What sand and cement for Crazy Paving?

[cjs]

If I use standard builders sand the cement is too yellow/brown. What I want is a whiter finish to the cement, any ideas on the best Sand to use and any special cement?

BTW I'm repairing some existing crazy paving so need it to match the existing cement.

[B17NNS]

You can actually get white sand.

http://www.trowbuildingsupplies.co.uk/products/bui...

If a perfect match is required you will need to do a few tests to see how it dries. Get a bag of white sand, some feb tone and mix up a few small batches with different ratios of feb/sand/cement and let it go off. Make sure you make a note of which one is in which.

I wouldnt have thought the original was anything other than ordinary building sand though so the pointing has probably just weathered.

You can also get white cement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Portland_cement

Edited by B17NNS on Friday 15th August 19:13

[944pi]

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Phil

[Livid]

EFA oops didnt read your whole post silly me:P

Edited by Livid on Friday 15th August 19:22