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Weed barrier under patio??

  • 10-07-2015 6:56pm
    #1
    Tidyweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Quick question.

    When construction a garden patio you have 6 inches of hardcore, 1 inch of quarry dust and paving slabs.

    Is there any needs for weed cloth, surely no weeds could grow up through all that.

    Dont want to leave out if required, but dont want to waste time and money.

    I assumed all weed-cloth did was block light etc to the weeds, all the stone will do this anyway.

    Thanks for any help.


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  • #2
    ART6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭ART6


    Tidyweb wrote: »
    Hi,

    Quick question.

    When construction a garden patio you have 6 inches of hardcore, 1 inch of quarry dust and paving slabs.

    Is there any needs for weed cloth, surely no weeds could grow up through all that.

    Dont want to leave out if required, but dont want to waste time and money.

    I assumed all weed-cloth did was block light etc to the weeds, all the stone will do this anyway.

    Thanks for any help.

    Weed seeds manage to grow through soil, which also keeps the light from them until they sprout, so I doubt that hardcore etc would be any different. Many times I have laid paths etc by laying 1200 gauge builders membrane immediately beneath the slabs (available from builder's providers). That stuff is polyethylene, and no weeds will ever grow through it. A €30 roll will cover half a county, so it's a low-cost option and, I find, much better than the geotextile sold in DIY stores


  • #3
    fred funk }{
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    Weeds will grow in the small gaps between the slabs and not always thorough the hardcore. I personally don't think there's any way to stop them and it's more of a bit maintenence every now and then.


  • #4
    agusta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭agusta


    This would be a better way to lay paving slabs
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k73_AB3v1yE


  • #5
    red sean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭red sean


    fred funk nailed it. They'll need maintenance regardless. Tiny particles of dirt will eventually accumulate even on resin based pointing and little weeds will appear. It's just nature keeping you on your toes!


  • #6
    agusta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭agusta


    red sean wrote: »
    fred funk nailed it. They'll need maintenance regardless. Tiny particles of dirt will eventually accumulate even on resin based pointing and little weeds will appear. It's just nature keeping you on your toes!

    And what about paving slabs set in sand/cement,pointed with mortar or better again pourable cement based grout..,how would dirt or weeds grow?,


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