The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Thu May 05, 2011 3:32 am**

Hi
About to undertake construction of my patio (the sub base for now anyway)
not too sure what base i should be using
100mm dtp1?
100mm concrete base?
or some combination of both?
patio will be 45m3 on heavy clay soil , in my back garden so no traffic

intend to use quartzite flags
http://www.tobermore.co.uk/pietra_....pport=1

Limited info there , but its the 5th and 6th photos
22mm various thickness Â£40 sqm

oh and i have terram 1000 left over from drainage trenches , although its the end i cut off the coil and is just over 2m wide x100m
is it suitable to use this in 2 overlapping strips , to cover 3m wide patio area?

thanks in advance

Posted: **Thu May 05, 2011 10:18 am**

go for 75mm dtp1 with the terram down to stop the type 1 sinking in to the clay. Overlapping by 1m is fine and that terram is fine for putting under a patio.

Posted: **Thu May 05, 2011 1:16 pm**

Is 75mm not a bit thin?
What bedding would I use then , 50mm mortar?
a semi dry mix?
Sorry for all the questions , just want to get my levels right

finished my garden drainage after help from this site , think I may as well complete the patio and put the garden back together

Posted: **Thu May 05, 2011 10:54 pm**

100mm is minimum for a driveway. 75mm is good for a patio / path.
I would lay them on 30-50mm bed of semi dry 6:1 sharp sand:cement with an SBR bond bridge. You are best doing individual bedding because of the varying thicknesses of the slabs.

The Brew Cabin

Quartzite slabs - concrete or dtp1?