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Patio Surface: A datum peg, made from lin sq softwood with a pointed end, is used to set the top level of the patio. Drive in the "prime datum peg" so that its top is at the height required for the patio. This must be at least 6in below the level of a DPC to prevent rainwater splashing from the patio surface on to the house Wall above the DPC.
ust about all types of paving materials are uitable for surfacing a patio—bricks, stone ir cement blocks, cobblestones, and gravel, however, take care in selecting a surfacing naterial as you will be laying a wide area .nd some textures or colors may be too nuch to bear.
You may want to use the same materials o pave a patio as those used for paths :lsewhere in the garden. This helps to give i unified appearance to your garden, or you nay want to match materials used in the instruction of your house. To provide visual interest in the surface, consider adding iections of other materials which are available—areas of gravel or cobblestones in i patio paved with blocks or bricks, perhaps, ar a mixture of pavers and blocks.
Regardless of the material used to pave a patio, it can still look very stark if the surface is unbroken by decoration. In general, patios also tend to look a lot better if they are linked in one of the ways suggested below to the rest of the garden.
As a guide, a patio measuring 12ft sq should be considered the absolute minirr However, there is no reason why it shoul square: bear in mind the shape of the backyard and the house, the slope of the ground and the materials you intend to i to pave the surface.
In this instance, a sketch plan of the whole plot is essential for deciding the es position, size and shape of the patio. Oni you have decided on the size and shape o the patio, draw it to scale on tracing pap< to make an overlay and try it in various positions on your backyard plan until yoi find the best spot. |
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