patio

Hi Guys, I’ve currently booked in a few quotes for a patio done. The length been 7 metres by 6 meters. The ends are going to be joined making a triangle with a slight S bend. We’re looking to have a step up by roughly 4 inches and an block edging. The plot is currently just grass. We’ve seen...

I am installing a new patio and intend to use an ACO channel to drain it - either into an existing gully or into a soakaway. I intend to have the patio fall in two directions - away from the house and also towards a soakaway. My question is about where to put the drainage channel. The patio...

Hi all, yesterday I laid a patio 1.8m x 2.4m (600mm x 600mm concrete slabs) 8cm of MOT type 1 3.5cm of sharp sand and cement slabs were 3.5cm thick All seems to be ok, I'm happy with the job! after laying them it's been almost 24 hours now laid on Easter Friday and today hot! I can't perform...

Hi I have just finished building a small raised patio area. I was recommended by a handyman I know that I could lay a sand base and then just sprinkle some cement on before i laid each slab (400mm x 400mm) for stability. We laid a base of hardcore and then just about 1cm of sand, flattened it...

Hi I have just finished building a small raised patio area. I was recommended by a handyman I know that I could lay a sand base and then just sprinkle some cement on before i laid each slab (400mm x 400mm) for stability. We laid a base of hardcore and then just about 1cm of sand, flattened it...

Hi, what sort of screed do I need to be safe from bounce wrecking my limestone flags, laid on block and beam 3 feet above garden level I have a block and beam patio about 2m x 6m with a 4m radius quarter-circle on the end. Most of the beams are 2.3m or shorter. I plan to lay limestone flags...

Hello all, I really need some advice having never attempted anything like this before. I am attempting to build a 28m² patio and so far I have: Dug out soil to 150mm Added 5 tonnes of type 1 MOT sub-base I still need to add another tonne but I'm worried about levelling (with the drop) as...

We moved into our current house a couple of years ago. The area directly in front of the house was gravel, with blue plastic sheeting underneath. Looked OK when we moved in - doesn't now. Lots of patches of blue plastic which aren't very appealing. So, first question would be how to sort this...

Hi, i've got a patio area around 8m wide along the house by 3m long. I've put in wooden pegs around 1 every meter in every direction and added a 50mm fall from the start of patio near the house to the end of the patio I've put some type1 MOT there - any tips on how I can level the type1 with...

Hiya, I would like to lay an Indian Sandstone patio on my garden. I seen some patios that were lay without mortar/cement. What is better? With or without? And what the advantages and disadvantages? Really appreciate some advise from those who experience. Thanks,

Oh not another patio thread... sorry :( I have an area of around 50 sq metres at the bottom of the garden which we want to lay a patio onto. It's the last part of the garden to work on. The ground in that area of the garden is thick with clay. I have had a 1950s roller sit on it for a month...

Hi, just after a bit of assurance that I'm doing the right thing with my patio plan. The patio will be next to the house and the other side meets the top of a wall, raised from the lawn. I was initially going to have a fall from the house to the garden so water would drain onto the lawn, but...

Hi, We currently have (rotting!) decking in the back garden. It is raised from the level of the lawn with hardcore underneath the joists. There is a single skin brick wall at the end that meets the lawn with a decked step down to the lawn. I am removing the decking and putting a patio down. As...

Hi, We had a patio done over a year ago, but have started noticing some damp and some smells. Upon investigating one possible cause could be that the patio seems to be badly laid and not following standard rules e.g. butting up against external wall too high, no drain for rain water and fall...

Hi, We have a very solid but rather ugly patio - several different materials have been used ( paving slabs, concrete, various repairs ) so the colours are very uneven. I'm guessing this is a silly idea because I haven't read about it anywhere, but could I just mix up a cement and SBR slurry and...

Hi All, We have recently had outward opening french doors installed at the rear of our house. The installer let us know that we need to have an initial step of 1.2M level in front of the door to allow them to open. I am looking now at how best to achieve this. I could try and destroy what is...

Hi All, We have recently had outward opening french doors installed at the rear of our house. The installer let us know that we need to have an initial step of 1.2M level in front of the door to allow them to open. I am looking now at how best to achieve this. I could try and destroy what is...

We had a conservatory removed at the back of our house and are planning on replacing it with a patio. However, the concrete slab that was under the conservatory is only about 75mm below the DPC, so by the time we put the paving on it and factor in a fall away from the house, the ground level...

Quick question to any paving experts out there. I have laid a new sandstone slab patio on a semi dry mix of sand and cement (6:1). I used the guide from the paving expert website (laying flags). I'm just wondering how long it takes to set and how long to wait before pointing it? If too...

I am doing a patio with pure mint flags and want a light coloured (no iron stains either from normal mortar) joints filled with something strong i.e. grout or mortar? Conflicting opinions from 2 builders: 1 says go for easy jointing compound, swept in and done in no time. The other suggests...