The Brew Cabin

I'm having problems sorting out a new surface for my driveway - my pipes are not very deep at all .

My question is if I concreted my driveway it would mean going to within a couple of inches of the DPC - obviously not acceptable - can I get round this by leaving a gap between the concrete drive and the bungalow wall - if yes how big a gap would I need ?

The drive runs down hill and away from the bungalow so any water should disperse quickly.

Thanks Hev

Have a look at the DPC page - it has a few possible solutions to this problem, and it's easier looking at the drawings than trying to figure out what I mean in along drawn-out text. :)

Post back to this thread if you've any further questions.

Thanks Tony.

As you say the illustrations are easier to follow than text
I guess as long as I am min 200mm away from the wall and 150mm below DPC things should be OK the drive falls downwards to a drain at the end of the bungalow so all the water should run down to the drain - the drain being 5 courses of bricks below DPC.

Question. (there had to be a question ;-)

Would you suggest lining the bottom of the gully with slabs for the water to run down hill or would you just use some decorative shingle to enhance the look ? the fall of the gully would be something like 5 bricks depth over a distance of 30mtrs approx.

Thanks again Tony - I'm sure you have saved people loads of expense time and effort with this site - keep it up - it's very much appreciated

Paul

If this is part of your concrete driveway job mentioned elsewhere, then use the same paving blocks to line the base of the channel. The trouble with using a deco gravel in the channel is that it collects crud, it's all but impossible to clean out any litter that collects there, and you can't see the damned stuff, anyway!