Soozie Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I have the bricks for the patio, but I'm unsure of the foundation we need. I don't want to pour concrete, I'd rather use something dry that hardens over time, like a sand, ciment mix, or is it gravel then sand. We live in the Nord, if that makes a difference. Does anyone have experience with this and can tell me the names of the products I would need? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Geo textile sheet (strong driveway type) self compacting scalping's, sand for blinding out and compacted sand. Air cure jointing compound for between the blocks.Now you just need someone to translate that into French [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soozie Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 I wouldn't even mind an English translation! ;) Thanks for the reply Théière! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherman Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 It depends on the quality of the job you want its position and its usage. If you have proper patio brick and want a good quality job then Theiere's advice is excelent.However we had a load of house bricks to hand from a wall we demolished and made quite a servicable patio with them laid directly on sifted soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjazz Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Are the bricks like block paving. If so use kiln dried sand for the joints as you want a very small amount of movement. If not then you really should point them as previously said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Personally I would use the Mother in Law [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Quillan, did you say that you needed some sort of permission to make a deck, and if you did, do people need some sort of permission to make a patio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I built a 'raised deck' terrace with a 'roof' like top to keep the rain and sun off (there are some photo's on our website - use the WWW button and go to the photo section). Because it is screwed and bolted together and is not 'attached' to the house (well it is really but only by about four bolts for stability) it's classed as a temporary construction. Somebody did tell me that temporary in this sense not only means it can be dismantled but it must be done in a certain time period like 24 hours but you would have to look in to that. I recon half a day to take mine down. I know nothing about the type of thing this chap is trying to do re permissions etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Several videos herethough I expect you've already looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 OK, I was just wondering how far the planning laws went.We had often considered doing a hard base and a wooden abri for our car, which could be easily taken down. Yet another job that we never got around to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soozie Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 I've spent the day chipping away at 2200 old bricks we've recovered from a demolition. The patio will be 37 square meters, and I'm still not sure what to do for the base. I'd really appreciate if someone could help me out with the french vocab for my trip to LeroyMerlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soozie Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 Thanks for posting the video Christine--it confirmed my method, just lacking the vocab in french. I know not all sand and gravel are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Soozie, don't use gravel, used stone chippings/crushed stone that can be compacted with course sand (Sable 04), on top of the membrane (Film sous dalle ou geotextile) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 That would probably be du tout venantHere they seem to say tout venant or du GNT 0-20, whatever that is. Leroy Merlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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