Hi everyone.
I'm in the process of preparing part of my garden to lay a patio down and was wondering about drainage.
To put you in the picture, the area is about 3m wide by 9m long. At the far end is a metal shed on a concrete base which I'll be laying the patio flush up to, the left side is a rendered breezeblock wall, the right is going to be turfed and at the near side is a path then the house. Hope that makes sense.
I've been reading up about drainage and the recommended slope is 1 inch to 40 foot (?) so I figure that should cover me. But my question is, which way do I run the slope and how do I get surface water to drain/run away? Presumambly the slope would run lengthways, i.e. along the 9m length as opposed to the 3m width? If that's the case it'll either drain towards my concrete base or towards the path that's in front of the house.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
K-Rod.
I'm in the process of preparing part of my garden to lay a patio down and was wondering about drainage.
To put you in the picture, the area is about 3m wide by 9m long. At the far end is a metal shed on a concrete base which I'll be laying the patio flush up to, the left side is a rendered breezeblock wall, the right is going to be turfed and at the near side is a path then the house. Hope that makes sense.
I've been reading up about drainage and the recommended slope is 1 inch to 40 foot (?) so I figure that should cover me. But my question is, which way do I run the slope and how do I get surface water to drain/run away? Presumambly the slope would run lengthways, i.e. along the 9m length as opposed to the 3m width? If that's the case it'll either drain towards my concrete base or towards the path that's in front of the house.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
K-Rod.