Hi all im thinking of a patio area outside. Now i no i should really do decking so that the air can circulate but mrs want the patio slabbed instead of decking how would i get around this????
Yes i could extend the gaps no problem i was thinking of using sleepers as a retaining wall and using a metal grid for the air flow. My main concer would be the splash of rain onto render???can you build the patio so that it finishes 4" or so away from the wall?
Then use also drain or similar to bridge the gap.
Other way is bundles of plastic pipe through the patio so that they extend the air bricks.
Thing is the patio ffl will be the same height of the top of air brickExtend the ventilation path from the airbricks with ducting through the base of the patio.
Move the air bricks down in the wall.Thing is the patio ffl will be the same height of the top of air brick
What would you suggest??you don't want that. Over time it will get clogged up and block airflow - even with the best intentions to keep it clear, those air bricks will eventually be forgotten.
Then in 10 years you'll be wondering why timber floors got bouncy and rooms smell damp and mouldy.
Thing is the patio would be width of the house or deckingMove the air bricks down in the wall.
Tbh that a good idea JP even with wooden steps above dpc rain splash ect would still occur and obto render. Worst nightmare having to have it redoneDon't cover the air bricks!
Could the patio be below the airbricks, with wooden steps down from the door?
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