Block Paving advice please

modelreject

Before anyone points me to pavingexpert.com I have already signed up to the forum but it will not allow me to post comments or threads :-(

I know pretty much what I need to do but the main thing is, can I put the sub-base down now and leave it for a few months before I put the sand and paving down?

It's just that I want to get things moving. I have dug out and area and I can order a skip this weekend to move the stuff from site (my back garden).

Thoughts please.

Thanks,
C

PS I'm laying a patio

Ruski

Yep - go ahead - whack it down and it'll be rock solid after it weathers for a few months.

HTH

Russ

modelreject

Great. Just what I was wanting to hear!

MX5huggy

I would probably whack it again the day you lay the top layer.

ritesh

As above a good MOT grade 1, whack it down and you are fine to leave it for a few months. Also as mentioned above a good whack down again just prior to you doing the block paving.

wallbash

My only concern, drainage, you are going to have puddles for a long time.

Ruski

You wont have puddles, sub base is porous.

HTH

Russ

modelreject

It will also have a gentle slop away from the building :-)

Thanks again.

LandyAndy

modelreject wrote: »

It will also have a gentle slop away from the building :-)

Thanks again.

Oh, that doesn't sound too good

Leodogger

Anybody know how much a Block Paving provider charges per square metre to put down block paving ? We have gravel down at the moment on the actual garden which needs lifting and transferring to our back garden but the area is approx. 20ft x 20ft ?