The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:58 am**

Hi,

I have recently uplifted the stone chipping on an old victorian patio, with a view to possibly putting decking down.
I have found that when it rains a 1/2" pool of water forms near the drain before it starts to drain off in the nearby drain.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photobeks/2547160443/

I am a bit of a novice with this but I was thinking of trying to level the dipped area with concrete, but was worried that I may displace the water to other areas that may cause it to be trapped as there is only this one drain on the patio, which the down pipes all also lead to.

Would anyone have any other suggestions or is this the best course of action. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Andy.

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:50 pm**

hi

it looks to me as though the concrete was badly levelled in the first place and the correct fall was not achieved.
Trying to level this out will work if you can get the fall to the drain. However, a thin skim of concrete may not work, and you may have to dig the area out and put either a thicker concrete area in, or you could move the drain to the centre of the puddled area

Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:18 pm**

Hi,

Thanks for that info. I'll try a skim of concrete as I don't fancy moving the drain, as all the downpipes lead into it below ground.

Cheers,
Andy.

Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:37 pm**

you could try and cut a linear channel in
skimming rarely works
LLL

Posted: **Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:06 am**

You could hire a hand held concrete planer and reduce it slightly so the water runs into gully. :;):

Posted: **Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:19 pm**

Thanks for all the suggestions. It looks like I need to reduce the height gradually from the water to the drain.
I will try that and hopefully there will be enough drop available, or else I am still stuck.

The Brew Cabin

Pooled water on concrete patio.