Hi need a bit of advice on the level against our house to start the patio.
The patio has two different extensions next to it, one where it starts and one on the left side and a manhole cover.
The issue is the damp course and engineering bricks on the two different extensions are at different heights, the manhole is fairly high up and also our garden is lower than the neighbours.
There is a manhole cover which we were going to use to determine the patio level. On the newer extension (left side) the damp course barrier was moved higher due to the potential high level of the patio but not the blue engineering bricks meaning the patio level would come up halfway in the first course of 'normal bricks'. We will be having gravel round this edge of the patio but I was wondering if those bricks could get damaged/weathered quickly and whether the gravel should only cover the blues?
If we were to lower the patio we would also need to lower the manhole which is only just possible as the pipes are high up. Also even if we use the level of the manhole the patio would be lower than our neighbours garden and if the patio is lowered it will be a good 50+mm lower than the gravel boards without taking into account the extra 30mm at the end of the patio for drainage away from the house.
Any advice appreciated, photos to follow.
The patio has two different extensions next to it, one where it starts and one on the left side and a manhole cover.
The issue is the damp course and engineering bricks on the two different extensions are at different heights, the manhole is fairly high up and also our garden is lower than the neighbours.
There is a manhole cover which we were going to use to determine the patio level. On the newer extension (left side) the damp course barrier was moved higher due to the potential high level of the patio but not the blue engineering bricks meaning the patio level would come up halfway in the first course of 'normal bricks'. We will be having gravel round this edge of the patio but I was wondering if those bricks could get damaged/weathered quickly and whether the gravel should only cover the blues?
If we were to lower the patio we would also need to lower the manhole which is only just possible as the pipes are high up. Also even if we use the level of the manhole the patio would be lower than our neighbours garden and if the patio is lowered it will be a good 50+mm lower than the gravel boards without taking into account the extra 30mm at the end of the patio for drainage away from the house.
Any advice appreciated, photos to follow.
