My latest little project at the pub....
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 3:37 pm
The landlord at my local canalside pub asked me to do a little dining area outside next to the lock.
This is how I found it - manky old bit of grass full of holes - a couple of waitresses had tripped whilst carrying food, so not good.
So I dug it all out, and found out why the grass was so boggy - there is a rainwater downpipe from the roof just out of shot on the left. The numpty who installed it left it sticking in the turf with no drain whatsoever, so all the rainwater was just left to soak in to the wall and soil. So I installed a gulley, five meters of 110mm drain towards the canal and a little soakaway about 2 foot deep. Then barrowed in 4 tonnes of MOT sub-base and wackered it down.
Flagstones are Pavestone Midnight Black natural slate, edged with red block paviours - Thanks to Cotswold Builder for advice on laying this
I have to say the flags look fantastic when wet - nice and dark, but when they dry out they go quite a light grey. Personally I find this a little disappointing, but the landlord loves it which is what counts. All thats left to do is point up the tapered joints in the bricks around the radiused curve, if it ever stops raining!
This is the (nearly) finished result and a shot of the pub with its new patio in the corner:
This is how I found it - manky old bit of grass full of holes - a couple of waitresses had tripped whilst carrying food, so not good.
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Flagstones are Pavestone Midnight Black natural slate, edged with red block paviours - Thanks to Cotswold Builder for advice on laying this
I have to say the flags look fantastic when wet - nice and dark, but when they dry out they go quite a light grey. Personally I find this a little disappointing, but the landlord loves it which is what counts. All thats left to do is point up the tapered joints in the bricks around the radiused curve, if it ever stops raining!This is the (nearly) finished result and a shot of the pub with its new patio in the corner:
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