Porcelain Slabs

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I was asked to fix a small wall today. Its about 2' tall and topped with cut down Porcelain slabs. They have a hangover of about an ich each side and have all came loose with folk sitting on them or stepping on the wall to get to the higher section of the garden. Even the large dog jumps up on them. Can i use a silicon to stick them back down with? Was thinking of something like Sikaflex as it will keep an element of flex about it what may make it last longer.

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Q1? Why do they have such a large overhang? That's going to add leverage if people sit/stand on the edges.
Q2? What's the underside of the slabs like? Is there anything to key onto?

(I have a similar problem with some steps. I'm seriously considering drilling and screwing as a solution! :) ).
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Count Steer wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:51 pm Q1? Why do they have such a large overhang? That's going to add leverage if people sit/stand on the edges.
Q2? What's the underside of the slabs like? Is there anything to key onto?

(I have a similar problem with some steps. I'm seriously considering drilling and screwing as a solution! :) ).
Cowboy landscaper did the overhang. I would cut it off but only have a small disk for the grinder. Plus i have seen drunks walk straighter than my cutting. Even the steps going into the two patio doors have the overhang. I put facings on under them what reduces the overhand by a good1.5cm. The underside is a crisscross pattern what may be about 2mm deep.
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I thought this thread was going to be about early GSXRs
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2024 10:16 pm I thought this thread was going to be about early GSXRs
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Count Steer wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:51 pm
(I have a similar problem with some steps. I'm seriously considering drilling and screwing as a solution! :) ).
Install a Stannah for up and a slide for down :)
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Felix wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2024 10:07 pm
Count Steer wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:51 pm Q1? Why do they have such a large overhang? That's going to add leverage if people sit/stand on the edges.
Q2? What's the underside of the slabs like? Is there anything to key onto?

(I have a similar problem with some steps. I'm seriously considering drilling and screwing as a solution! :) ).
Cowboy landscaper did the overhang. I would cut it off but only have a small disk for the grinder. Plus i have seen drunks walk straighter than my cutting. Even the steps going into the two patio doors have the overhang. I put facings on under them what reduces the overhand by a good1.5cm. The underside is a crisscross pattern what may be about 2mm deep.
Hmmm. Tricky. I'd be tempted to try bathroom tile cement (or floor tile) and grout but I've no idea how it'll be with the temperature range - full sun to sub-zero. (Although the floor tiles in our conservatory seem to stay stuck down).
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I've seen CT1 recommended and used for this by people who think these things through

It's very popular, you could say it has a lot of adherents.
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cheb wrote: Sat Jul 13, 2024 9:10 am I've seen CT1 recommended and used for this by people who think these things through
Yeah but they sound like right nerds.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Jul 13, 2024 10:22 am
cheb wrote: Sat Jul 13, 2024 9:10 am I've seen CT1 recommended and used for this by people who think these things through
Yeah but they sound like right nerds.
But probably better than 'Never let barely good enough be the enemy of that'll do.'
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Forgot to say. CT1 has done the job and last checked last Friday and all wall tops are still sitting solid. Some folk have still use the wall as a seat regardless of the sign saying not to but yeah, still stuck solid :thumbup:
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That sounds like a challenge!
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Ct1 makes sikaflex look like sellotape...
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Taipan wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 4:01 pm Ct1 makes sikaflex look like sellotape...
Sikaflex was recommended to me to reseal the roof joints on a van what did the job well. However since doing this job with the CT1 it will be the tool of choice from now on :thumbup:
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