Recent content by senzubeansoup

That's doable. There is currently brick paving next to the house - it looks like it's at least 150mm below the DPC, so no concerns there. That brick paving continues for about two metres, at which point there is a step up, which is where the knackered patio I'm looking to replace starts.

I take it that this ditch would remain open, rather than be covered over in the same manner as a soakaway? I was hoping to create some continuity from the patio to the lawn, rather than a hard border. Does this apply even where the house end of the patio is two metres away from the house and...

I suppose it is. Having not yet pulled up all of the slabs I'm not sure what lies beneath, but if there was something problematic, I would remedy it.

Hello everyone, I'm considering installing a patio in my back garden, about two metres from the back door of my house. My house is a typical Victorian/Edwardian mid-terrace with a characteristically long and narrow garden. The patio would ideally be around 3.5m wide (the approximate width of my...