Concrete patio - Make Presentable?

karlitob

Hi all,

Any suggestions on how this small area look some bit presentable. Cheap and cheerful will suffice.

Is there such thing as pouring self-levelling concrete and just let it cure? Not looking for anything fantastic.

Thanks

Calahonda52

the self levellings are mostly for indoors.
any levelling outside would need to be of a decent thickness to avoid cracking, halfway up the bottom step.

Maybe 600 by 600 concrete slabs laid on a good thick bedding to get over the humps and hollows [400 by 400 either]

Don't know how raising it all 60 or 75mm would fit in with other levels around the garden

FrancieBrady

A deck up to the level of the last step? Just a thought

karlitob

FrancieBrady wrote: »

A deck up to the level of the last step? Just a thought

Was thinking decking eventually alright but I thought it might be a bit of an outlay with materials and equipment (keen on diy but someone doing it will probably be much cheaper). Any idea of costs for a small patio there?

karlitob

Calahonda52 wrote: »

the self levellings are mostly for indoors.
any levelling outside would need to be of a decent thickness to avoid cracking, halfway up the bottom step.

Maybe 600 by 600 concrete slabs laid on a good thick bedding to get over the humps and hollows [400 by 400 either]

Don't know how raising it all 60 or 75mm would fit in with other levels around the garden

Thanks for that. Good advice.

To get halfway up the step would be quite a lot of concrete, I'd imagine??

I should be probably get a sense of the level across the patio - high parts to low parts or what slope I need to work towards.

I do have concrete slabs out the back actually. I think they're 600 X 600. Would I have to kango up what's there or lay them over it with rubble and sand underneath to bring it to level?

phelixoflaherty

Decking needs annual painting ( 50) euro per can for average. Would go with slabs

karlitob

phelixoflaherty wrote: »

Decking needs annual painting ( 50) euro per can for average. Would go with slabs

Good advice. Would I just lay the slab on some sand and bring it to level as best I can and then concrete/mortar the edges and feather.

Calahonda52

No need to kango, depending on the differential levels and the slope you want I am thinking a good mortar bed underneath the slabs: if it a dry mix it wont squash too much when you ease the slabs down on it