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skyblue Senior Member Offline Posts: 941 Bracknell Drives: 02 omega 2.6 v6 cdx	Can I get away with this ??? 10. Apr 2011 at 22:17 I want to re do the top patio with some new lighter slabs and bed them down on a wet mix of sharp and soft sand, but I was wandering if I could leave the old council type slabs ( heavy and thick sods ) where they are as my base. I know these havent been layed on anything apart from the dirty they are sat on already
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millwall Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1897 se london Gender: Drives: the mrs up the wall 3.2 elite and tddi mondeo	Re: Can I get away with this ??? Reply #1 - 10. Apr 2011 at 22:20 do the job properly you lazy sod
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skyblue Senior Member Offline Posts: 941 Bracknell Drives: 02 omega 2.6 v6 cdx	Re: Can I get away with this ??? Reply #2 - 10. Apr 2011 at 22:24 millwall wrote on 16. Feb 1974 at 12:44: do the job properly you lazy sod That I might be but they are soooooo heavy to be lugging around all day... whats wrong witha few short cuts now and again
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millwall Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1897 se london Gender: Drives: the mrs up the wall 3.2 elite and tddi mondeo	Re: Can I get away with this ??? Reply #3 - 10. Apr 2011 at 22:29 skyblue wrote on 10. Apr 2011 at 22:24: millwall wrote on 16. Feb 1974 at 12:44: do the job properly you lazy sod That I might be but they are soooooo heavy to be lugging around all day... whats wrong witha few short cuts now and again make you right will be fine as long as existing slabs are solid and unlikely to move
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Reply #4 - 10. Apr 2011 at 22:39

millwall wrote on 10. Apr 2011 at 22:29:

skyblue wrote on 10. Apr 2011 at 22:24:

millwall wrote on 16. Feb 1974 at 12:44:

do the job properly you lazy sod Grin

That I might be but they are soooooo heavy to be lugging around all day... whats wrong witha few short cuts now and again Wink

make you right will be fine as long as existing slabs are solid and unlikely to move Thumbs Up!

This where my problem is.. over the yrs they have beome very uneven but saying that none of them move if you stand on them Undecided

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millwall Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1897 se london Gender: Drives: the mrs up the wall 3.2 elite and tddi mondeo	Re: Can I get away with this ??? Reply #5 - 10. Apr 2011 at 22:43 if they dont move i would leave them down as long as your not planning on parking the car on them should be ok
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skyblue Senior Member Offline Posts: 941 Bracknell Drives: 02 omega 2.6 v6 cdx	Re: Can I get away with this ??? Reply #6 - 10. Apr 2011 at 23:00 No mate just foot traffic and the odd number 2 from the dog
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millwall Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1897 se london Gender: Drives: the mrs up the wall 3.2 elite and tddi mondeo	Re: Can I get away with this ??? Reply #7 - 10. Apr 2011 at 23:05 skyblue wrote on 10. Apr 2011 at 23:00: No mate just foot traffic and the odd number 2 from the dog should be fine as long as the dog doesnt have massive dumps
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Reply #8 - 10. Apr 2011 at 23:10

millwall wrote on 10. Apr 2011 at 23:05:

skyblue wrote on 10. Apr 2011 at 23:00:

No mate just foot traffic and the odd number 2 from the dog Wink

should be fine as long as the dog doesnt have massive dumps Grin

All depends if she knows you are coming to dinner as she wounldnt want you to go hungry after all the 75 might take a while to get ya back to Landan Wink

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Reply #9 - 10. Apr 2011 at 23:45

skyblue wrote on 10. Apr 2011 at 23:10:

millwall wrote on 10. Apr 2011 at 23:05:

skyblue wrote on 10. Apr 2011 at 23:00:

No mate just foot traffic and the odd number 2 from the dog Wink

should be fine as long as the dog doesnt have massive dumps Grin

All depends if she knows you are coming to dinner as she wounldnt want you to go hungry after all the 75 might take a while to get ya back to Landan Wink

Good grief, spelling on the OOF is getting worse !! Shocked

It's Laaandun !! Thumbs Up!

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Only a biker truly understands why a dog sticks it's head out of the window of a moving car.

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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: Can I get away with this ??? Reply #10 - 10. Apr 2011 at 23:48 If the existing slabs are not on a stable base and have moved, the new ones will do exactly the same on top of them, surely? Kevin
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millwall Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1897 se london Gender: Drives: the mrs up the wall 3.2 elite and tddi mondeo	Re: Can I get away with this ??? Reply #11 - 10. Apr 2011 at 23:49 its ok turk you get used to his awful spelling once youve read his posts a few times
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pscocoa Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1299 Sandhurst Berkshire Gender: Drives: Elite 3.2 V6 Irmscher, Phaeton V6 Diesel, Signum 1.9cdti	Re: Can I get away with this ??? Reply #12 - 11. Apr 2011 at 00:23 would be tempted to break the old ones in situ rather than lift them and whack then in to the ground to give firm base. How many slabs are we talking about? I lifted mine - broke them up first with kango to avoid back problems
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Webby the Bear Omega Knight Offline If all is not lost, where is it? Posts: 1809 Northampton Gender: Drives: Vauxhall Omega 2.5 V6 CD Auto	Re: Can I get away with this ??? Reply #13 - 11. Apr 2011 at 00:55 why dont you smash them up and use them as hardcore. better drainage with a more solid base ps i know the slabs you mean.... 75cm x 50cm....... and the weight of a small car!!!
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Reply #14 - 11. Apr 2011 at 07:11

Be careful, by putting slabs on top you may be bringing the level too close to the damp course if the slabs are by the house.

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If the existing ground is the same level as the damp course you are already in danger of invasion by damp. The general rule is as stated elsewhere that the ground should be 150mm (6") below the damp proof course.
Hope this helps...... Thumbs Up!

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best wishes
Simon.

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