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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 11:15 pm
by lutonlagerlout
exactamundo jamie
LLL
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:37 am
by jamie9090
lutonlagerlout wrote:exactamundo jamie
LLL
Great, thanks!
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 1:15 pm
by jamie9090
Another question ... how would you recommend sloping the drive? At the moment it is pretty much exactly level from 2 bricks below the damp-proof course to the pavement. Obviously I can't really change the level at the pavement so I guess I either have to raise near the house to around 1 brick below the damp proof course giving me a gradient of around 1:70, OR, I slope it towards the house then put in some sort of drainage channel. ... I would rather not slope towards the house but I know you are not supposed to go above 2 bricks below dpc so which of these options is preferable or is there another way? Thanks
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:21 pm
by lemoncurd1702
Slope to a halfway point between house and pavement so your drainage channel is in the middle. Doesn't look as good though, but if you can achieve a minimum 25mm fall from both directions and use a slot drainage channel should look cushty. Another alternative is a cross fall but doesn't look your garden would allow this either.
Edit: When I say 25mm I'm assuming the drive is 5m long so you'll have a 25mm fall over 2.5m. If the drive is much longer than that you will need to increase the fall.
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 1:16 pm
by unclebob
lutonlagerlout wrote:jamie the 5m rule is "where practicable"
what this means is get it as far as is humanly possible away
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Are you able to direct me to a document or name of a document where this is?
I've got a similar size drive which i don't want to do much to at present, but need to do enough to get the kerb cut...