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I am connecting an aco drain into the pipe work that can be seen in the pic below. Can I just check that what I plan on doing is correct? Fill the void with pea gravel and sit pipework on that. Connect up to aco and once connected, fill the remainder of the hole with MOT Type 1. I am...

I’m laying flat top concrete edging with a drier mix for the bedding and a wet mix for the haunching I am using 6 spades ballast to 1 spade cement mix For bedding the concrete edging in, how much water do I need to add to that mix? I think my first mix was too dry (I barely added water) and...

I am installing an aco drain to an old clay pipe It’s quite an awkward angle, is there a flexible 110mm pipe that I can use for such a job to connect the aco to this clay pipe (I’m putting a rubber adaptor on to allow me to connect 110mm pipe to it) Cheers

Cheers I have 9m total length for edging and a 4m length of aco drain to install against a current path edge Any idea how much ballast I will need? Will small bags suffice or will I need a tonne bag?

Thanks for your reply So a decent chunky mix for bedding in the aco drain As for the concrete edging (patio only, no car use) is it worth making a concrete mix using pea gravel or is a mortar mix okay to bed the edging stones in? Cheers

I am installing a new patio and I’ve dug down 17cm (22mm slab, 50mm mortar bed, 100mm hardcore compacted) I am installing some flat topped concrete edging (900mm x 150mm x 50mm) over a total length of 9 metres Along he front edge of patio I am installing an aco drain Do I need to lay some...

I want to install a 3m long and 50cm wide flower bedding made out of sleepers l Is the best order; 1. Install sleepers (on top of compacted MOT and concrete them in) 2. Install aco drain (I am going to put this directly next to the sleepers) and also install patio edging 3. Put down and...

I plan on using a primer for the back of the sandstone before applying to a FULL mortar bed I will go ahead with edging also

I am installing some flat top 150mm high concrete edging to provide a border for my new patio I’ve currently dug down and ready to put in MOT at 100mm depth I want to install the edging first but have a couple of questions: 1. Do I need to put some compacted MOT down as a base to install the...

Ok thanks. Maybe I’ll wait until the spring to lay the hardcore then .. to be safe!

Would a full mortar bed not achieve this?

Does that mean a 45 degree angle of mortar? Cheers

As you can see in pic below, I am ready to put in my MOT type 1 sub base for my patio. My patio is going to be 22mm Indian stone paving I was hoping to just lay the paving without an edging, leaving 10cm either side to fill (slightly lower than top of paving stone) with a bit of gravel...

I opted to take it out … it was covering the old clay pipe so I just blocked it up with soil/stones and I’ll just compact it all down before compacting the hardcore on

Cheers Once compacted a few times would I be ok to leave it until mid March to lay the patio? Rain on sub base doesn’t matter so long as it’s been compacted in suitable conditions (dry) before it gets rain on it? Is this right?

Before I lay my 100mm MOT compacted hardcore for patio base what do I need to do with these? (If anything) 1. Red string line is top of hardcore once compacted There is a big concrete slab of some sort (connected to old drain which is to the top right of it - 1 o’clock position) The hardcore...

Yes MOT type 1 I assume that means don’t do it? I’m concerned if my delivery of MOT type 1 gets wet and I also have puddles in my subsoil it’ll be a messy job?

Hi all I’ve dug down and I’m ready for laying weed membrane fabric followed by hardcore (100mm compacted depth) I’m hoping to do it next weekend but it’s due to rain tomorrow,Tuesday and Friday Is it worth waiting for better weather? I’ll be hiring a plate compactor Edit: I’m laying Indian...

I don’t have space for a soak away…. Would a further option be to dig down another 300mm at the front edge of patio (where water will collect due to the fall on patio ) and put down 300mm of pea shingle below the compacted hardcore to help with drainage? Or is this not suitable because the...

I am installing a patio and think I should install some drainage green is where I want to install Aco drain orange circle is where sewer is The path edge is not level (it’s approx 3-4cm lower one side). I want to level the patio from left to right (so it will be lower than path edge one end)...