Paving over a lawn?

fairy_lights

I've got an area of lawn in my back garden that's around 4 by 3 meters which I'm thinking about paving over.
There are soil areas to the side of the garden I can use for planting so I won't be left with a totally slabbed over space, and the lawn is pretty patchy and currently used as a communal toilet for all the neighbouring cats, so I think I'd get a lot more use out of it if I paved it over.


Am I right in thinking I would need to remove the turf, level the soil, spread a layer of sand over and then lay the slabs on top?
Is there anything I've missed?

molerat

Depends on how firm the soil is and how heavy use you want the patio to be. You may need to compact it and / or put down a sub base of agregate. http://www.pavingexpert.com/layflag1.htm

wrightk

paving expert is the bible as far as im concerned

you will need to use a subbase/803/20mm to dust/MOT type 1 (whatever its called where you live). 100mm ideally but 75mm is adequate for light use, level and compact with a whacker plate then lay your slabs on top. I prefer the mortar method than just laying on sand although the options for laying,pointing etc are endless

Take your time and read through the site carefully and pickup some ideas

I did a slightly bigger patio than yours a couple of years ago using the advice on the site and there is nothing moving that patio for a long time

Davesnave

What he said ^