Laying a 66m2 porcelain patio

[RaceDiagnostics]

He is playing with his Winkelschleifer while he watches her work.

Exactly, got rid of the plastic drain cover and ground down the old cast one to fit.

 

[RichardM]

Normal service resumes.....

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Tell her to bend her knees or she'll have a bad back and not be able to make tea!

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

Well that's the job done. The yard was completely paved with concrete slabs.

125 slabs lifted.

Phew!

Rebuilding the wall.

Replacing the downpipe.

Rebuilding the shed.

Creating the veg plot.

Blank canvas ready.

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

Today....

What is that, a squid, a whale, or just a log.

 

[DanZac]

Looks lovely that, be beautiful sitting out there with a cold one on a summers evening.

 

[RichardM]

Sun's come out so you can sit down and enjoy it. Looks really good.

 

[DAPPH]

Is the house wall protected from the damp soil of the raised bed against it ?

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

Is the house wall protected from the damp soil of the raised bed against it ?

No, the soil has been there at that level for 120 years so not too worried. No damp course either on these old houses.

 

[Other Daniel]

Quite the transformation @RaceDiagnostics , well done

 

[addjunkie]

Quite the transformation @RaceDiagnostics , well done

Really nice. Now its finished, time to move to somewhere with a bigger shed!

 

[Pete.]

Wonderful!.

You've proved to yourself there's life in the old dog yet and no contrctor would have doe the work with so much care and pride

How did it work out financially compared to your quotes?

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

Really nice. Now its finished, time to move to somewhere with a bigger shed!

Shed"s for Kim, garage for me. I'll be leaving this house in a box after the effort I've put into it.

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

Wonderful!.

You've proved to yourself there's life in the old dog yet and no contrctor would have doe the work with so much care and pride

How did it work out financially compared to your quotes?

Full disclosure, as I said in an earlier thread, once I felt the weight of the slabs I realised I would need help. I ended up with a brickie and his mate who now mostly do patios. They were here for nearly two weeks and charged £6k (Inc all materials and skip hire except the slabs), I did have a cheaper quote but the guys I used could start sooner. The worst quote I got was 15k for the labour.

The big slabs weighed 40kg each.