patio

Hi all, got a couple of questions here regarding patio/driveway channel drains. I'm planning on fitting Atco type channel drainage to a patio (because it's surrounded on all four sides except for a path). I have good access to surface water drainage pipe and the falls have been established. My...

Quick question to any paving experts out there. I have laid a new sandstone slab patio on a semi dry mix of sand and cement (6:1). I used the guide from the paving expert website (laying flags). I'm just wondering how long it takes to set and how long to wait before pointing it? If too...

Hi all. I am planning to lay the front of my house to patio but want to make sure it is done right and not going to cause damage to the house or need replaced in a few years. I have already removed what was there originally and have a rough plan of how the patio will be laid. Sorry for the long...

I have no idea on this stuff and got a landscaper to do the work. Unfortunately I was away for 5 days and I feel dubious about the work that's been carried out. Please excuse my terminology! A patio has been laid in an ____l (L shape) 4m x 3m with a 6cm gradual sloap to grill drainage which...

Hi all, Do I need planning permission for this... My rear garden slopes away from the house. I have a small patio extending about 2m from the rear of my house. After this there is a 1.5m 45 degree downslope made of mud (+defunct water feature, and plants/weeds), at the base of which is the...

I have just finished laying my new patio using Indian limestone but have not yet don't the pointing. However I have noticed that 3 or 4 of the slabs have a very slight amount of movement (when you step on opposite corners). By slight I mean pretty much not visible but you can hear the slab...

Hi All I am laying a patio and have installed some clark channel drainage (8m in total). Q1 My first problem is the channel although installed as per instructions and locked together appear to be dripping from the underside. I have not yet levelled and poured concrete underneath them. Is this...

Hi. Hope someone can give me some advice. I've recently had a concrete floor laid in my garden so that I can put a log cabin on there. The floor is concrete and finished off with screed. Soon after the floor was finished, it rained and has continued to rain for about a week. Because of the...

Hi, I am looking for some advice. I am about to lay approx. 70+square metres of patio in natural stone, and due to the size I like the idea of some of the patio jointing compounds. The issue I have is that I am also using the same stone to face a few small walls, and I want the wall pointing to...