Hi there So over the wekend I painstakingly excavated part of my patio site to a depth of 7inches with a gradual slope. Overnight it rained and will continue to rain all week (note to self: always check weather forecast). The site now looks like a paddling pool, I've got heavy clay soil/DIRT . When it dries out do I need to do anything to combat the waterlogging? Is this normal? I plan on using DIY pathmate paving mould to lay the patio with 4 inches of MOT subbase underneath, do I need to consider digging deeper and adding layer of sand after subbase? Or will subbase be sufficient? Would appreciate your thoughts on this please. Many thanks
I would use a heavy duty membrane under the MOT. This is the best I've found. https://www.ultimate-one.co.uk/terr...5wWib7zkNGzg0lQiu2UtuDK1N9sF9FuC7kaAju_8P8HAQ if you have enough put a layer on top of the MOT as Well. Just make sure you have very good drainage from the patio once laid and you should be ok. Personally I wouldn't bother with the moulds and just lay slabs, but thats your choice.
Thanks Phil! I'm a novice DIYer which is why I've opted for moulds I'll mess up the levelling of slabs and positioning
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