patio

Planning to get some of the plastic grid tiles 500x500 mm to form a shed base. Similarly extend the shed base area to allow a small patio area at side of shed (also utilising the grid tiles). The question please as below:- What small decorative stones could I use in the grid tiles for patio...

My garden is a mess, there are concrete pavers set in sand that have sagged down and shifted, and astroturf which I hate. I’d like to have some beds and shrubs along the sides maybe, and a proper stone patio. Not sure what layout would work , or what to do the bit in the middle. The garden is on...

Hi All, I've laid a patio in the back garden. Happy with the result apart from one slab in the centre which is not flush and is causing a trip hazard. My own fault when laying it. I'd like to remove the high point so it's less of a hazard. Of course, I could take up the slab and relay however...

Block paving laid Feb of last year. After a few months, noticed water pooling against house. Took 6 months of daily chasing (and changing Google review to negative) for company to come out and fit short drain going to down pipe. The blue circle area has a more noticeable dip (metre stick...

A few months ago we had a new limestone patio layed by a local company. I have noticed the after rain there are circular marks left on some of the slabs. I have queried this and been advised it's the salt in the slabs which can take a few months to come out. They have said if it doesn't...

Hi, We have a double patio door and the previous owner has bodged a repair to seal a gap. However it will fall off as soon as the 2nd door is opened. How can we seal this gap please? Thanks.

Hi all, I'd like to renew the patio joint where it butts up to house wall. It's variable in depth, maybe 4inches max. What is the best compound to use? What is there now appears to be concrete but maybe it's mortar like the rest of the patio joints but looks more grey to me. I was going to...

Hi all. Wanted to get peoples advice on my next project. So I have some bifolds with 600x600x8mm tiles inside and plan on putting the same tiles outside so it flows. Currently there are big standard outdoor slabs not cemented down as pictured. My initial plan was to take all the existing slabs...

I’ve started a raised patio project and looking for advice regarding the retaining wall and steps. For the retaining wall I’m digging out 450mm wide and 300mm deep trench to put in a 150mm deep concrete footing in clay soil. The retaining wall will be approx 500mm above ground level. For the...

I'm planning to put a patio in a small area of our garden that was a dumping ground for the previous owners. I've cleared it up and dug down a fair bit: The wall on the left is a retaining wall holding our sloped lawn up the hill and to the right is the back of our garage. In digging out the...

Hi All, Just completing this ground floor extension and the next phase is to construct a garden terrace to access via these rear sliding doors. There building is approx 8m wide and terrace could go out by up to 4.5m where it meets the shrubbery in the background. Main issue is the drop of...

Hello all. In Feb this year I had a new patio laid. Everything seemed fine at the time and paid as was happy with the job. Now summer is (finally) starting, the kids have played in the paddling pool on the patio and I've noticed I'm getting standing water, two sections of which are right up...

Hi All, I am in the middle of tiling an outdoor patio and for the outdoor steps I need to create a mitre joint along the full length of a 120cm tile to for an L shaped lip (nose). My plan is to use a coloured epoxy to glue the 2 piece together and then use an epoxy grout to finish. What do...

Hi Everyone, Looking to get my garden completely re-done, ideally thinking of getting patio tiles but looking for some suggestions. Hard to tell from the photo but garden is uneven heights. What would I be looking at price wise to get this fully redone. Thanks

Morning, I've been reading through the searches on this topic and there are lots but all are slightly different to my situation. I've also been reading Paving Expert but i need some eyes on advice before I make a mistake. I'm planning on adding a gravel and stepping stone path to my garden, at...

Hi, We had a new patio laid a couple of years ago. We had some concerns at the time (sandstone slabs laid on a ring bed of cement not a full bed), slabs too high v damp proof course and air bricks, slabs built right up to house walls. We've started to get a lot of woodlice in the house and are...

I have a 40m2 area at the end of my garden which had an old rotten summerhouse and decking, a filled in pond full of rocks and roots. I've been clearing it all out and churning up all the soil as I go. I plan on putting in a 6mx3m patio, but I am concerned whether the soil, now that I have...

Hi there! I'm new to the forum, and i wanted to get some advice. Several years ago, I helped my parents make an epoxy coated pebble patio for her back yard and the end result was absolutely gorgeous, and held up surprisingly well even through loads of rain (and one earthquake). I'm going to be...

Hi all, I've been using the site for advice while planning my new patio and surrounding wall build. It's been very helpful, thank you all. One thing I'm still unsure about is how to extend my step down onto my patio, I'd like it to be full length, rather than the existing. My question is can I...

I want to build a patio and the ground is on a slope. Maybe 15-20cm across a 4 metre patio. I know I have to dig down 15-20cm to get past the softer soil. My question is: Do I need to dig down further in the higher end so the ground is level before adding MOT1, or can I avoid the extra digging...