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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