The Brew Cabin

I am hoping to lay an Indian stone raised patio instead of having steps out of 2 doors down onto a lower level patio. The problem is that on one adjoining wall the damp proof course is quite low and ideally I would like to bring the patio level up to the damp proof level. I wondered if there were any solutions that would enable me to do this. I have thought about a) fixing damp proofing vertically along the wall between the paving and the wall leaving a few inches of damp proffing showing above the patio level b) having a channel/drain below the damp proof course so there is a drop of level between the patio and the wall... though I'm not sure this will look okay.

Any advice welcome! Thanks, Mark

See the page about Dealing with DPCs which illustrates the usual methods of dealing with this sort of issue.

Remember, broaching the "150mm below" rule can (and does) lead to problems with Surveyors if and when you come to sell the property.