Compacting bedding layer? - Compacting dry bound bedding layer?

[MarkD]

Hi and thank you for a brilliant and helpful site...but I couldn't find an answer to my question:
I'm laying flags in the garden that will have some heavy use from my kids playing basketball so i need to get the bedding layer right.

I've laid a dtp1 sub-base and compacted.
I want to use a bound bedding layer.

Do I need to compact this? Or do i screed the loose mix and lay flags?

Thanks in advance.

Good to see the site back (I assume it wasn't just me)

[seanandruby]

yes you can "tread" the bedding layer then loosen the top 20/30 ml before laying.

[MarkD]

yes you can "tread" the bedding layer then loosen the top 20/30 ml before laying.

Thanks for that...
Tread? quick once over with compacter or using my size 9's?

[seanandruby]

give it a few passes with the wacker. my size twelves would be better than your nines, you would just have to do more walking :laugh:

[MarkD]

Thanks sean...here we go then...