patio

Can anyone say where the DPC is on my rendered house? I feel like the patio has been laid too high, as it is one brick higher than the path they took out, but the landscapers say it's fine because of where the airbrick is! I've asked them to stop work until I can get it checked out, but...

Looking for recommendations on a laser level that I can do an incline with thats at cheaper end of scale. I liked the look of the dewalt DW088CG-XJ as it’s green. I have a tripod and am looking to buy both a laser level and detector to help me lay patios with an incline. I’ll be doing a few...

Hi - was wondering if anyone here can offer some guidance please - going round in circles a bit now with conflicting info online. I'm looking to lay a patio on a mix of an existing concrete base and then a sub base too. Basically I want to extend out from the current concrete base to make the...

Need help... Might be fine, but need to check first. I'm doing my own patio, and for reasons pertaining to how the last one was laid I need to ask... Is there an issue laying the MOT type 1 on top of a small layer of sand? Basically the layers will be, from top to bottom.. Patio Slab - 32mm...

Hi all, I’m looking to install cobble sett pathway around the house where there is only walls and neighbours property adjacent. my question where do I channel my gradient and drainage to if this is the case and there is no obvious area for water to drain to? I have a couple of drains on the...

I have 6m wide doors and I'd like to build a brick and paver step leading to the garden which is flush with the threshold. This would bring it to the same level as the DPC. Is this OK? Thanks

Hi all I’ve just had a patio installed, they were laid on a full bed or mortar, but rather than painting on the base of the whole slab the contractor poured slurry in spots. I’m worried this is going to lead to staining. it’s sandstone paving do I need to be worried? thanks

Hi, I'm looking for some advice on the height of a new patio. It's about 10mm below the damp proof course of the house. I'm concerned this may not be low enough. I've read that there should be 75mm exposed brick below the DPC. What happens if there is not? Will the house get damp? Any advice...

I'd like a sliding door/patio at the back, but the width of the space it would go in is only 2700 mm. Can you get something that slides on/in an outside sunken track/rail? Like this...

Morning. I'm hoping to get some thoughts on my new patio. The guys laid this last week and for the most part it looks fine. It's on a full bed of mortar on a compacted subbase and an existing concrete slab. I wasn't around to see how well compacted it was so I can't comment on that. The size is...

Hey - got a lot of this after lifting a patio. Is there demand for this (for free?) or do I have to pay someone to shift it? It is all in fairly good condition. Thanks!

Good morning, i am posting in the hope that someone can help me with an ongoing issue i have. I began laying my own patio (first time) and have been preparing a 4:1 ratio of cement to sharp sand. My issue is that the next day, the slabs have not taken properly to the mortar bed. i have been...

Hi wise ones, I'm looking for some drainage advice. We have poured a flat concrete base for a small patio and garden Room. With the addition on the patio tiles the patio comes up higher than the concrete base under the room. The patio is slopes away from the room to a soak away. The room has a...

Hi I’m living on my own and I have recently had patio slabs laid by a builder. There is quite a large surface area laid and I have counted 21 slabs that can be lifted after being laid. Builder flattened the ground with a Wacker plate and laid slabs on a wet mix. The slabs are not rocking but are...

Hi, I'm putting in a new circular patio and some paths in my garden. I'm going for a red brick look and have a number of engineering / semi engineering bricks from a garden wall finished beforehand. I do plan to use pavers for much of the path work but do not want to waste the bricks I have...

Hi all, if anyone on here knows anything about patio jointing/grout, would greatly appreciate your time and help with this. I had a porcelain patio completed recently and it’s been left in a bad state, with stains and all the joints discoloured / multi coloured. They were supposed to be cream in...

Hi, I'm currently preparing a base for a new concrete slab patio. A portion of the area has an old piece of concrete acting as a path around the house and it has a heavy slope on it. The slab I intend to pour will be 100mm thick so I need to level up the area of old concrete too. My question...

Hi all. So I've had a nightmare. I currently have decking outside. I planned to take the boards up and leave the frame, then clad it with No More Ply (I was told that it would be strong enough) and then put 40-50mm of concrete on top to lay my 20mm porcelain tiles. I have just laid the NMP and...

Hi I’m looking to use an infill drain cover to hide the drain in the patio. The current drain cover is on a 45 degree angle to the house and the drain shaft is on an angle. Because the drain shaft is a rectangle brick shaft (instead of circular) I can’t just adjust the angle of the new drain...

Hello hoping for some advise - We have just had a porcelain patio laid in our garden and the work is sub standard. We had already done a lot of the prep work as we had intended to lay the patio ourselves but then decided it better to get a professional. We ensured to hire someone who said they...