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Hi I'm looking to make a path similar to the attached pictures - just wanted to check the steps how to do this..
Slab size is 80cm x 40cm (not square ones like in the picture)
1. Dig out 100m deep
2. Put 100mm compacted hardcore
3. Put DPM sheet / Weed protection fibre to prevent weeds growth
4. Mix concrete and put only where the slabs will be going
5. Place the slabs level and wait to dry
6. Add gravel / stone chippings onto the DPM sheet / weed protection sheet
I want the slabs to be slightly higher than the gravel so that gravel doesn't keep falling onto the slabs
Slab size is 80cm x 40cm (not square ones like in the picture)
1. Dig out 100m deep
2. Put 100mm compacted hardcore
3. Put DPM sheet / Weed protection fibre to prevent weeds growth
4. Mix concrete and put only where the slabs will be going
5. Place the slabs level and wait to dry
6. Add gravel / stone chippings onto the DPM sheet / weed protection sheet
- Is this the right order of steps?
- Any tips for keeping the slabs in a straight line?
- What kind of edging do i need to put to prevent the gravel falling into the lawn we will have on the side of the path?
- The ground has a slight fall. should I make each slab level with a fall from one slab to the next? or should each slab also have a fall?
- Would water collect at the bottom of the DPM membrane underneath the gravel?
I want the slabs to be slightly higher than the gravel so that gravel doesn't keep falling onto the slabs