Any experience of Resin or Silicon Patio Grout/Pointing?

[RichB]

I need to have my patio re-pointed. The builder I usually use said he would use traditional sand & cement but I have read about silicon (?) or resin based grout/mortar which looks interesting as it claims to last forever. I've also seem patio pointing in a tube which is applied with a large version of a sealant gun. I have read that these methods are up to 10 times more expensive than sand & cement but on the other hand they claim to be very quick to apply.

Anyone used any of this stuff and care to comment, good or bad?

http://www.pavingexpert.com/jointing12.htm

http://www.sovchem.co.uk/easy-paving-grout-20k.htm...

[RichB]

Thanks, sounds like it may be worthwhile. Anyone for any more?

[RichB]

m3jappa said:

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Stay away from polymeric stuff it's just simply not as good and much more diy IMO.

That's interesting advice there M3J, thanks. What make of resin stuff do you use? Polymeric is the stuff mentioned a lot in the links I posted in the original post. So that's the stuff to avoid yes?

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