patio circle

[strongbowsteve]

Hello i know theres loads of stuff on here about patios but need some help please. i have build a wall in my garden about 3 foot high and have back filled it with hardcore to get it more or less straight i am planning to put a 8ft patio circle on it and all around it putting cotswell stones.
do i need to use a whacker plate on the hardcore first before i put the sharp sand down or shall a do it after and is 4 to 5inces of sharp sand ok on top of the hardcore. then when i come to put the patio down do i put them on a dry mix of sand and cement. thanks for ur help

 

[Thermo]

yes there is loads of stuff on here about it!

put a layer of mot type 1 stone chippings down over the top of the hardcore and compact them

bed the circle in cement mortar, ie the same as laying bricks.

 

[WabbitPoo]

Good advice. Also, search on this site - it's been answered loads of times. Also, spruce up your posts (grammar, punctuation, etc) - you'll get more people bothering to answer them.

Have fun with the patio.

 

[strongbowsteve]

Ok thanks. what am i going to do with the 3ton of sharp sand thats coming

 

[Thermo]

use some in the wet mix for laying the slabs, i favour 4 sharp 2 building and 1 cement.

cancel the rest!

No need for youll just get a much better longer lasting result

 

[strongbowsteve]

Been back down to order my mot type 1. but they dont do it they said sharp sand compacted will do the job.

 

[Thermo]

well they are talking crap. Funny how they say that when they dont sell MOT. Compacted mot will go down and give a very firm base as good as concrete. Sharp sand wont.

 

[WabbitPoo]

Been back down to order my mot type 1. but they dont do it they said sharp sand compacted will do the job.

Use a different supplier if that one doen't sell what you want. Travis Perkins, Buildbase, Keyline, the list is endless.