The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2018 7:08 pm**

Hi,

Weâ€™ve recently moved into a new build house and as you probably know you donâ€™t get many paving slabs. We tried to get a larger patio area laid prior to moving in but the builder didnâ€™t get around to doing it (small company) so we spoke with one of the paving companies that have done some work on the development for a quote, anyhow they suggested just using one of their guys which we did and us and our neighbour asked him to lay our patios. Itâ€™s been a bit of a nightmare get him to finish the job after he started about 4 weeks ago. He just seems to turn up as and when with days of nothing at all. So apart from him taking his time Iâ€™m concerned about the levels on one of the areas that he has laid so far, it dips in the middle but also the level is going towards the house. We havenâ€™t seen him since he laid this last week to question him but just had a text from him saying heâ€™ll be back on Thursday so wanted to get some advise before we do so him. Iâ€™ve taken some pictures to show what I mean.

Hope I can get some sound advise here.

I canâ€™t seem to just post pictures.

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2018 5:06 pm**

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:19 pm**

I am trying to workout what he is laying the slabs on?
TBH the whole thing looks shocking never mind the dip
i take it this is a cheap job?
LLL
???

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:39 pm**

You are making me really worried now. He is due back tomorrow but I want him to rectify the dip and the slope the wrong way before continuing with the rest. Iâ€™m not sure what you class as cheap job, we did have a cheaper quote but went with this guy as heâ€™s done other work on the development. Heâ€™s quoted Â£50 per square meter. The sub base is a grey stone and heâ€™s laying the slabs on sand and cement dry. The slabs are butted up to each other rather than having a gap but thatâ€™s the same as what the builder did.

Should I look at getting someone else in and cutting my losses?

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:41 am**

Don't be fooled by these guys being flaglayers. They just bang them in and have hardly any experience as to the proper laying method. Usually under pressure to knock a patio out their attutude is " o well the customer will probably be changing the slabs anyway." Best get a pro' on it.

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:42 am**

Don't be fooled by these guys being flaglayers. They just bang them in and have hardly any experience as to the proper laying method. Usually under pressure to knock a patio out their attutude is " o well the customer will probably be changing the slabs anyway." Best get a pro' on it.

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:13 am**

Heâ€™s been landscaping for many years and done some other paving on the development so I had no concerns at the time getting him in.

So you confirm that there shouldnâ€™t be any dips and the level on the side should definitely not be going towards the house even though itâ€™s also running away from the fence side?

What else is not right looking at the photos so I have some ammunition to pull him up on?

This is really stressing us out now and just want to have a patio that we can start using but not if it means itâ€™s not right but that means having a confrontation with him but if I donâ€™t know what Iâ€™m talking about it makes it even more difficult and stressful.

The Brew Cabin

Patio levels question - Dipping slabs