I'm about to create a new patio outside my new sliding doors (8m x 3m). There is about 30cm to the ground floor. To avoid a DPC bridging issue I...
I will be using a jointing slurry next week for a sandstone patio I have laid, and I was wondering how best to block free edges when applying the...
When I lay natural stone slabs, if I cut the slabs, I use a chisel to chip the cut edge to make it rougher rather than clean and straight. Whilst...
Hi all, I’ve recently moved into a new build timber-framed, brick-clad house which has a small dry-laid concrete patio at the rear. During this...
Hi I have just had a block paving and sandstone patio job done and looks like I have been royally done. Everything falls towards the house. I...
Hi We’ve recently removed an old pond from our house (left by previous owners) and getting the space ready for some patio. the first thing I’m...
Hi all, I am wondering whether using sharp sand rather than soft sand is suitable for laying a sandstone patio, or any patio for that matter....
I've never done a patio before. I've created a based by clearing the area then flattening the soil with a whacker plate, added a layer of...
Hello there. We purchased our house 2 years ago that was identified to have areas of damp, and I am now looking to see what I can do to rectify...
Hi all first post here so take it easy on me :O Looking at doing a small 1.8m X 3.7m Concrete Slab at the front of the house. The idea would be...
Hi there, I am looking to edge an existing patio with charcoal bradstone paving blocks. I have had conflicting advice on best way to lay them,...
Morning all, I'm in the process of laying a new patio up against the back of a house and I'm looking for some advice on drainage. I'm...
Looking to ask into what cheap/proper types of driveway could be installed by a qualified builder? Currently have 4x5 meter area in the front...
Hi There, I had an extension which has left behind a trench about 30 cms deep and 60 cms wide making it very awkward to get into garden. This...
Hi one of our family member just had driveway ramp done by the local authority for a disabled child access. However as they were building up the...
I had a porcelain patio laid a couple of years ago and was never happy with it - lots of lippage, poor cuts and not particularly level. The quote...
Hi, we've a hardstanding just outside the back door that's a combination of uneven concrete and paving slabs from many years ago. It's solid but...
I am a landscaping newbie and I am currently trying to extend an existing patio. I have a number of questions about how to go about this but...
I will be hiring a vibrating plate compactor for compacting a patio sub base and concrete paving slabs, but I am not sure what whacker plate to...
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