The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:45 pm**

Hello,
Apologies if this question has been asked already, I had a look but couldn't see anything similar.
I'm about to lay a 45msq patio. I'm replacing an area which was covered with about 3tonnes of 20ml pea gravel, which I haven't been able to sell/ give away. The sub base to that is a mixture of whacked crushed brick, tile, rubble, sand, mud.
If I have to, I will skip the gravel, but I was wondering if I could use it for a sub base, if it was blinded with sand or a sand/ cement mix? I intend to lay a slab similar to the millstone from stone market.
Any feed back would be very welcome.
Thanks

Posted: **Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:10 pm**

you could happily mix it with type 1 MOT as long as it was at least 60% MOT

Or you could make it up with sand and cement into a semi-dry lean concrete.

Trying to simply lay it down and blind it with anything will be a fail.

Posted: **Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:40 pm**

Thanks R896neo, I'll mix it with the sand& cement then. Shame to waste it if it can be used.
Cheers

Posted: **Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:38 pm**

yeah make like a kind of dry lean with it
LLL

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2014 6:40 am**

Thanks LLL

The Brew Cabin

Use of 20mm pea gravel with sand as a sub base