Sika Fast Fix All Weather | Ready to Use, Self-Setting

I have an extensive area of slabs of varying sizes and over the years the gap filler has just turned to dirt. I have seen this filler applied by local builders and they simply brushed it in and left it, so simple but it is not. Be aware that the filler needs to be placed into a stable gap and not too deep or you will need tubs and tubs to fill it. The preparation took ages and then the actual filling is not straightforward either.
The area needs to be wet and that is messy and then when you brush the filler into the gaps it needs to be tamped down to build it up and that was really hard going. Due to different gaps I had to make tools to press the filler firmly down and give a reasonably smooth finish, a thin builders trowel might have helped but I didn’t have one. The instructions say it will harden within 1 hour but I have not seen any evidence of that happening.
So the product is good but not as simple as you might hope, you could just scrape out gaps of different depths and simply brush it in but I doubt you will get a long lasting result.
Two stages, clean out the gaps to a regular depth and firm up base, Step 2 is brush in filler on wet surface and tamp it down to a level finish.
Took ages but hopefully will last for many years.

Used this to redo a patio which had lost most of its original grout. The key is preparation, clear all debris out of the cracks before starting, do sections at a time and keep the area wet but not soaking. I found using a cement trowel to get out of bag and filling to gaps first then using brick joiner to compact it down was a far better way to do it if you want good long lasting results. After i did this i went over it all brushing the access into the bits i had missed which levelled it all out nicely, still keeping it wet throughout.as I’m not the quickest of workers there was no time limit on using this, just made sure i used all the bag in same day,it cured quite quickly and by next day had gone hard, be careful not to leave any on slabs as it does leave marks but on whole very pleased with results.

First time I have used this product and grouted a patio. Was very wary as lots of comments saying it dried really quick. Not sure if I was lucky with correct temp or amount of moisture but wasn’t drying as using so ideal for novice me. I bought 2 tubs, double what I thought I might need but still need bit more to finish.
I was redoing patio laid about 15 years ago so joints were bit deeper than quoted on tub.
It took about 5 days to fully set but I was happy with that as noticed few bits of over spill and could easily rub off stone. The only reason I have given 4 stars is I am not sure how long this is going to last.

Fixes your patio and keeps it solid and looks great, nothing to mark down on at all. Saves time and money and you can do it yourself it is so easy to apply, saved me 1000 for our large patio area!

I am middle-aged lady who gardens when needed – mainly mowing the lawn. After pressure cleaning the patio -not cleaned since laid 5 years ago- all the grouting between the paving slabs was blown out.

I ordered this product after reading the feedback. It arrived a few days later. The container is not large but it is quite heavy (for a little person to move about).

I spent a few hours on Sunday sweeping and then hosing down the patio then carefully filling and packing in this jointing compound in the gaps between the paving stone. The mixture was a dryer and then I expected. I did not think there was a strong smell to it. I was a bit concerned it would not pull together and set, or be enough to cover the patio (21 sq mtr. 40cm x 40cm slabs). On hindsight I could have just poured the mixture along the gaps like the Sika instruction videos on Youtube but I worked in small sections of patio and spooned in the mixture before packing it well into gap with a plastic scraper. I think because of this, I managed to grout the whole patio with one tub but I could have saved a lot of time if I had poured, swept and packed the mixture. I was just not confident I could work fast enough on a big area.

You do need to make sure the patio is wetted well before working with the mixture. I kept hosing the sections down as I went along. I was worried excess water would affect the setting of the mixture but it does not. I kept the unused mixture airtight/moist and only took out what I needed on each section. I ended up with mixture to spare.

After finishing the job, I could not resist checking every couple of hrs to see if the mixture was hardening up. It got to the point I was convinced I had got a bad tub as the mixture was loose and soft in the gaps for a few days. A day of heavy rain on the Mon probably did not help. I was relieved the mixture did not get washed away. There was a very fine film – like petrol – that came off the mixture in the rain but it did not seem to leave any noticeable residue on the paving slabs.

In total it has probably taken a week for the mixture to go hard (weather was average UK spring temperature 10-15 degrees a few days of rain) and now it seems fine and I am pleased with the outcome.

If you have not used this stuff before, my advice would be to follow the videos and have patience. It is not cheap but it is easy to use, very little mess and the results look good. Follow the instructions especially the gap size minimum and wet the patio before hand. I think I will get many years without having to worry about scraping weeds off the patio joints.

This review is in two bits. The product and the supplier/delivery.

I’ve used this product a number of times and it’s considerably easier to use than cement based mortar joints albeit considerably more expensive. The main benefits are that you can use it in the wet – on fact it needs to be be wet to work, it cleans up well without sticking too much to the paving slabs and the speed of use is fast thus saving valuable time.

I find that it takes two or three uses of a pointing tool to get it packed down hard enough to make a solid job. If you don’t do this then jet washing can blow it out or at least partially blow it out.

Setting time is temperature dependent. I don’t use it below 10C because it takes a few days to go off. However above that then it’s hard within a couple of days.

Where I do get problems is when there are trees around because the spores tend to stick to the compound and it goes dark pretty quickly, hence the need to clean it a couple of times a year.

Overall, a simple solution to grouting.

Now, the bad which is the delivery and packaging. I bought this from Amazon but it was a 3rd party seller. No issues there but they were badly packaged and when they arrived I put them aside not noticing that the heavy handed delivery company had knocked one so badly the box was damaged. Which was pretty easy to do because the supplier hadn’t packaged them well.

Unfortunately, that knock had also damaged the inner pack thus exposing the product to air and thus when I got to use one of the units it was already hard. Too late to make a complaint unfortunately because I never checked on delivery.

Comes in 2 bags for use in small batches as this has a working time of 1 hour but any not used can be placed in water and that will last about a month. Have never done that to be honest.
Simple to use spread into gaps with a brush, tamp down with a bricklayers jointing tool (I used a round wood dowel in different diameters as my paving isn’t even) and wait for it to harden. Can be used in the wet as well. Once semi set you can brush off the excess and leave overnight. Job done.
Several colour options available too.

Used to point the patio, very easy to use ,just damp the aera brush and tamp down then brush over and tamp the one final brush off and done , very easy to do . Looks like a wetish sharp sand when fully dry, matches well with the flag colour , decent storage tub for after lol

Used to grout patio area, only time will tell if it is long lasting

Needed this urgently and it arrived quickly so saved lots of stress. Great product, highly recommend.

Worked well for me. No mixing required. Followed the instructions. I used a stiff broom to brush it into the gaps but it’s important to pack it in well. I used a selection of scrap bits of wood of different thickness to do this. Eg brush some in, push/pack it down, brush in some more, pack again and smooth the surface. Used a softer brush to remove any excess.

Used this to re grout the patio. Very easy to use. Did half the patio first using it dry then used hose on fine mist to set it in (as suggested by a reviewer) which worked OK then did rest of patio couple of days later grout was wet due to having to store it by covering with water in container. This also worked well although a tad messy. Both ways worked well, any residue has been easily removed using a scaper and stiff brush. Am really pleased with outcome. Delivered when expected.

I have used this grout before and it is easy to use, and does the job. On this occasion both tubs arrived broken. This means any open unused grout will be wasted as it cannot be stored in its container.

Overall this product is easy to use and does work well. I first used it in early spring and then it even snowed during the curing process. I was worried i had wasted time and money but it did set after about a week. I then had to buy another box and I did it in better weather. It is tricky brushing it in when it is wet but I did that, then I went over again when the patio had dried to get the excess off which I patted down into the cracks again. I was pleased it seemed to get lighter as it cured fully (I chose dark buff as it was on offer!). The only thing is that I had to fill some very deep cracks with a sort of wet sand mix as otherwise it would all have fallen down the gaps under the poorly laid patio and it is too expensive to do that. So some of it is coming up where I put the mixture too high and where I didn’t put any sand it fell through during curing and left a hole. So I’m not sure how I could avoid that other than mixing a load of grout first which kind of defeats the purpose of the ease of this. I am not an expert and my job is nothing in this field so I am proud of what I achieved myself but some people will I’m sure tell me that I should not have put the wet sand mix down first. Mostly it is fine though. It would be easier if you could put in the gaps dry and then water down at the end. Also I think it is important to press it down firmly, I found my fingers and side of my hand easiest to achieve that. I would use it again but I am hoping I won’t need to for a while. It’s a shame you cannot store any as once it is opened it goes hard so you can’t go back later and correct any areas, that would have been useful. The picture makes it look darker but I did it on another patio and it definitely got lighter over time so I imagine this will too. Took only a couple of days to cure in the warmer temperatures. Does smell a bit but that passes soon enough.