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Slab laying.

Posted by Mjc on August 20, 2022 at 2:52pm

Hi, a friend has asked me to lay some slabs in a chess board 'hit and miss ' fashion so there will be 13 slabs and 13 gaps. They will want to plant things in the gaps so I don't really want to stone the whole area down as a sub base. The ground is currently quite firm soil so I was thinking level the current ground out, lay sharp sand and compact down, then lay the slabs on sand/ cement spots. The slabs are basic grey slabs nothing fancy. Do you think this is the correct way or have others done it differently? Any advice greatly appreciated. 

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  • Paul Doyle August 23, 2022 at 8:25am

    Hi there, 

    If it was me I'd put in a proper sub base and lay my slabs accordingly.Then break out the squares afterwards , and haunch them with a mortar. 

    Hope this helps

     

    Paul

     

  • Tim Bucknall September 2, 2022 at 10:01am

    Dont put sharp sand down, and no dab and dot. Dig 3-4" down, then lay each slab on a solid bed.  make sure they understand that it won't have the integrity of a proper patio.  It could look ok if planted with something like creeping thyme, anything else and the paving will just disappear as the planting flows over.

  • David Benson September 3, 2022 at 11:25pm

    as tim says solid wet bed maby mixed with a bit of pea gravel might help

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