Hi, I am thinking of laying my patio, and wanted to check that I wasnt about to do anything too stupid.
This is the area which I wish to tackle first:
Its 7m wall to wall and 4m from lawn to outbuilding. There is an additional 2x4m area to the left of the outbuilding. I plan to stop at the level of the pots and tackle the bit that leads down to the house as a separate project.
I plan to use 600 x 300 slate tiles. I plan for 75 mm type 1 compacted, the 60mm mortar, the tiles to go straight on top of that.
Questions:
Are the levels for the sub base adequate, or over the top?
I have a tree root growing under the patio in the top right corner, which is contributing to th existing patio cracking. What is the best way to deal with this? was thinking of digging down to it and injecting it with stump killer?
The are around the bay window of the outbuilding is bowed, what is the best way to cut slate to allow for this?
I am thinking of a 50:1 drop, away from the outbuilding, is this adequate?
The area to the left of the building is 100mm deeper, sloping away into the corner. I suspect this was like this from 'drainage' purposes, as currently a lot of water collects here during rain. Do I need some sort of soakaway under this?
This is the area that will be done in full in time, I will rebuild the whole wall to the left with straight bricks before starting part I
IMHO
This looks like a complex job, with all the differing levels, deviating bay and path ways, I'd err on the side of getting a pro in. Not a job for the faint hearted
Kill the tree for certain
MikeyMing wrote:No, done nothing like this before?
How much do you rekon Id expect to pay for a pro?
It depends on the job really, pictures are good, but actually seeing the access and ground conditions come into it.
LL, the guy who posted above could probably give you the best idea of what you'd be looking at.
LLL, your quite local so your welcome to come and have a look.
I would obviously be happy to pay for your time, as Im still liking the idea of doing it myself, so perhaps you could provide a bit of expert consultancy . I'm happy to listen to reason, so if its really not a good idea for me to tackle on my own, perhaps you would like to quote?
funny enough pcdoc i went and saw ming the merciless today and in the flesh it does look a bit ropey
however it can be made more usable hopefully without losing "that" look
LLL
