Coping falls

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richie_jones
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Post: # 37869Post richie_jones

I will be coping my double skin garden wall with 600x300 riven slabs, this might be a daft question but shall i slope them slightly to allow for water run off. 30% will have fence panels on to so i`m thinking sloping them a bit may prevent the bottom rail from sitting in the wet for long periods. Or i could lift the panels slightly.
No mention of coping run off on the main site....
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Suggers
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Post: # 37871Post Suggers

Won't they look like they've been laid on the skunt? - so what if water sits on them for a while, they are for paving after all?
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richie_jones
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Post: # 37874Post richie_jones

i agree, just think i've read somewhere that sandstone stains if you have standing water.
level it is then...
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Suggers
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Post: # 37882Post Suggers

Maybe you could find some reclaimed coping stones locally?
We're lucky to have a big salvage yard, only 20mins away - always worth popping in to see what's come in lately.
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lutonlagerlout
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Post: # 37904Post lutonlagerlout

coping stones will look a lot better,slabs on walls always looks a bit mickey mouse IMHO
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