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A follow up question for you guys (who have been really useful so far!). I’ve now taken up the slabs and have put to one side ready to be laid again in due course (ergh!). I’m in the process of breaking up the cured dry mortar mix to expose the Type1 sub base again (which as you can imagine...

May sound like a silly question… but how much water?

This makes a lot of sense now! Thank you. Think I’ll be taking back up to re-lay! Ergh

Damn it! Would you suggest taking it all back up and re-laying on a wet bed? I presume the answer will be yes. Got a few days off coming up so could sort it then… What a pain! But is what it is. What mix ratio do you use?

Yes quite… with hindsight it was an odd idea from the outset… but dad was pretty convinced and convincing! Curious whether there’s anything I can do to rescue it now or whether it’s a case of taking back up and starting again… ‍♂️

Thank you! Hadn’t realised I’d put it in the wrong section. Will ask for it to be moved.

So… dads worked in construction for 40 years - followed his guidance here but think I maybe shouldn’t have, you tell me. Wanted to lay a porcelain slab base under the pergola. Laid a sub base of 100mm type1. Then laid 50mm of dry sand and cement mix and 5:1 ratio. Laid the slabs on that bed...

Thanks John! That was what I was hoping, in terms of removing all of the additional elements and just using it as a metal chimney. When you say chimney height, do you mean the absolute length of the chimney itself leading out of the top of the pergola? Or do you mean the height above the fire...

We’re building a pergola this summer and want to include a fireplace in the corner (see picture). The question I need help with is, for the top section here, could I use an internal hob cooker extractor (see second image example)? Or would it not be suitable? Any other thoughts are very welcome!!