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Questions tagged [patio]

For questions generally relating to outdoor ground-level flooring areas such as patios.

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Prevent puddling on patios

I am considering building a masonry patio and am concerned about puddling. Is it standard practice to build patios on a grade to prevent puddling? If so, what is the typical grade? How is the grade made?
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How much compaction should I get from crushed rock?

I was in the middle of moving rock into the patio area till the wee hour of midnight last night when I realized I knew my 4" mark for the paver base depth. But I have no idea how much the base is going to compact when I use a mechanical plate…
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Can I connect my new French drain to an existing rodding eye in my garden?

I want to put a French drain at my patio and I am wondering how to connect the French drain in order for the water flow to go away. Where and how should I finish the French drain? At the moment my patio has a rodding eye (a "clean out") and I was…
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How can I fix a patio with drainage problems?

I would like to fix the problems that are show in the picture below. Basically when it rains the water pools near the corner of my house in the two areas circled in this picture. The result is that the water gets to the wall and due to concrete…
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What is the proper way to protect house from raised patio installation?

I'm in the middle of a project where we removed a rotting deck (termites) and are in the process of installing a raised patio with pavers. The fill the contractor is using for the paver foundation is a combination of leftover concrete pieces and…
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Why is the water dripping from my patio furniture removing the sand from the joints between bricks?

I recently removed the bricks from my patio and I put them back after I added more limestone in order to slope it correctly. The sand was put back using a a plate compactor. Everything is fine excepting this: in the area where I have the patio…
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What type of block should I use for a small retaining wall?

I am just starting on a new project to build a small 10 x 10 patio in the front of my house. The 10 x 10 area is not level with the front left corner sloping down about 8 to 10 inches compared to the back half which is mostly level. I am assuming…
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Why can flagstone be set in sand atop compacted gravel but not in sand atop a concrete slab?

I've been contemplating a DIY patio re-do vs having a hardscaping pro do it. I've used a demolition hammer to remove mortared brick from a concrete slab, leaving a rough surface in which the aggregate is clearly visible on the surface. The loose…
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Are these steps for refreshing a patio floor correct?

My patio floor needs refreshing. While at it, I'd like to avoid the boring gray and use a hint of color, either gray-blue or gray-green. Here are the steps that I have planned: Lower the nails (by turning a little) to avoid that they rip the…
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Metal roof for porch

I have a Concret patio with a wood frame structure over it. It is 20'by 20' with a 4" hang over. I would like to put a metal cover on it also remove the post in the middle of the room. Can it be done with metal beams and side's I thought it would be…
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How can I raise the level of an existing paved patio?

We recently had our back garden paved but the level is lower than I would like it to have been, leaving a big step from the kitchen door to the patio. Is it feasible to pave over the slabs, or even to reuse them over a raised floor?
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What material was used for the bedding of my patio?

I am not sure if the sand was washed away by the water that is going under the patio in that corner or the bedding material is simply missing here. The paver below is from the left circled area in the second photo. That corner is actually raised a…
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Can I work on resetting pavers on my patio after a heavy rain?

This is about a pavers patio. If you are curious about the whole context please see my other questions. Last night it rained a lot. I have some problems due to water collecting near the wall of my house from the patio. I am planning to reset the…
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How would you redo the grading of a brick patio?

When it rains my patio collects water in a couple of spots close to the wall of the house. The wall is now presenting external efflorescence and cracks of the external cement coating. (not sure if anything is wrong under that coating other than…
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Looking to reconfigure my existing patio to a load bearing patio cover

I have a 3” slab of concrete. I have a header board running nearly 20 feet across my house and no posts under it. (The roof slopes from about 9 feet down to its posts at the 3” slab ends at just about 7’11”.) the 3 exterior posts are 4x4’s with…
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