Hi everyone, this is not a DIY job so I apologise upfront and understand if this thread is removed, but reading through threads on this forum I appreciate the knowledge of the members and wondered if you could help me.
We have asked a landscaper to lay a new patio for our back garden using slabs. So far he's dug up the old turf and slabs, and yesterday he laid the cement and half of the slabs.
My wife and I are complete amateurs which is why it's not a DIY project, but I'm now very concerned because of two issues:
1) I can see a hump in the middle of the patio which means that it slopes back to the house, and
2) it is only 100mm below the damp proof course, and from my basic reading it should be at least 150mm.
It is a new build house, less than 2 years old. Before and after pictures below:
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I suppose the crux of my thread is:
- are these two issues serious, and if so I would appreciate your advice on how I should go about resolving them, if it's even possible!
We have asked a landscaper to lay a new patio for our back garden using slabs. So far he's dug up the old turf and slabs, and yesterday he laid the cement and half of the slabs.
My wife and I are complete amateurs which is why it's not a DIY project, but I'm now very concerned because of two issues:
1) I can see a hump in the middle of the patio which means that it slopes back to the house, and
2) it is only 100mm below the damp proof course, and from my basic reading it should be at least 150mm.
It is a new build house, less than 2 years old. Before and after pictures below:
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I suppose the crux of my thread is:
- are these two issues serious, and if so I would appreciate your advice on how I should go about resolving them, if it's even possible!