Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:43 pm
I have a nine metre by one metre "path" of very rough and uneven fibre reinforced C40 concrete varying in thickness form 100 to 300mm. This was pumped onto a very uneven clay surface. This goes across the front garden from the road to the house.
At the back of the property there is a four metre by three metre are of thin broken screed which steps down (200mm step) to a very (300mm variation) uneven four metre by five metre crazy paving area which was laid directly onto the clay.
I am selling up and cannot leave the place in this state, as I believe it will put people off. At the same time whatever I do, people will want something different. It occurred to me to prepare a base so that the new owners could then slab, block or deck it to their choice.
I wondered if I could break up the existing path and crazy paving and have it crushed on site to use as a base or should I just get it carted away and use type 1 or type 2. Then I could set up some timber shuttering for the footpath and two levels of terrace out the back and pack these with a Whacker. Would such a surface be clean (not walking dirt into the house) and weather resistant for a year or so? If the newcomers don't like the layout they can easily dig it out or they could finish it off as is.
Would I be able to remove the shuttering afterwards or would it have to remain in situ? How about using pumped foamed concrete (I have used a Pumi pump truck several times), as carting and Whacking of aggregate would not be required, just tampering and the shuttering could come off.
Finding people or a contractor to take on such a messy job and do it well is proving problematical.
I would be interested to know of any thoughts you may have.
At the back of the property there is a four metre by three metre are of thin broken screed which steps down (200mm step) to a very (300mm variation) uneven four metre by five metre crazy paving area which was laid directly onto the clay.
I am selling up and cannot leave the place in this state, as I believe it will put people off. At the same time whatever I do, people will want something different. It occurred to me to prepare a base so that the new owners could then slab, block or deck it to their choice.
I wondered if I could break up the existing path and crazy paving and have it crushed on site to use as a base or should I just get it carted away and use type 1 or type 2. Then I could set up some timber shuttering for the footpath and two levels of terrace out the back and pack these with a Whacker. Would such a surface be clean (not walking dirt into the house) and weather resistant for a year or so? If the newcomers don't like the layout they can easily dig it out or they could finish it off as is.
Would I be able to remove the shuttering afterwards or would it have to remain in situ? How about using pumped foamed concrete (I have used a Pumi pump truck several times), as carting and Whacking of aggregate would not be required, just tampering and the shuttering could come off.
Finding people or a contractor to take on such a messy job and do it well is proving problematical.
I would be interested to know of any thoughts you may have.
