Paving
Restaurant Courtyard: New Joints for the Stone Paving
A dark stone-paved restaurant courtyard got new white joints that bring out the pattern of the stone.
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Step by step
1. Before
The old joints had darkened and barely stood out from the stone.
2. New joints
The joints are filled again with white material, stone by stone.
3. The entrance
The same clean look carries on along the walkway leading into the courtyard.
4. In daylight
With the tables back in place, the paving now sets the tone for the whole courtyard.
5. The result
The stone stands out and the space looks brighter, day and night.
Questions this job answers
The joints in my stone courtyard have gone dark. Does it need relaying?Not necessarily. If the stones are sound, the joints alone can be redone, which binds the floor together again and completely changes how it looks.Weeds and moss grow between my paving slabs. Is pulling them out enough?For a while, yes, but they'll come back. They grow where joints have opened and damp lingers, so the lasting fix is to close the joints or redo the broken stretch.For a yard or sidewalk, which is better: concrete or slabs?There's no single right answer. Concrete gives one continuous surface with no joints for weeds. Slabs and stone look better and can be repaired piece by piece, but their joints need care.