Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:38 pm
Tony,
Sent you an email the other week asking about suggestions regarding soft clay and soggy sub base problems. Using the methods you suggested (but also re-digging out some areas) I managed to get to a point of having a firm sub base, and got the paving laid and cut etc.
Today I tried to brush in the kiln dried sand and I've never seen so much water appear (squirting up in places) from between the blocks when I ran the wacker over the paving. It seems like the whole area is like this.
When we were digging out the area we noticed that water seemed to be draining from the garden (after all the rain) and flowing into the (lower) dug out area. Now although we managed to get re-dugout and the dolomite in wihtout much water getting back in, I think that water has continued to drain into the dolomite under the paving after further rain.
Do you think the area eventually dry out to allow me to sand it properly?
Cheers.
Sent you an email the other week asking about suggestions regarding soft clay and soggy sub base problems. Using the methods you suggested (but also re-digging out some areas) I managed to get to a point of having a firm sub base, and got the paving laid and cut etc.
Today I tried to brush in the kiln dried sand and I've never seen so much water appear (squirting up in places) from between the blocks when I ran the wacker over the paving. It seems like the whole area is like this.
When we were digging out the area we noticed that water seemed to be draining from the garden (after all the rain) and flowing into the (lower) dug out area. Now although we managed to get re-dugout and the dolomite in wihtout much water getting back in, I think that water has continued to drain into the dolomite under the paving after further rain.
Do you think the area eventually dry out to allow me to sand it properly?
Cheers.