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The galvanised steel ‘mesh’ would be on stilts I.e raised away from the water

Wish you were my architect @JSHarris

Went back to this thread Sigh!; still none the wiser. The guy that visited said he had no real idea how to 'finish' the edpm at the edges - but with grp it could be done. ( once he recovered from his obvious shock) If I'm 'floating' the tiles on pedestals ; why can't I float the parking area also?? on a special purpose construction??? This then solves the issue of car/concrete on grp (or edpm) Ignoring 'depth' issues - what would theoretically be wrong with say a steel structure to support the driveway?

Comes up easily enough ?

Yes ; layers are correct So I’m stripping this back to the 30mm concrete ( defective EPDM is below that ) Why oh why did he ignore grp so dismissively.....

Than I have NO idea why my architect ignored it as an option !!! ???? One problem though what would go under the parking area for the grp to fix too ? I assume it can’t be applied direct to concrete ???? Sigh ! 2 steps forward ; 1.98 steps backwards ....

I guess the question then is can you put concrete and weight of a car on it ? . Question for SE rather than architect I suspect .....

Quickly googling grp it does suggest it needs to be allowed to expand / contract . Is that an issue for a slab of concrete with a car on it ? Who knows what my architect thinks ! I did think of a solution ( assuming car and concrete on grp are an issue ) . Could build off the 30mm concrete and have a steel structure just for the car area . Then grp /EPDM wouldn’t be under it . But I’m just shooting air at this point ..... ?

Yes we did . My architect was against it because he was concerned about concrete onto grp ; the mass of that 35mm reinforced concrete . Now though it’s only the parking area that would have concrete on it . No idea if my architect will be happy with this . Went down the EPDM routine because that’s what he wanted . As my architect said too me a few days ago “ it’s a learning curve “ - yeah , for both of us but with my money ? ?

Assume that was a joke ! He fully understood the issues ( without me leading him to them ) . I think he’d rather grp - but I have to concrete on that in the centre . He’s going to get back to me but admitted his gut reaction was to walk away from it . ?

Well ! A rubber roofer came to take a look . He was somewhat overwhelmed.......

Started ripping it up ??????

Yep - they can follow the slope Also have a ‘rounded’ foot so don’t damage edpm . Think I’ll protect the edpm anyway - see what rubber guy says . Will use pavers for the suspended sides . These elongated driveways blocks will be just on the parking area .

Get myself a trannie !! ????? not that way inclined ? I guess I’m looking for a wet cutter that does masonry and tiles . On tiles I’m assuming the cut will be too ‘rough’ . 1 tool does 2 jobs as the vicar said to the nun .

Yeah . I remember as a kid they were heavier than me . The plugs were always a nightmare to wobble out

Not for me ? Working now !

You can dump your crap on my garden - looks like a tip anyway

The 110V that mean I need a massively heavy transformer .....? link seems dead at the moment

Sure thing But can you point me to a new one so I know that type of thing to look for on scambay ?

What’s a good wet cutter that can do thick pavers and large ones ; that doesn’t cost the earth ???

Lol - dont think I’ll become proficient- that’s the issue ... The rage saw can cut anything with the correct blade - so am still tempted . A chop/slide saw that does more than wood.

@Onoff what’s the largest say paving slab you could get in there ? . I know you should use a wet cutter but just wondering...

Dust extractor with power take off ? Any recommendations??

Rage 3 dB does look tempting ; with the stand .

Top tool ! whenbit says dust extraction what is stuck at the end of that tube ? Just a Henry ?? ?