Garden Patio Sub-base Done

[Dave1UK]

So I finally got around to laying the sub-base for my patio, it is fairly level and happy with how it has turned out. Finished up around 2 weeks ago and was going to crack ahead and lay the slabs on a full bed of mortar.

However there was about ~two weeks of downpour here in London with on/off unpredictable showers. The week ahead seems to be good weather (no rain). As I am doing the work alone without a cement mixer for a garden of about 5.5 x 4.5m and have maybe 4 hours to spare daily.

Is the current weather a good time to be laying slabs given it can get to about 6-10 degrees at night? I also hope a week will be enough for me to finish off as never done it before and would prefer to take my time doing it right levelling it all off properly.

 

[stevie888]

You'll be fine

 

[Notch7]

As I am doing the work alone without a cement mixer

if youve got a powerful cordless drill or small kango you can use a mixing paddle for the mortar

Is the current weather a good time to be laying slabs given it can get to about 6-10 degrees at night?

anything down to freezing is fine -even a bit below freezing at night is ok if well covered with hessian etc

 

[johnny2007]

Rent a cement mixer, you won't regret it.
It's not expensive and fits in any car with back seats down, so you can pick it up.