Building and Construction - Flagstone Install on Concrete--How to Maintain Finished Height

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Flagstone Install on Concrete--How to Maintain Finished Height

3creeks@earthlink.net

2005-10-24, 11:21 am

In installing flags (1" to 1 1/2" thick) on a 20' x 30' concrete patio
slab(which already has (away-from-the-house) pitch; what is the best
way to maintain proper finished height of flags as they go down to keep
that pitch consistent?
A. String?
B. Set up side boards?
C. Use a scrap board ripped to the finished height depth as a guide?
D. None of the above.

Thanks

PipeDown

2005-10-24, 7:21 pm

The easiest would be a string but I would also use a 4 foot level across the
last rock to the next (if the pitch is not too steep). Anything that works
for you should be good enough. you can also use a longer straight board
across several rocks to maintain a flat contour. Side or guide boards seem
like a lot of extra effort and cost for something that is removed in the
end.

<3creeks@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> In installing flags (1" to 1 1/2" thick) on a 20' x 30' concrete patio
> slab(which already has (away-from-the-house) pitch; what is the best
> way to maintain proper finished height of flags as they go down to keep
> that pitch consistent?
> A. String?
> B. Set up side boards?
> C. Use a scrap board ripped to the finished height depth as a guide?
> D. None of the above.
>
> Thanks
>

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