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    Kango old concrete before laying 804 gravel

    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...
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    Decking outside

    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...
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    Infill drain cover advice needed

    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...
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    Porcelain patio work

    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...
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    Patio pointing / cleaning

    I’ve just laid a new patio, I’m going to use Sika jointing compound. Question is: can I pressure wash my patio slabs before pointing?
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    Fixing pergola posts

    Patio has been down 20 years and is slabs laid on sub base and sand, no cement. I want to fix to pergola posts to the patio and was thinking of lifting two slabs, digging out 10cm depth and relaying the two slabs on cement. I would then drill through the slabs and cement to attach the post...
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    Tree root in the way of new slabs!

    Morning all. I'm a DIY'er here, so excuse the lack of knowledge and experience! I am planning to lay new slabs in 2 corners of my garden that were previously paved with random bricks and slabs of different sizes with some sandstone slabs, but when I pulled up the old slabs and started to dig...
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    Hardcore substitute

    Hi I am in the process of doing my own patio, dug it out edgings in, now I am having trouble getting hold of Mot1, it's all out of stock, now, i have had a brainwave, maybe, i had my driveway done a few years ago with red slate which is ok but not the best for a drive, so, I thought what if I...
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    Patio on sloping garden to house patio and access for shed door

    Hi all I am in the process of excavating to prepare a concrete shed base (yellow). The ground at the location has a slight fall. The shed will sit nearside of the photos, on the low side. The door to the shed will be facing background, towards the natural rise of the land. I am looking for...
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    Backfill for raised patio / step on concrete slab

    Hi everyone I have a bit of a wonky mini raised patio / wrap around step, by the front door, which has been built on a solid concrete slab. Im planning on removing all existing patio and laying about two courses of concrete blocks on the perimeter of the slab to get a consistent level and then...
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    internal corner patio - fall in two directions?

    Hi Folks, Just a meddling amateur here. Was wondering about the best practice for laying a patio between two external walls that sit at a 90 degree angle to each other. Patio will only be about 4x3 metres. Was thinking it through and realised I might have to make a slope in two directions to...
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    Patio onto a concrete base

    Hello, Looking at laying a patio onto a concrete base - pic attached. Will be using 600mm x 600mm x 20mm Porcelain slabs. Whats the best method to lay these? Do we apply a 30mm mortar mix, then lay directly on top? Also we would need to cut a small section for the down pipe drainage area, is...
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    Lay Patio onto prepared concrete base

    Hello, Looking at laying a patio onto a concrete base - pic attched. Will be using 600mm x 600mm x 20mm Porcelain slabs. Whats the best method to lay these? Do we apply a 30mm mortar mix, then lay directly on top? Also we would need to cut a small section for the down pipe drainage area, is...
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    Porcelain Slabs on Dry Mix?

    I have a small patio job coming up which we will be using porcelain tiles on (20mm thick). I usually use a dry/semi-dry mix and screed out a large area then place the slabs into position and lightly tap into place (I just personally find it easier than wet mix) would this method be okay for use...
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    Laying Patio over old Patio

    I’ve just taken up our deck and under the timber structure is a weed blanket with the old patio below that. It seems in the main structurally sound with 1 ‘wobbly bit’. I need to lay some crushed concrete to build up the level before a layer of type 1 to give me the level to lay on (all...
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    Advice Needed - Another Decking Question!

    Hi, I am just about to start back into my garden project, composite decking is being delivered in the next few days and I would like to get the frame built. I was hoping for a bit of advice on the best way to do it. The plan is to raise the decking to be at a level just under the patio doors...
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    Aco drain for Patio and Damp course level

    My final problem before I tackle the patio!! Ive attached a photo that shows the set up, but I have a decking sandwiched between two patio areas, and I plan to take up the decking and timbers underneath and replace with a patio. The finished level is at or above DPC do I plan to fit Aco drains...
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    Building up Raised Patio Sub base

    At the moment I have a raised decking above the garden run up to a set of bifold doors. I want to remove the deck and replace with a patio. There’s about 300- 400mm needed to build up to finished level before I can lay the stone. What’s the best material to build up the sub base with? Would it...
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    Patio almost 1m below lawn - drainage?

    Hi Had a single story rear extension built, time to sort out the garden. The patio area is almost 1m below the lawn area - so the lawn will be held back by a retaining wall with steps. There's no rainwater drainage at the back of our houses, just the foul sewer. My options as I see it are...
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    Relaying patio

    Hi all, I’m looking for some help and advice as I have decided to relay my patio. The current slabs are the standard buff concrete type about 40mm thick and I want to replace with 20mm porcelain. I have lifted one of the existing slabs and found a full mortar bed which seems in decent...
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