turn. Anyways, insurance offered her $1,200.00 to fix her car, she declined and I later found out she went to the ER 5 times that night complaining of neck and back pain! Insurance declined and we went to a jury trial, all for a minor fender bender. Anyways, we won and paid $645.00 to repair her light, not really worth the trouble, but just like my attorney always tells me, "Anybody can sue anyone for anything." And then I reply, "thats why you are on retainer."

vtscaper · Mar 18, 2011

Just put some colorful tape on the transition or fabricate a threshhold out of framing lumber to people from losing any teeth...

MULCH is the best thing we have ever used for this. Just use it the same way you would use your bedding material in the real world then finish your joints with poly sand, stone dust whatever.. works awesome, and cleans up quick. way faster then sand just make sure its a well ground.

algreen · Mar 19, 2011

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algreen · Mar 19, 2011

I did a home and garden show in Del Mar Ca. laid out 800 sq ft of flag stone on one inch of bedding sand then grouted the joints with Gator Dust. We did not do any cutting, just fitted each stone as best we could. We installed the Gator Dust in the joints by pouring it into the joints rather than sweeping in because we didn't have the option of using a blower to remove the dust from the surface. To transition the step up we built a small wooden ramp. Turned out great, removal and clean up was no big deal. We sold the stones at a discount with the understanding that the buyer would help with the removal. Had about 10,000 people walk through, luckily no one sued.
vtscaper suggest using well ground mulch. I like the idea, does sound easier.
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SoDak · Mar 23, 2011

I got the most consistent flagstone I could then I simply laid it down and spread sand into the joints. I then lifted any low stones and leveled with sand and re-jointed with sand.

I placed items that I made in the display so that I could sell them. I more than paid for the space and expenses while gaining plenty of landscape leads.

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