Flooring tools guides | UK tampers, plates and beds
Flooring tools guides for a UK patio, path or post hole: hand tamper or plate hire, thin MOT Type 1 layers, sinking slabs, sand or mortar, and a faulty tool.
Tamper handle keeps coming loose: what actually fixes it
You tightened the bolts with the key in the bag and started on MOT Type 1. Ten minutes in, the handle wobbles. You retighten, and the slack returns be
Compact MOT type 1: thin layers that actually hold
The bulk bag has tipped and you now have a grey heap where the patio will sit. Raking it flat and jumping on it is the failure mode this page is about
Faulty goods 30 day right to reject your tamper
The box looked fine until the parts bag had no bolts, the tamper felt nothing like the five kilograms in the title, or the head parted from the handle
Tamp fence post backfill: compact in a narrow hole
The auger has come out, the post is braced plumb, and you are staring at loose spoil that has to go back in. Tamp fence post backfill properly means t
Hand tamper or hire a wacker plate: what a day really costs
You have a sketch of a patio, a heap of MOT Type 1, and two numbers that are not answering the same question: roughly thirty pounds for a hand tamper
Compact a gravel path: when to firm it, not on a calendar
You raked the garden path on Sunday, and by Wednesday the centre looks thin while shoulders of stone sit in the lawn. Honest United Kingdom path guida
Patio slabs sinking: find the fault before you re-point
You walked across the patio in March and one slab rocked under your heel. After the next shower, the same corner held a puddle while the rest drained.
Plate compactor or trench rammer: which wacker you need
You are on a hire website, the depot photo shows a yellow machine, and the caption says wacker without saying whether it jumps or slides. Meanwhile yo
Sharp sand or mortar for paving slabs: pick the right bed
You have compacted the hardcore, checked the fall away from the house, and the slabs are stacked on the path. The next decision is sharp sand or morta
When to hire a wacker plate: hand tamper signs
The tamper arrived, the MOT Type 1 is raked, and you have been at it since mid-morning. Your heel still finds give, or the rake tooth sinks where you