Best Practice For Sloping Path

Hi All,

Planning out a new pathway in my garden to join the patio at the top to the one down the bottom.

I've got the basic idea of what I want to achieve, 2 450x450 slabs wide with an edging stone of block paving, much like this but less elaborate ...



The patio at the top is higher than at the bottom of the garden due to it running around the front of a summerhouse which was made flat although the garden naturally slopes downhill.

To make the edges neat I plan on building a small (2 course) wall below the block paving edge, a bit like this I suppose



The problem is I need to achieve the drop along the length, something like a 0.4m drop over 15m length, which can be easily achieved with the slabs by laying them on a slight angle, but for the brick edge wall, what is my best option for making that look right. Do I slope the bricks the same as the paving slabs to achieve a continuous 2 course below the edge stone, or do I run them straight and drop a course when I need to lose height? And somehow build up the difference?

Looks like the done thing is to continue the bricks straight and drop the slope on the highest one, extreme example:



Not going to be easy to DIY especially using engineering bricks. Maybe I will have to have a step after all

You wouldn’t notice yours as much with just 40cm over 15mtrs.

fair point

The correct way requires a lot of work and cutting.

As Ian has said it should be fine as its a small fall.
As you plan to finish flush I'd be inclined to do the easy option in your case.