Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:54 am
Firstly, congrats on a great site, without all the info I have gained here i wouldn't even be contemplating constructing my patio myself (or i would have done it wrong)
My garden slopes towards my house, I have eliminated as much of the slope as possible, unfortunatly if i dig down further, my garden will end up being substantially lower than those around it which i don't want.
I'm constructing a patio of concrete slabs, with a soldier course of blocks around it, about 15m square in total.
As a result, I will be using the enhanced fall arrangement as i won't be able to get the full 15cm below dpc (probably between 7.5 and 10).
My first question is, should I undercut the blocks slightly so they are flush with the wall or leave them as is?
After the soldier course, I will have 1 row of 60x60cm concrete slabs, a linear drain (aco-drive drain type stuff) then the rest of the patio sloping uphill.
Second question, can you see any problem in this arrangement?
My garden slopes towards my house, I have eliminated as much of the slope as possible, unfortunatly if i dig down further, my garden will end up being substantially lower than those around it which i don't want.
I'm constructing a patio of concrete slabs, with a soldier course of blocks around it, about 15m square in total.
As a result, I will be using the enhanced fall arrangement as i won't be able to get the full 15cm below dpc (probably between 7.5 and 10).
My first question is, should I undercut the blocks slightly so they are flush with the wall or leave them as is?
After the soldier course, I will have 1 row of 60x60cm concrete slabs, a linear drain (aco-drive drain type stuff) then the rest of the patio sloping uphill.
Second question, can you see any problem in this arrangement?
