Patio nightmare, professional opinions please

[noseall]

I’ve never seen a waterproof membrane below any kind of paving.

Me neither lol. What a waste of time and effort.

 

[noseall]

I did use a geo-fabric (water permiable) under a gravel fella once, but that was on customer insistence.

Matty2

• noseall
• 27 Jul 2017

Matty3

• noseall
• 27 Jul 2017

 

[Celeronmanuk]

I did use a geo-fabric (water permiable) under a gravel fella once, but that was on customer insistence.

I thought geofabric is good practice under driveways?

 

[noseall]

I thought geofabric is good practice under driveways?

Yes and no. It's a double edged sword.

Essential where there are individual soft pockets (pipe runs, natural depressions) of ground etc. A complete nightmare for future maintenance. No need for decent compact virgin ground.

 

[Celeronmanuk]

Yes and no. It's a double edged sword.

Essential where there are individual soft pockets (pipe runs, natural depressions) of ground etc. A complete nightmare for future maintenance. No need for decent compact virgin ground.

What future maintenance are you thinking of?

 

[noseall]

What future maintenance are you thinking of?

Whilst gravel drives are low end, they do make for ideal surfaces to reinstate should you wish to dig a hole or a trench. That is until you come across geo-fabric!