Hey!
I found a lot of mixed info about it. So I want to make a patio, about half a meter higher than the garden ground level. There is a smaller existing patio that is just falling apart. In a few years time I would like to build an extension and ideally reuse as much of the materials as possible. As a retaining wall I will use some gabion baskets, that way when extension comes I can lift them up and move to the new location. So idea is: lay the baskets and fill them. Fill the patio with soil and compact every few cm. Then lay MOT type 1 (about 10cm) and compact. Then sharp sand, compact and level, then paving slabs (I think I need thicker ones to go on unbound bedding? My concern is will this stay firm and not sink? If I use concrete bedding I think once I remove the slabs I will have to bin them? The patio would be roughly 4m by 7m.
Any advice would be highly appreciated.
I found a lot of mixed info about it. So I want to make a patio, about half a meter higher than the garden ground level. There is a smaller existing patio that is just falling apart. In a few years time I would like to build an extension and ideally reuse as much of the materials as possible. As a retaining wall I will use some gabion baskets, that way when extension comes I can lift them up and move to the new location. So idea is: lay the baskets and fill them. Fill the patio with soil and compact every few cm. Then lay MOT type 1 (about 10cm) and compact. Then sharp sand, compact and level, then paving slabs (I think I need thicker ones to go on unbound bedding? My concern is will this stay firm and not sink? If I use concrete bedding I think once I remove the slabs I will have to bin them? The patio would be roughly 4m by 7m.
Any advice would be highly appreciated.