patio

Hello fellas, I’ve got a little issue in my back garden and rather fix the drainage issue before I set out grid mesh with gravels, I’m lifting the council slabs and levelling them towards the drainage. There’s no drainage there , just a square cover that leads to manhole. Based on your...

I'm a builder and have just been out to a family members house about an aco Drain that keeps getting blocked. They've recently had the garden done by someone else and they installed an aco drain along the back of the house. It keeps getting blocked to the point where it's overflowing and causing...

Hi, I have met with a contractor a few times about a new patio. Seems very knowledgeable and I'm hoping to work with them. However I want to check if I am looking into this too much: They initially suggested the following approach: Build the patio up to 75mm below the DPC, which would...

Hi I’ve removed rotten decking and planning to lay a patio. Patio level needs to match other paving, which is 3 bricks down from the dpc in these pictures. From patio to door threshold height will be about 260mm. My problem is building a step to the back door. The air bricks are under the door...

Halfway through installing this patio, the stone pavers are set in mortar and go right up to the house. There is a decent fall away from the house. They're about 80mm below the DPC. Is that enough to prevent the wall getting damp?

Hi all, I’m trying to work out how I can fill this gap between my house and our patio, so that it is level with the patio. The gap is 50cm from the house, 5’ deep in the center, and 3.5’ either side. Yesterday, I cleared out some slate chippings that filled the area, that were sat on top of...

Hi Currently have paving slabs on patio, small section have 450x450 and the rest is 600 x600. Paving slabs have become tired and damaged after many years. Do jet wash every year to clean and make not slippy which I know isn’t ideal as it accelerates the wear and a few are just breaking apart now...

Planning to get some of the plastic grid tiles 500x500 mm to form a shed base. Similarly extend the shed base area to allow a small patio area at side of shed (also utilising the grid tiles). The question please as below:- What small decorative stones could I use in the grid tiles for patio...

My garden is a mess, there are concrete pavers set in sand that have sagged down and shifted, and astroturf which I hate. I’d like to have some beds and shrubs along the sides maybe, and a proper stone patio. Not sure what layout would work , or what to do the bit in the middle. The garden is on...

Hi All, I've laid a patio in the back garden. Happy with the result apart from one slab in the centre which is not flush and is causing a trip hazard. My own fault when laying it. I'd like to remove the high point so it's less of a hazard. Of course, I could take up the slab and relay however...

Block paving laid Feb of last year. After a few months, noticed water pooling against house. Took 6 months of daily chasing (and changing Google review to negative) for company to come out and fit short drain going to down pipe. The blue circle area has a more noticeable dip (metre stick...

A few months ago we had a new limestone patio layed by a local company. I have noticed the after rain there are circular marks left on some of the slabs. I have queried this and been advised it's the salt in the slabs which can take a few months to come out. They have said if it doesn't...

Hi, We have a double patio door and the previous owner has bodged a repair to seal a gap. However it will fall off as soon as the 2nd door is opened. How can we seal this gap please? Thanks.

Hi all, I'd like to renew the patio joint where it butts up to house wall. It's variable in depth, maybe 4inches max. What is the best compound to use? What is there now appears to be concrete but maybe it's mortar like the rest of the patio joints but looks more grey to me. I was going to...

Hi all. Wanted to get peoples advice on my next project. So I have some bifolds with 600x600x8mm tiles inside and plan on putting the same tiles outside so it flows. Currently there are big standard outdoor slabs not cemented down as pictured. My initial plan was to take all the existing slabs...

I’ve started a raised patio project and looking for advice regarding the retaining wall and steps. For the retaining wall I’m digging out 450mm wide and 300mm deep trench to put in a 150mm deep concrete footing in clay soil. The retaining wall will be approx 500mm above ground level. For the...

I'm planning to put a patio in a small area of our garden that was a dumping ground for the previous owners. I've cleared it up and dug down a fair bit: The wall on the left is a retaining wall holding our sloped lawn up the hill and to the right is the back of our garage. In digging out the...

Hi All, Just completing this ground floor extension and the next phase is to construct a garden terrace to access via these rear sliding doors. There building is approx 8m wide and terrace could go out by up to 4.5m where it meets the shrubbery in the background. Main issue is the drop of...

Hello all. In Feb this year I had a new patio laid. Everything seemed fine at the time and paid as was happy with the job. Now summer is (finally) starting, the kids have played in the paddling pool on the patio and I've noticed I'm getting standing water, two sections of which are right up...

Hi All, I am in the middle of tiling an outdoor patio and for the outdoor steps I need to create a mitre joint along the full length of a 120cm tile to for an L shaped lip (nose). My plan is to use a coloured epoxy to glue the 2 piece together and then use an epoxy grout to finish. What do...