Patio on garage concrete foundation.

[Rageyboy91]

Morning,

I've been reading through the searches on this topic and there are lots but all are slightly different to my situation. I've also been reading Paving Expert but i need some eyes on advice before I make a mistake.

I'm planning on adding a gravel and stepping stone path to my garden, at the end of the garden there is a old concrete foundation about 100mm thick, which used to house a garage (1930's). I want to place a few pavers in a grid for BBQs and that sort of thing rather than only loose gravel (see pics).

My worry is there are some large cracks and dips / weeds coming through, how should I tackle this area? My current plan is to clear/de-weed lay weed membrane, whack MOT1 50/100mm , then a 50mm mortar bed for the 20mm porcelain slabs + slab primer, fill the surround with gravel.

For the path similar 100mm mot 1 (150mm where the pavers lay). then same above.

I am interested in laying pavers on dry gravel as it looks cost effective and I guess allows for movement and better drainage on the lawn areas but not sure if anyone has advice on this?

Any advice would be really handy, going to spending a fair bit of money so I want to get it right.

Cheers guys.