patio nightmare !

[george]

ive been having continual earache about the back patio basically it is covered in some manmade substance which is impervious to brick acid etc.so a relay is the only solution but thats where the problems started when i tryed lifting the slabs it proved to be a back breaking ordeal.seems like the patio slabs were layed in quite a layer of mortar. (encased in concrete more like) ive decided maybe to slab over it now but how far can i go to the dampproof level of the house, looks like it would be within in an inch of it and should i maybe slope it to help drainage!!

[usenet]

Try saying that at half the speed and in better English and you might get some more helpful responses.

[BillR]

You could stick a simple ground level deck on it, thats what I did in the same situation. You don't have to use the massive joists they use in raised decks. I used

2"x3" joists. Lot less back breaking work and quicker too.