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Yes, not far. There is a downpipe at one side of the house. They plan to connect to this. They want to pull up slabs, dig trench, lay drains and then reinstate. The pictures show the distance.

Dear all. Sorry to bring this one back up. I asked a couple of people to have a look at the patio and they both said that in some areas the patio is sloping back towards the garage and this is what is causing the wet brick work. They have suggested installing aco drains, but with a cost of over...

Thanks for this one. It does put my mind at ease. I was concerned that the patio was trapping water, which could freeze and thaw, breaking the bricks and leaving me with a repair cost. I have certainly felt a little better reading these points.

Notch7 thankyou. This has made me feel a little better. It has been stressful as not being in the trade I can only read things up. Plus It has caused quite heated arguments with the person who laid them. It feels like the consensus is that it should be fine and that I maybe worrying...

Noseall. Thanks for the reply. It is very helpful. I do not know enough on this matter and am just panicking a it. In regards to the person who laid the slabs, I didn't allow him to lay them that high, I simply didn't know. I should have done more research. He was recommended to me by a...

This is helpful. I will have to get the independent review of this. I will check with my insurance company to see if I have legal support on my policy. When you say tracking across, how do you mean?? It seems to stop well the wall changes direction. Also, if I got a company to cut this out...

Thanks for this. I can see it will be difficult to put it right as the relationship has become quite heated. My concern is/ was that the slabs were responsible. I didn't consent to the patio height. I didn't even know until 2 months later that you needed 150mm. I realise that is my fault to...

I think I posted in the wrong thread before. Anyway.... Hi all, I have posted before and have since been disputing with the person who laid this patio. Basically, I had the patio laid and stupidly I knew nothing about the 150 mm rule. He has not laid it to this depth. Anyway, if you look at...

Hi all, I have posted before and have since been disputing with the person who laid this patio. Basically, I had the patio laid and stupidly I knew nothing about the 150 mm rule. He has not laid it to this depth. Anyway, if you look at the picture you will see the bottom row of bricks are wet...

Will do. We had the patio done recently, but moved in not long before. So it is not something I can say in regards to the past. Will post more pictures tomorrow. Thanks again.

Woody, this is really helpful. I have noticed water stains on both sides of the garage floor near the walls. Is this something to worry about? Should I worry about the damp bricks? Again thank you for replying.

What do you mean by 1" stones. Thankyou for such a quick reply. Will the dampness at the bottom of the bricks and in the garage cause a problem?

Hi just wondering if anyone can help. I recently had a patio laid. It backs right up to the garage wall, which is single brick in width. The patio is below the DPC, but above the garage floor. I have noticed the bricks below the DPC are damp during rain on the outside, and they are also damp on...