Hi everyone, I would be really grateful of some help re a patio I am about to build. I like to think I am a fairly competent DIY’er and have done a block paving and patio before with good results, but this is a bit of a bigger project.
In short, the patio itself is going to be ‘pie slice’ shaped and my main concern/how to question is the hardcore/sub base I need to use in the deep section against the retaining wall (the depth here is approximately 1.2 metres). As you can see by the photo’s I have attached, I have bit of hardcore I can use as sub base, which I was going to break up into approximately half house brick size and smaller (although I appreciate I am going to need a lot more) but from there do I kind of put layers of hard core down interspersed with compacted MOT 1? Or do I do something else?
Also, the retaining wall itself is double skinned (if that is the correct term to use) and I am also thinking about what I should feel the gap between the two retaining walls sand/cement/concrete mix???
I have a couple of questions about the wall itself, but I’ll keep my powder dry for now
Thanks in advance,
Paul
In short, the patio itself is going to be ‘pie slice’ shaped and my main concern/how to question is the hardcore/sub base I need to use in the deep section against the retaining wall (the depth here is approximately 1.2 metres). As you can see by the photo’s I have attached, I have bit of hardcore I can use as sub base, which I was going to break up into approximately half house brick size and smaller (although I appreciate I am going to need a lot more) but from there do I kind of put layers of hard core down interspersed with compacted MOT 1? Or do I do something else?
Also, the retaining wall itself is double skinned (if that is the correct term to use) and I am also thinking about what I should feel the gap between the two retaining walls sand/cement/concrete mix???
I have a couple of questions about the wall itself, but I’ll keep my powder dry for now
Thanks in advance,
Paul
