Paving slabs in the garden

geordiepaul2001

Hi all,

I have bought some cheap slabs from my local no frills.
My intention is to lay a small path either side of my green house.

Can I just level off the soil and lay them directly on top, or is there more to it?

Paul

wallbash

Yes it would work

But ( there is always a but )
How compacted is the area , how much use would it get

How much time/effort are you willing to put in ??

Farway

As Wallabash says, will work, but may get a bit of a wobble over time

geordiepaul2001

Thanks for the replies.
The slabs won't get a great deal of use, they will just be used by me to navigate around my vegetable beds.
I am looking for the easiest route as I have 5 veg beds and a pon to sort too lol.

Paul

Swipe

If they wobble, 10 mins with a bit of sand would straighten them up

wallbash

With 5 veg beds plus green house , you have enough to get on with . just scrape the earth flat and drop the slabs on. If they rock , sort it out when you have time in the Autumn.

Use sharp sand if you go that route.

Ps whats a pon ??

geordiepaul2001

Oops, that should be pond, currently home to over fifty frogs lol

wallbash

Guessing it was Pond

I have only 7 frogs ( if they have survived the winter) but also 15 fish .

Pond is looking a bit drab , but the pump still works, water is clear and plants will eventually grow.

geordiepaul2001

I only Moved into the house last august and haven't done anything with the pond yet, I have never had a pond and don't know where to start - but the frogs seem happy

gazza975526570

TBH id go down the sharp sand route first otherwise you will likely end up doing the job twice