Bedding and drainage for flags in gravel - Bedding and drainage for flags in gravel

[kerys]

Hello all,first timer on this very professional site. hope someone can advise me. I am planning to lay as a path some 40 mm flags with a 100mm gravel border around them. They will be laid between an edging (probably haunched ropetop) and the house wall. Having read through the site I see that I can lay the slabs on a 10:1 dry mix but am unsure if the gravel can go on the same?If it can then fine as I can screed the bedding as i'll have two nice levels to work to.Or do I do the slabs one way and the gravel another? Whichever way how would the area then drain? Am I missing something obvious? thanks in advance.

[lutonlagerlout]

are the flags touching each other or are they all independent?if they are independent you may need a wet bed to stop them moving sideways
also the gravel needs some kind of restraint,path edgings or such
hope this helps
LLL

[kerys]

Flags will be independent , there will be an edging on both sides(house wall and ropetop) I was going to have a 100mm gravel border round each slab, so you are recommending a wet bed for the slabs?The slabs are 900X600 so is dry mix totally out of question? and what base for the gravel? Will the base for the gravel accommodate the drainage?Thanks for your time.

[lutonlagerlout]

well with such large slabs you may be ok if the ,but i would be tempted to use a wet bed with ronafix or such mixed in for greater adhesion
the gravel if say it is 10 mm gravel should be only 25 mm thick so you may need to add some bigger aggregate or MOT type 1 stone to raise it up a bit
cant really advise on the drainage without a picture
cheers LLL

[kerys]

Thanks LLL , can you tell i'm new at this yet ? Can't do a picture as it is still only in my head! If I were to wet bed the flags on to a type 1 sub base and then do as you suggest with the gravel would the gravel/type 1 be o.k for the drainage i.e. filter down through the gravel and type 1? It wouldn't be a huge area to be fair probably 7-8 linear sq metres. Your comments welcome,cheers

[lutonlagerlout]

7-8 linear sq metres

and there was me thinking there were only 3 dimensions????
yes should be ok ,kerys. make sure nothing is higher than 150 mm below DPC
edgings first ,then mot ,then slabs ,then gravel
cheers LLL

[bobhughes]

A 3 dimensional being can view a 3 dimensional world, but not with awareness. To be aware and perceive a 3 dimensional world we need to be 4 dimensional creatures. But we cannot be aware of our awareness of the 3 dimensional world with only 4 dimensions

[lutonlagerlout]

you been at the waccy baccy again bob???
LLL

[kerys]

just realised what i wrote durr!!Thanks for the tips . Now all i got to do is get it out of my head and onto the ground!! Cheers LLL