Hello everyone,
My wife and I were planning to add a patio to our garden this year, but have encountered a slight problem. We removed the previous residents rotten timber conservatory which sat on a solid concrete base. We were hoping to use this base as a solid footing for either paving slabs or some "higher quality" block paving. However the top of the concrete sits only 120mm below DPC and if we are to add anything on top of this it would significantly reduce this dimension.
Is there a legal limit or recommended dimension that you should always keep below for DPC?
Also has anyone got any other suggestions other than to break the concrete and dig out deeper?
My wife and I were planning to add a patio to our garden this year, but have encountered a slight problem. We removed the previous residents rotten timber conservatory which sat on a solid concrete base. We were hoping to use this base as a solid footing for either paving slabs or some "higher quality" block paving. However the top of the concrete sits only 120mm below DPC and if we are to add anything on top of this it would significantly reduce this dimension.
Is there a legal limit or recommended dimension that you should always keep below for DPC?
Also has anyone got any other suggestions other than to break the concrete and dig out deeper?