Paving advice

[Ian Hooksem]

Hi Group

I have a small dug garden area with a crazy paved path across it, which shows no sign of cracking or upheaval.

I want to pave over the entire area, including where the path is, with new paving slabs, 600x 300 size.

It will save a lot of work if I leave the path well alone, and make a hard core layer on the garden around the path, and to the same level, and then lay new slabs across the lot.

Is there a problem with laying new paving directly onto the old existing path?

I anticipate using the method of a dollop of concrete under each corner of the new slabs. the new area will only be for human use - not to have heavy motors on it, for example.

any advice appreciated

Ian

[Rick]

In my experiene the problem is the garden, which will lilkley sink more then the old path next to it.

When we did my mums, we had to lift it a few years later, and relay where the garden had been as it had sunk.

Rick

[Ian Hooksem]

thanks Rick. Moral of the story being, I should not cut corners!

[Biff]

Have a look at this webite - lots of good advice.

[The Natural Philosopher]

By all means lay over eh existing, but as he says, watch out for the new bit.

I simply filled the area with hard-core and left it a year, that, followed by a rough gravel to level it and laying on a wet bed of sand and cement seems to be stable as anything..