concrete base for patio

[tillywiz]

we are at a loose end to find anyone who can mix and lay the concrete base for porcelain pavers.we recon its a two man job with lazer level to get the fall and a days work . quoted small load conrete at 2sqm for £396 including delivery etc area to concrete 4.5m by 5m  70mm thick .thought on payment we guested at £250 for the day each man so under the £1000 for the job .we are getting a little old for this job but we would attempt it with help but if any one knows a competant person or two who would do it for us would be excelent .

[Dave Jones]

why bother with concrete its not needed. good 6" well compacted hardcore base and the slabs laid on a good bed of sharp sand and cement. They will never move.

Edited August 11, 2021 by Dave Jones

[markc]

You definitely don’t want concrete and no need for a laser level either.

as above, good hardcore base and then lay as ordinary tiles/slabs as above.

[tillywiz]

thing is guys we need to get a good fall from the back to the front away from the house so far none of the so called lanscapers have been able to answer how one gets the correct falls on a wet bed and how the dickens they are not going to get them looking like badly done crazy paving.you should see the state of our kitchena guy called woody did it or rather he had this other guy with him and he dissapeared presumably to rip off some other poor soul .cost us just shy of £1000 still sething about that.

[markc]

70mm of concrete will crack, move and take the tiles with them.

playing tiles on a slope is just a case of setting levels for top and bottom and then using a straight edge to check the “level” as the tiles are laid

[Dave Jones]

16 hours ago, tillywiz said:

thing is guys we need to get a good fall from the back to the front away from the house so far none of the so called lanscapers have been able to answer how one gets the correct falls on a wet bed and how the dickens they are not going to get them looking like badly done crazy paving.you should see the state of our kitchena guy called woody did it or rather he had this other guy with him and he dissapeared presumably to rip off some other poor soul .cost us just shy of £1000 still sething about that.

 

bed is irrelevant, they lay them to a string line set with a fall. 

 

If your paver doesn't know how to lay to a string line get another one.