Garden paving removal

Connavar

Hey, I recently moved into a house that has awful grey paving covering the entire back garden.
Im hoping to lift out all the paving slabs and put grass in.
I managed to lift the slabs easily enough but there is sand underneath them.
Should I dig up the sand and remove it somehow or am I better off just layering compost on top?
If I need to dig it up, any idea on how to dispose of it?

Thanks

colm_c

There's probably compacted hardcore 801 underneat the sand.

If it were me, I'd remove all of it, install some drainage, and then add appropriate topsoil/sand mix (not compost).

Skip is probably the only way to get rid of it.

CelticRambler

Dig a few survey holes through the sand to find out what's underneath - if there's all kinds of builder's rubble just under the surface, that might dictate what you need to do. If there's nothing in particular there, I'd just run a rotovator over it and mix the sand in to the soil below.

listermint

Tbh cover it in bark. And dig out select areas for planting. From where you are now to what you want to do grass will give very little benefits and just add maintenance. It may end up growing poorly if the ground below has poor top soil.
.be a bit creative with the planting, you can even plant long grasses too