New Patio - ground works

[str]

Need some advice!

Planning to have a new patio at the end of the garden, which will be contained on 3 sides by stone garden walls and to the front edge by wooden sleepers.

I plan to put down Type 1 mot (how deep - 40mm?) which I will compact to give a firm base.

Do i need to bed the slabs on wet mortar or would a bed of sand or a dry mix be enough.

The use will be light/foot traffic - table and chairs and kids playing on it.

thanks

 

[sotal]

How big is the patio? and what is going on top (just patio slabs or stone?)?

I'm in the middle of laying an indian stone patio, I was recommended to put down 100mm of Type 1 compacted, then 25-40mm mortar mix (damp/wet).

 

[str]

its going to be 6m by 3m and was planning on using slabs as opposed to natural stone slabs

wasn't sure if i needed a wet mix over the base given that it was "retained" on all sides?