Hello.

Can you use soft sand for blinding, filling in the gaps in brick rubble, or
will this get absorbed. . I'm laying a raised patio with a retaining wall
and would use ballast but I just happen to have a lot of spare soft sand.

Thanks

Paul.

"Michael Mcneil" wrote in message
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Can you use soft sand for blinding, filling in the gaps in brick rubble,
or
will this get absorbed. . I'm laying a raised patio with a retaining
wall
and would use ballast but I just happen to have a lot of spare soft
sand.

You need to use something in between the broken bricks. I am no expert
but gravel will do nicely. Then use the sand as blinding. It is to
shield the dpc from the broken edges of the hardcore.

Thanks Michael.

Could I use soft sand to fill in the gaps in the brick rubble as I have
tons of it, instead of gravel. Or would soft sand be absorbed eventually
into the soil beneath.

Paul.

Paul wrote:
Hello.

Can you use soft sand for blinding, filling in the gaps in brick rubble, or
will this get absorbed. . I'm laying a raised patio with a retaining wall
and would use ballast but I just happen to have a lot of spare soft sand.

According to a reliable source, you should used crushed lightbulbs.

"And all the lights that light the way are blinding"... "Wonderwall"