Hello!
I have a fairly large patio which is slightly raised from the rest of the garden. There literally is not a single solid slab on the whole patio so today i have taken a few up to see what generally lies beneath.
Clearly, for all of the slabs to have failed, there must be something fundamentally wrong?
My question is;
Would that work and last?
My original thought was that the whole bed would need to be broken up and dug out before then laying a new sub base etc however obviously if that can be avoided, i would rather stick with my idea as it would be a lot easier and cost effective.
Thanks all
Adam
I have a fairly large patio which is slightly raised from the rest of the garden. There literally is not a single solid slab on the whole patio so today i have taken a few up to see what generally lies beneath.
Clearly, for all of the slabs to have failed, there must be something fundamentally wrong?
My question is;
- Would i be able to clean up this base, of weeds and loose rubble, and then fill in the voids with mortar? Once that has dried, i would essentially then have a level solid base for new mortar on top ready to re lay the slabs? (I do have enough room before the patio doors to allow for a new mortar bed and the depth of the slabs)
Would that work and last?
My original thought was that the whole bed would need to be broken up and dug out before then laying a new sub base etc however obviously if that can be avoided, i would rather stick with my idea as it would be a lot easier and cost effective.
Thanks all
Adam
