Patio laying advice

[crescent750]

Ok, i've dug the whole garden out, and have a slope of about 5 inches, sloping towards the house.

Question:- Whats best to level the garden out??. I thought plain old gravel, or sharpe sand.... Ta.

[bayonet]

Use compacted Type 1 or hoggin.

http://www.pavingexpert.com/aggs01.html#dtp1

[Gixxer-TeZ]

Question:- Whats best to level the garden out??


I usually find a cruise missile does the job quite well.


:grin2

[falcophil]

Done a few of these in my time!
first DONT get a wickes how to lay a patio guide.
wouldn,t recommend sloping toward house, better to slope away, leaving Min of 150mm from top of slab to DPC (damp course)
I always laid a 50mm ish bed of concrete, then used mortar dabs to lay the slabs on. Type 1 and sharp is ok for brick paviours cos you can wacker the bricks down, try this with patio slabs and you have ....crazy paving! sand is do able but they can sink in it, i wouldn,t use it.

[sniffer dagenham]

I usually find a cruise missile does the job quite well.


:grin2


Take the lazy mans way out why dont you. :laugh1

[SDM]

Crazy paving...........don't do crazy paving, its not all its cracked up to be

[DoGbOt]

the best way to deal with gardening is a big load of concrete poured in an smoothed off with a power float an painted, then ya can get more bikes on....

[STEALTH52]

yeah you dont want the slope facing the house, you need it running away from the house...

[crescent750]

Well thanks for the help all, i would try the missile aproach, but B&Q said they don't stock em...lol..

Anyway, after watchin Challenge Tommy Walsh on sky for a few days, i've decided to go for the hardcore and sharp sand route.
I need around 280 slabs at 450mm square, so if anyone knows a cheap place i'd love to hear about it as B&Q want just under 600 quid..:eek:..

Cheers..

[SDM]

so if anyone knows a cheap place i'd love to hear about it as B&Q want just under 600 quid..:eek:..

Cheers..

Basildon Town Centre.......................go around 03:00 its should be nice and quite :D

You should be able to get them all in one go...............:D

[crescent750]

I only ever drive THROUGH Basildon. I've heard if you actually stop someone will have ya wheels...lol...

[Lateshift]

Well thanks for the help all, i would try the missile aproach, but B&Q said they don't stock em...lol..

Anyway, after watchin Challenge Tommy Walsh on sky for a few days, i've decided to go for the hardcore and sharp sand route.
I need around 280 slabs at 450mm square, so if anyone knows a cheap place i'd love to hear about it as B&Q want just under 600 quid..:eek:..

Cheers..

I thought you said you were doing a patio, not a sodding car park! :eek: :D :D

[crescent750]

Err, well, slightly more than a patio...:o

I'm paving the whole garden. No dirt, no grass. Want somethin maintenance free and clean cos i'm fed up with the dog walkin mud in..

[Lateshift]

Concrete it then and draw the paving lines in, much quicker!!!! :D :D

[DJMCJERICO]

If you cant fix anything in the garden with a big knife, a hammer, a power tool or a fire then it aint worth doing!

[The Guvnor]

Err, well, slightly more than a patio...:o

I'm paving the whole garden. No dirt, no grass. Want somethin maintenance free and clean cos i'm fed up with the dog walkin mud in..


Would be cheaper and easier to get rid of the dog !:grin2

[DJMCJERICO]

Or buy him some wellies!

[SiFocusUK]

or buy it some wellies :D

[SiFocusUK]

now THAT is fooking spooky lol

[DJMCJERICO]

Yea but I meant cool wellies, you were thinkign along the lines of................












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[Webby]

That dog is wearing my Sat night wellies

[DJMCJERICO]

Bit big for you :grin2

[SiFocusUK]

hey they are cool :)

[Webby]

Have you been looking again. Such a bitch!

[Webby]

And getting back on track...I would move to a house with a finished patio. Too much grief m8.

[DJMCJERICO]

I have half and half, it's easyer mowing the grass than getting the weeds out of the patio edges lol

[crescent750]

And getting back on track...I would move to a house with a finished patio. Too much grief m8.

I would but the house was so cheap it would have been a crime to turn it down...lol..

[Webby]

Can't fault that m8. Sound logic. Do as Kev said and bin the dog.:laugh1