The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:46 am**

Hi,

I have a few spots where water collects on my patio due to some of the slabs being not quite level.

I would like to level up the slabs in question.

If I remove the slabs do I have to remove & replace the motar bed they are lying on back to the sub-base, or can I add motar to the top of the existing bed ?

Thanks in advance,

Jon

Posted: **Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:04 am**

How much do you need to lift them by...Extra bedding layer will be really week if its to thin...

Posted: **Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:51 pm**

Hi,

Not by very much 5mm at the most but the thin layer would be supported by the existing bed.

Unless there is another way to do it?

Jon

Posted: **Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:05 pm**

the problem with doing this, is that al you will do is shift the puddles
a picture would be handy,but all the bedding layer needs replacing if you lift flags out
LLL

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:31 pm**

...and you don't want it to be level, in any case. All paving needs to have a fall so that it can drain.

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:37 pm**

just use a hammer and bolster and break out some of the old bed then using a wet sharp sand and cement mix rebed the slab repoint and away you go , hopefully this slab was just layed low and you wont just be shifting the puddle to other slabs

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