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Thread Author: smokie Replies: 21

 Indian slabs "de-laminating" - smokie
Had a new patio last week. Mostly pretty good, laid in record time and really quite an improvement.

But I noticed at the weekend two slabs have indications of de-lamination, and a third is actively de-laminating. By this I mean the wrinkly contoured surface has/is breaking off leaving a smooth stone under.

I'm guessing this could be normal, up to a point, as the "patterned" layer is very thin and brittle, and as soon as it starts cracking then it will probably go across the whole slab.

But is this more sinister - have I been sold cheap stones with stick-on contours? They can't have cashed the cheque yet... :-)
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 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new smokie 3 Feb 14 15:01
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new Manatee 3 Feb 14 15:31
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new Haywain 3 Feb 14 15:51
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new Roger. 3 Feb 14 15:55
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new smokie 3 Feb 14 16:21
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new R.P. 3 Feb 14 16:23
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new Clk Sec 3 Feb 14 17:06
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new Falkirk Bairn 3 Feb 14 18:06
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new smokie 3 Feb 14 19:10
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new Manatee 3 Feb 14 19:43
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new MD 3 Feb 14 22:04
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new Zero 3 Feb 14 22:27
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new CGNorwich 4 Feb 14 00:19
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new Manatee 15 Jul 21 12:19
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new Zero 15 Jul 21 13:00
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new Netsur 15 Jul 21 17:45
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new smokie 15 Jul 21 17:49
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new R.P. 15 Jul 21 20:04
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new smokie 15 Jul 21 21:03
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new Zero 15 Jul 21 22:08
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new R.P. 15 Jul 21 23:04
 Indian slabs "de-laminating" new Zero 13 Aug 21 21:08
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