How to clean & repoint a patio

[@davecleggett9371]

Well, I started watching, thinking to myself "Oh no, not another patio cleaning shambles, I know how to use a Karcher!" And then the magic happened. Just goes to show what a difference sheer effort and skill can make to a finished job. Justin, you convinced me mate, that was definitely NOT a patio cleaning shambles - more a work of art mate. What a difference!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Dave its all about how much time and effort you put in to things. Tha ks for the comments appreciate it 👍

[@johnbuist5289]

Another top upload by Justin amazing transformation showing us the exact stages of cleaning a repointing using flo- point top workmanship a great finish on the path and Bricks thanks Justin and the boys for the upload 👏

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

A pleasure cheers John 👍

[@Just-SomeGuy]

Outstanding result, it looks like it’s been freshly laid!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks very much 👍

[@mits7216]

Great job my friend. Such dedication and application to the job👏

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Appreciate it thank you 💯

[@grumpyspark2549]

Looks good Justin. you must be pleased to come back to an old job and see it still structurally sound. Shows what a good job you did in the first place

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Always good to see work that lasts 👌

[@samuelmoore657]

that is bloody awesome!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thankyou Sam appreciated

[@jamieway5379]

Excellent job mate love the colours when they’re wet 👌

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mariasunich7360]

WOW, that’s incredible work! Truly fabulous. It looks brand new. Thanks for the video 😊

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks Maria 👍👊

[@robertmorris5214]

Fantastic job

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Cheers rob

[@martintaylor7049]

That’s unbelievable pal what a great job.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Martin appreciate that

[@banjomir519]

Amazing job, it looks brand new!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thankyou

[@gavinparry5426]

Great job guys!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks gav

[@Jim_Newlands]

Wowsers! What an incredible transformation. 👏

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Turned out nice for us thanks Jim 👍

[@ceriadam-lewis6802]

Superb video and well explained too. What a transformation 👌

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Ta v much

[@iant7964]

Absolutely fantastic job guy's, hard work and skill always pays off, I am sure she was over the moon.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Yes she was very happy thanks ian appreciate the comment 👍

[@stuglover1526]

Lovely job Justin 👏🏻

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks Stu

[@hoppy0019]

Enjoyed watching that 🙂 Great job

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Appreciate it thankyou 👍🙌

[@patriciaobrien3134]

Thank you Justin for your heartfelt wishes if you had done my job it would be perfect I wish you continued success in your work have a lovely weekend greetings from Dublin Patricia 🇮🇪,❤️❤️

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Or Patricia that's very kind of you to say that .Same to you . Justin 👍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪

[@thomascoogan3684]

A job well done. Greetings from Belfast.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@thomascoogan3684 Thanks very much appreciated 🍻👍

[@Yiddo67]

Top job Justin 👏

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thankyou 👌

[@markrobinson1458]

Good as new, great results 👍

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks mark

[@LewisgardenservicesLtd]

Looks brilliant 👌

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks Nathan

[@peterhynes3251]

Nice job Justin - I have never seen the flow-point stuff being used - was amazed you could hit it with a karcher and not flush it back out of the joints. I learned something very useful from that as I am about to restore some indian stone at my own property. Please keep the videos coming. Your relaxed, friendly and common sense style of presenting is perfect for me!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Appreciate the comments peter 👍

[@Doug....]

Looks very nice Justin 👍😁

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Nice one daug

[@kazboo542]

I am going to try this.same as my sand stone.to .

[@christianjones1717]

First class as always 👌

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Appreciate it 👍

[@blastfromthepastism]

Wow what an amazing transformation 👌 Thanks for making and sharing and please keep them coming 👍 Your videos are always great to watch 😊

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Appreciate you Mark thanks

[@craigmartin7504]

Great work lads , that flowpoint is good stuff but frightening at times lol 😂😳

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Spot on with that

[@roybatty2030]

Nice original installation and nice maintenance job, looks great after 15y.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks very much

[@charlesdouglas2877]

What a brilliant job - Well done boys.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks Charles appreciate it 👍🙌

[@patriciaobrien3134]

Looks fantastic I paid good money to get my two gardens done which wasn't done properly weeds everywhere keep coming back, not good slabs but it not even that, it's the weeds and the colour they have gone.you done a fantastic job, mind probably need cement in-between them to keep the weeds away.im.from Dublin , I wish the person who did my job was interested in doing my job properly in the first place 3,500 for the back 3000 for the front, cowboy certainly came to my home.thanknyou for sharing greetings from Dublin Patricia 🇮🇪

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Hi Patricia Appreciate the comment and im sorry to here your work didn't work out the way you wanted Justin 👍

[@markbriers4302]

Awesome transformation guys !

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks so much!

[@dannyhogi4953]

Great job boys looks miles better

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Took a lot of work Danny but 👍 Thanks

[@dannyhogi4953]

@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping looks it mate just shows you what time and effort can do mate have a good week boys

[@CommonSenseIsAVirtue]

Wow!!! Great job!👍 I wish you were in Florida. Love it.❤

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

I wish i was in florida aswell rains so mucb here its depressing 🤣🤣👍💕

[@jackiem7536]

Fantastic and inspiring. Thank you so much. 😊

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Appreciate it thanks Jackie

[@chrisbradly4723]

That is a really nice job. A very BIG well done!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Appreciate it thanks Chris 👍

[@mrgerrytube]

Nice job 👍

[@dsslimone]

I thought it was a different patio when I saw the comparison at the start. Cracking job. 😊

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Appreciate that thankyou 👍💯

[@HellCatt0770]

Looks brand new!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thankyou 👍

[@jb-sz2kw]

Wow, that was amazing...what a result 🤩

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks jb appreciate it 👍

[@neilsmart78]

Nice one Justin 👌🏻

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thankyou

[@johnward182]

Hi Justine Lovely job mate ❤ and the labour involved to do it right pal , not a cheap job , we keep getting undercut by people who don’t do it right ( leaflet brigade ) , so given up quoting now mate lovely stuff pal ❤ have a great week # flowpoint , nice stuff but nightmare lol , great idea with that dwarf wall pal , genius you are pal ❤

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks John mate hope your doing alright . People seem to be going for the cheaper trades people option with us aswell . Very frustrating when all we care about is doing a really good job but that extra detail thought and attention costs .You get what you pay for with us and if people want cheap let em carry on . Difficult times followed by what thats the big question. Not a lot of confidence to spend money out there at the moment. 43% materials have gone up on average since 2021 .Its difficult now to win work as its difficult for people to afford the work its natural for people to look at cheaper options. For us we set out who we are we have an identity of a trusted company that do top work and that cant change John. Good luck pal speak again soon mate for a catch up . Justin 👍

[@fritzdrybeam]

You think this is good?

[@RichardDowd]

Looks like new 💪

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Nice one rich 👌

[@scoobysal]

Need to do this on block paving

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

My latest video is this 👌

[@Gino20202]

Beautiful work.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks gino 👍

[@amberklein1560]

Wow!

[@davidtjac]

Had my patio repointed three times in six years, now needs doing again as they used the expensive Sika fastfix (over 150 sq m) which is useless and not able to sustain jetwashing!! I appreciate your attitude and hard work to get best results.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks David yes unfortunately the sika stuff is useless in my opinion. These companies sell products saying its this and that and its not fit for the intended purpose. The contracter uses it because they believe its good but it falls short .👍

[@robertmcgee5003]

Great video

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks Robert 👍

[@northjerseykevin409]

Well done

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks a lot 👍

[@a-g3003]

Looks amazing mate

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thankyou 👍

[@ianyanto123]

great job lads! flowpoint looks decent!!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Its good stuff

[@brianherbert9608]

If you ever want to do a large patio in Surrey please let me know!! Fabulous job. 😊

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Brian if your were closer to Cardiff id love to help .Surrey is a bit far for us unfortunately sorry but i appreciate your thought about us doing your work .Good luck . Justin 👍

[@barbbirdyard]

What to do if the brick pathway is sinking in some areas?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@@barbbirdyard Id lift and relay it 👍

[@philbrown8181]

Great job! Well done.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks phil 👍

[@FullmetalJake]

Amazing

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thankyou very much 👍

[@thepikeangler2022]

First of all what a great job. This is on my agenda next year. One question the run off from the flow point slurry do you worry about it setting in drains?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@thepikeangler2022 Yes do not let go into drains .Good luck 👍

[@OldManGaming69]

Good job lads.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Appreciate it thanks 👍

[@LeiChat]

Thanks for the video. After using the squeegee to drag the cement slurry, how do you clean the excess off the paving, without removing it from the gaps, please?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

With a power washer 👍

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Mint job that Justin, really superb finish 👏🏽👏🏽🤙🏽🧱👍🏼

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Turned out ok.. Thanks Steve

[@philiplawson5699]

Super great job!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks philip 👍

[@jandabrowski4304]

Brawo

[@jaccijaques1242]

Can i ask please do you just jet wash the flowpoint slurry off the slabs .?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Yes you do

[@km6550]

Brilliant job! Please can you tell me the ratio water to flowpoint and how long did you leave before washing off. Many thanks.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks. 4.25 lts per bag of flowpoint..the wash off is dependent on temperature. Warmer weather wash off it 10mins or colder weather way more .so i cant answer that its on the day really 👍

[@ignaciobarcia1549]

​@@brickrightbuildinglandscapingthanks for the amazing video! As I was going to ask the same I rather continue here... What consistency are you going for before deciding is read for the wash off? Liked and subscribed!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@ignaciobarcia1549 Welcome to our channel. Flowpoint needs to be firm to the touch in the joint before it's washed off. Be careful it doesn't stick to the slabs though it's all about timing with it . Good luck 👍

[@ColinDyckes]

Great result, but two questions if I may: 1) won't the hypochlorite kill the grass as well as cleaning off the mould spots? 2) The flowpoint seems to leave a very rough finish with that approach - isn't that just going to accumulate dirt, moss, mould? Looks as if a brickie's jointing trowel could fix that, but not sure at what stage. I have a large buff concrete patio that needs completely repointing and wondering whether to try flowpoint over the traditional soak, let slabs dry in sun, brush in dry mortar mix, point method.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

You have to be careful using chemicals obviously. I didn't create any damage to plants and grass and ive never found hypo do that although it can be harmful to green growth but thats the chance you and the customer take if you want your patio cleaned i guess. All i will say about flowpoint is in my opinion its at this time the best product to use to point or re point indian sandstone. Its very strong and durable and comes in different types and colour so may be look up flowpoint smooth for your requirements 👍

[@wotviewer]

interesting you did a final hypo after doing the pointing. Wonder what chemical reaction that produces with a cement based pointing?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Flowpoint can leave a haze in some areas of the paving. Sometimes we use a weak dilution to clean this off to give those perfect results we look for .It has no immediate or lasting effects on the Flowpoint. 👍

[@andygowing9677]

Did the hypo kill the grass along the edges?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

No Andy customer dug the edges out

[@mohammedsharif6393]

Video excellent I got one question after putting slurry in joints how did you get it off

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Jet wash mo.👍

[@albamcconnell]

Wonderful work! I want to paint my paving slabs. Should I re-point before or after painting? Thank you.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Ive never painted slabs sorry 👍

[@albamcconnell]

@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping ok, thank you for answering so quickly. Have a lovely day.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@albamcconnell And you sorry i cant help 👍

[@robertjones638]

Where did the excess cement go

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@robertjones638 you have to form a sump area to clean into then clean it out

[@eazyarry9773]

Wondering why didnt that pointing method stain the slabs?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@@eazyarry9773 All about the timing in washing it off 🙌

[@jordansmith4421]

Great video! Wondering what the best way to clean up after is? Want to do this for my mum but want to prevent as much run off into her garden as possible! Cheers!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Just got to do it basically 👍

[@wotviewer]

the whole point of using both hypo (bleach) and slurry based pointing is you must rinse off afterwards with copious amounts of water. Run off is therefore both essential and inevitable. You'll notice that the (keen gardener) householder removed certain plants before they started, presumably to eliminate any risk to them The only other safeguard you can use is to thoroughly soak the borders so any run off will be entering totally saturated ground where it will become so dilute it is much less likely to do any lasting damage.

[@GD-Personal]

Great job. Can I ask How did you get the concrete off the top of the paving slabs? You were squeegeeing it then it just cut to clean paving slabs…

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Jet washer greg 👍

[@normanboyes4983]

Excellent result - in your video you mention a 2:1 mix of water and sodium hypochlorite and using SH neat - but what strength SH does that refer to? General retail stuff is around 5% - Trade stuff obviously greater than that but ranging 10 to 12% ish.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Hi norman I use the 15% version

[@cazcazzie]

Fantastic job! A pity you're down in Cardiff, though - are you coming up to North Yorkshire any time soon?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks .id actually like to visit Yorkshire but a bit far for us to travel up unfortunately 👍

[@CT-oi4ln]

@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping I can really recommend it!! With your talents I bet you could take on a week's (or more) work up here and make it worth your while! 😀

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@@CT-oi4ln 🤣🤣 dont no if the van would make it up there 🤣🤣👍

[@TheAndzhik]

How does it react to freezing? Wouldn't it crack?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Cant install it below 5 degrees but once its in and cured it great has a life span of up to 40 years .its used by most council here on major projects so all in all i think its a great product 👍

[@basicsurfer08]

is flow point very expensive?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

No about £25 a bag

[@Ben-n3d]

At 4mins when you completely cover everything in flow to fill the gaps.. do you just scrap it off the slabs once joints are filled and wash it off ?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@Ben-n3d No it's all washed off with the powerwasher at the right time though. Flowpoint has to be firm in the joints

[@JohnHealy-zq3tl]

Nice job

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks John 👍💯

[@greensidemags]

ive just cleaned mine , do you seal the stone work once you are done cleaning ? & what is best to stop the black spots from coming back

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@greensidemags you can seal it although I never bother 👍

[@lukecallaghan3885]

Great video! Looking to use Flowpoint on a small edging project, is it a big problem if the joints arent 20mm deep?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@lukecallaghan3885 thanks luke.the joints have to be a minimum of 20 mm deep 👍

[@christopherwall8459]

What colour flowpoint did you use please? Looks amazing!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@@christopherwall8459 Was the grey 👍

[@AVV_Beats]

How did you clean the cement slurry off the slabs?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

With a jet wash 👍

[@AVV_Beats]

@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping Thanks for the quick reply! I'll have to try Flowpoint. I'm guessing you use a pretty soft attachment on the jet wash to prevent the slurry from being pushed out of the joints?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@@AVV_Beats You have to wash off the flowpoint at exactly the right time 👍

[@uniselector7020]

So what was the effect of Sodium Hypochlorite on the garden plants ?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

None

[@alanmcquillan5145]

How long do you leave the flow point on for before washing off?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

That is a very good question .It depends on the temperature your working in .cold and its takes long to set hotter and it sets very very quickly so be careful 👍

[@romeosz]

Great job.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks 👍💯

[@Aeronaut1975]

Nice Lupins, Margaret. What colur are they? Mine keep getting eaten by something.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Think they were white 👍

[@hobs233]

What colour flowpoint do you use? Looks like natural grey, but trying to find a video of yours using the charcoal!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Was grey used charcoal on the video called how to flow point on your own 👍

[@DoctorCreevy]

Great job guys. How long did you leave the flow point to firm up before jet washing it off

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Think it was aroumd 25 mins but its weather dependent on how long it takes to set 👍

[@franglancy2275]

How did you clean the existing joints? Mine currently is a mix of cement, a sand resin and weeds! Did you completely clean the joints out if so with what?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Use the jet washer to pre clean any material out of existing joints 👌

[@franglancy2275]

@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping thanks mate. Think I'm going to have to chisel some out. Powerwash took some of it out but not all.

[@notmozart1]

I have a similar patio and some of the slabs vibrate as you walk on them. Would that Flowpoint secure them by repointing them or do I need to lift them and address the fixing? Thanks - excellent video by the way!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

It would stabilise then but not fix them so youd need to address them

[@notmozart1]

@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping Thanks - In my heart of hearts I sort of knew really - just trying to avoid lifting them - LOL!!

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@notmozart1 Lift relay is the best option good luck 👍

[@mikeholt7087]

Does that stuff kill the grass

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

It can mike but ive not had any issues

[@MVL.1.0]

Hello. Great video. Did you remove all the existing grout before repointing? How did you do this, with what tool please?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

You either just use an old screw driver or similar or if the joints are stubborn a disc cutter

[@MVL.1.0]

Thank you. And should I remove all the existing grout, I.e. the grout that is fine as well, or just the grout that is cracking please?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@@MVL.1.0 remove all grout

[@simonpj145]

Wow that’s such a transformation. Can I ask 2 questions? Can you use the same technique with slate? And is it a reasonable DIY job or is it one of those things that’s waaaay harder than it looks?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Hi Simon. Do a test strip not used it on Slate as of yet . The hypo clean can be done diy . However the flowpoint can be diy but its a rapid set cement so you do need to no what your doing .id apply it in small areas if not done it before Si.👍💯

[@mancunianinlondon]

Looks incredible, but is the price incredible too?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Im not rich or even close .honest days living for an honest days work

[@mancunianinlondon]

@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping I'd be knackered if I attempted that. How much do you think it would cost? Pretty impressive

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@@mancunianinlondon I cant give prices on previous jobs but it took a few days work and the materials arnt expensive and way way cheaper than a new patio but thats what you get basically 👍

[@P_Diddy999]

Hi. Wow. So at the very end, you coated it again with Hypo but this time brushed it on (did you dilute it) or kept it at 15% Will Any 15% hypo work? Many thanks.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

At the end the hypo was diluted it was only to get the cement residue off the slabs . As far as i no all hypo at 15% will work no matter the brand 👍

[@UK-Lynn]

Great job, roughly how many bags of flowpoint did you use on this job?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@UK-Lynn about 2 bags max 👍

[@anthonyhulse1248]

I kinda like the before.

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Each to there own i suppose ive no issue with that 👍

[@fangfacetaz2229]

Great video mate the whole thing looks like new again fantastic job👍What colour flowpoint did you use stone grey or natural grey?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Natural grey was used here 👍

[@malcolmbale9566]

Great jobs lads!!, how do u rate the flowpoint & can yo use it on wider joints?

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Good stuff for indian sandstone. Can be used on wider joints yes 👍

[@MarcusT86]

Fantastic work as always buddy. Is that stuff you put on the slabs basically brick acid? And I’d love to be able to use that flow point but I know I’d mess up a whole patio so going to stick to the much slower traditional sand and cement method 😅

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Hi marcus Its hypochlorite not brick acid mate. Nothing wrong with sand and cement method 👌

[@paulvance1898]

How long do I leave cement on slabs before wash off

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Its weather dependent paul. I cant actually say other than it has to be firm to the touch in the joint . Cold weather takes longer to set than if its warm so no set time as such sorry

[@Liverpool1ne]

Excellent finish 👍🏻 how long would you reasonably expect flowpoint to last and is there a maximum joint size? Thanks

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

I think the max width joint is 50 mm. Its life span as per flowpoint technical is upto 42 years obviously ive not tested that out . Ive ive not had any call backs at all so far 👍

[@Liverpool1ne]

@@brickrightbuildinglandscaping great feedback thanks 👍🏻

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

@Liverpool1ne No worries pleasure 👍