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Patio slabs against house
Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.48 PM
New build house, with 600x600mm slabs laid on patio. Want to extend the slabbing to match up against the wall. However, original builders didn't do a run off slope or gravel trap for slabs outside patio doors. Should we incorporate a gravel strip along the wall or a run off which if we did would not match the existing slabs? Please help!
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4 Answers
Anonymous user
Hi there, I'd suggest leaving a 50mm ribbon of pea gravel between the house and slabs.
Answered13 September 2022
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Max naudi
Rating: 5 out of 5
Gravel slip is usually to hide a drain for water to run off. If you don’t have a drain and the water runs towards the house, as long as the top of the slabs are 150mm below dpc (damp proof course) then you shouldnt have any problems.
Answered15 September 2022
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Jack Holcombe
Rating: 5 out of 5
I would not recommend sloping the patio instead get one of these (Aco 19313 Hexdrain 1m Plastic Channel & Galv Grating) and place it in between your slabs and your house as there built with a slope but a straight surface so you get a much better finish in the end
Answered20 September 2022
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A b brickwork
Rating: 5 out of 5
I would recommend installing a slimline alco or similar channel drain. This way the threshold to patio height isn’t so important to stop the water transferring across.
Answered25 September 2022
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