Gardening & Landscaping

Old cracked concrete patio - best value way to recover? Patio? Deck? Gravel?

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 2.52 PM

Hello! I have a 7600mm x 3260mm old concrete area in the bottom of my garden. I'd like to use it as a BBQ/seating area, as there are good views from that area. Half of the concrete is solid barring one large crack, the other half is breaking up quite a bit. There is a brick base underneath. What would be the best value way to do this area up? Decking? Patio? Gravel? I say best value because I would like to use natural type materials - something that won't look cheap and nasty in the future. We have had quotes of £2k to have the area patched and flagged with indian stone. This is our first house though, and we've got lots of jobs to do including re-doing the whole drive, so we were hoping to spend no more than £600. We don't mind having a go at doing it ourselves if its a simple job! Any suggestions or tips more than welcome. Thanks for reading. Natalie Update - we ended up patching the concrete ourselves with some ready mix stuff from B&Q, putting some sand down and then laying astro turf! Cost about £200. A few planters and it looks pretty. Thought we'd share as it was a good temporary solution for this summer, whilst we save up to have it paved properly.