concrete problems need more concrete consideration!
Last post 09-09-2009 11:24 PM by richardpeeej. 1 replies.
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09/09/2009 10:32 PM
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- patiopal
- My Garden forums
- 11 Feb 2009
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I am in social housing with a all concrete patio garden. I was hoping to make a haven and get rid of the concrete.
my neighbour tells me the concrete is about six inches thick and then more stuff under that, and then earth not soil.
I am now thinking of this: have a PLATFORM area of patio slabs on top of the concrete away from the house so that damp levels will not be a problem and the water course can still allow rain and run off do its job to the drain at the end of the patio to the left.
This area would be about a foot away from house and boundry wall and i could put planters to disguise etc.
What do people think of this idea.
I never was going to do 'heavy duty gardening as i am severely disabled and all i wanted was a quiet sort of zenish type garden with some water features and a planted area to attract the birds and bugs in and to sit quietly in tranquility. some gardening energy i would like to expend but in the main, it will have to be relatively low maintenance and i have to consider too my mobility issues and that of my twin.
all contributions here welcome.
xpatio pal
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09/09/2009 11:24 PM
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Hi patiopal - our back garden has a thick concrete area outside our back door. What we did was to have decking down over it laid across some wooden joists,as it didn't affect the drainage in our case. I did think about doing the same as you and put slabs down but in the end went for the decking.
If you do have a slabbed area laid on top of the concrete, I suppose you will have to consider the stepped edges and whether you may need some sort of ramp to get up on it. Perhaps you could have some sort of fence around it to hide the edges, or some flower troughs.
Anyway that's my initial thoughts - I wish you all the best with it.
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