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Laying turf next weekend and struggling to find decent topsoil. A few questions: - 1. How much do I really need? (area to be turfed is 56sq metres) 2. I've been told by some that there's no topsoil about due to the weather? Any pointers, especially on how much I need, would be great...

I'm by no means an expert but the soil isn't dreadful. At least it's a soil colour instead of pure clay colour. It's chucking it down now so I'll see how bad it is tomorrow. If it's really bad I'll go for the land drain, if not I might just break the soil up, I'll see. I've gone overkill a...

Yeah, basically it could drain out the bottom of the garden which is next to a road. I've asked lots of folk and have had a fair few suggestions. They have included: 1. Leave it and just put the turf on 2. Mix sharp sand and/or pea shingle and gravel in 3. Put a land drain in The...

Does anyone have any links for the drainage suggestion? Cheers

Bummer I was hoping I wouldn't have to bother. Would mixing some pea shingle/gravel and/or sharp sand in work as well? Do these drains take much to fit?

About to put some turf down in the next two or three weeks and I'm busy shifting about 7 tonne of earth out of the garden to get it somewhere level. The area to be turfed is only 8.5m x 6m. However, one side is really good soil and drains really well, and the other side is very bogged down...

Can anyone recommend a decent online turf supplier? Also, when is the latest time of year you should lay turf? Cheers

Ok, has anyone had any positives experiences with it? I've bought it now so I'm going to give it a go at least. Anyone else used it?

Evening all When this deluge stops, hopefully I'll be putting Rompox Patio down next week as a pointing material. I've read the instructions and the like and wondered if anyone else had used the product and had any pointers? The guy I bought it from said you could mix it in a cement mixer...

Thanks for that. Still can't see the answer to the rolling question though. Unless I'm daft? Do you roll pre topsoil, after, or both? Cheers

Cheers Thermo All noted. It's a weird spread really. Really good soil on one half, and nowt but clay on the other....and it's only 7 metres wide! Do you roll the topsoil first? Or do you roll the soil before the topsoil goes on? Cheers

Evening! Looking at turfing the back garden in about 2 or 3 weeks and I have a few questions: - 1. How much topsoil is needed, or does it depend on...? 2. Anyone tried mail order turf, or recommend anyone? 3. Does weedkiller (or equivalent if you know what I mean) need to be put down...

Does anyone know who stocks Rompox Patio? Cheers

Thanks Bobby. I've been trying to leave something on there but each time I log on it says I don't have th authority to start a new post. Any ideas?

That's an extremely kind offer, but tucked far up in the north east, and I probably couldn't afford that big a piece of cake! I'll try and make it a bit drier perhaps. I know I haven't done the most amazing job of laying them in the first place, but I'd love to get it finished sharpish...

I just followed the guidelines on pavingexpert.com really. I know you get out what you put in, and nothing's every easy and all that sort of stuff. But it is literally going to take me weeks to do at my rate, and I'm not doing a good job of keeping the mortar away from the surface either...

Folks I'm really struggling with this pointing up lark! I had a good go at it yesterday, and managed a metre long line in about 4 hours! At this rate the new garden I promised my family back in September maybe ready for Christmas 2010. I've read at about polymeric sand, and also...

mmm I did read that they should be pointed preferable within 4 hours, but haven't been able to do it until this coming weekend, and that was always going to be the case. left them 48 hours before I walked on them as well. I also made up a bucket with a dusting of cement and water and...

I guess I do, but I really hope not. The ground was dug out, flattened, 4 inches of compacted hardcore, then a full mortar bed of around 50-80mm. 4 sharp sand, 1 cement. I though that was sufficient, so a bit puzzled really; although never done this before. Have check most of them now...

Gutted. I laid my stone patio a few weeks ago, and I've just gone to have a look and noticed that at least 5 of the slabs are coming up when I try to pick them up. I've tested most of the others and they seem ok, and I will test them all this week (didn't have the heart to do it today)...