The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Tue May 14, 2019 7:14 pm**

I'm in the process of laying a patio. The patio is only 2.4m x 2.4m so not too big and a relatively simple job.

I've dug out 150mm to allow 80mm of hardcore, 40mm of sand and cement and 30mm for the paving slabs.

Now the problem I have is that the ground isn't level. I've put some pegs in and measured, and simply put, the ground on the left hand side is approx 90mm higher than the ground on the right hand side.

I'm allowing for a 30mm drop to go from left to right. So, if I start at the highest side, by the time I get to the lowest side, the patio will be around 60mm higher than the ground.

If I start at the lowest side, by the time I get to the highest side, the ground will be 60mm higher than the patio.

Do I need some edging stone or something similar? Or could I get away without.

Or alternatively could I do a steeper drop so the difference isn't as much, say 60mm drop instead? In which case the difference will only be 30mm on either side (depending on which side I start).

It will only be used for light traffic, few chairs and sitting out and enjoying the sun.

Any help would be appreciated.

Posted: **Fri May 17, 2019 1:32 pm**

On a 2.4m run of paving, you need only 40mm or so of crossfall. Anything more than that will feel uncomfortabble when you put the patio furtniture in position.

So: you have to figure out what would look best: patio elevated or surrounding garden elevated?

In most scenarios, it's really easy to fettle the ground levels by adding or removing earth over a wiodth of 450-600mm to make the level difference less evident. I would look to that as the solution.

The Brew Cabin

Laying paving slabs on a slope