Hi,
I am planning to pave a small terrace soon.
Around the edges, I will set differently colored concrete paving stones as border stones.
Next to the house wall, I will leave a 15cm (6 inch) gap for a gravel strip (splash guard and frost protection).
Where the door is located, of course, I don’t want to continue the gravel strip. Instead, I want the border stones to turn 90° against the house wall and pave the area in front of the door right up to the wall.
Now I’m wondering what I need to do and what is possible here.
The plaster along the entire length is sealed (I can’t say exactly how, but it’s a reddish, presumably thick coat). There is no dimpled membrane (drainage sheet) installed.
Is it okay to lay the paving (only at the width of the door) directly up to the house wall and fill the joint with sharp sand or fine gravel?
Or does it have to be handled differently?
Side question:
Since there is no dimpled membrane, is this a poor condition for filling the splash guard layer with gravel? I still have enough dimpled membrane left and could easily install a strip beforehand.
I am planning to pave a small terrace soon.
Around the edges, I will set differently colored concrete paving stones as border stones.
Next to the house wall, I will leave a 15cm (6 inch) gap for a gravel strip (splash guard and frost protection).
Where the door is located, of course, I don’t want to continue the gravel strip. Instead, I want the border stones to turn 90° against the house wall and pave the area in front of the door right up to the wall.
Now I’m wondering what I need to do and what is possible here.
The plaster along the entire length is sealed (I can’t say exactly how, but it’s a reddish, presumably thick coat). There is no dimpled membrane (drainage sheet) installed.
Is it okay to lay the paving (only at the width of the door) directly up to the house wall and fill the joint with sharp sand or fine gravel?
Or does it have to be handled differently?
Side question:
Since there is no dimpled membrane, is this a poor condition for filling the splash guard layer with gravel? I still have enough dimpled membrane left and could easily install a strip beforehand.
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hemali20039 Apr 2019 22:31We only have the dimpled membrane, which I believe creates a maximum gap of about 1 cm (0.4 inches) between the paving and the wall. That doesn’t really bother me—no one really looks there anyway!
I would just avoid pouring in any gravel or sand, so the membrane can keep serving its purpose.
I would just avoid pouring in any gravel or sand, so the membrane can keep serving its purpose.
hemali2003 schrieb:
That really doesn’t bother me – nobody looks there anyway!Although the gap doesn’t really cause any issues and no one pays attention to it, leaves tend to get stuck there. That’s why something should be poured into it.
Kaspatoo schrieb:
Yes, exactly, but then? Just leave the gap above the dimple membrane open? Cutting flush also means that if you look closely, you can see the dimple membrane. Concealing it would be better.It depends on how you install the dimple membrane. I would advise against filling the joint if the dimples face the house wall. If the dimples face the paving, you can fill it with gravel.
I also agree with others that a 1cm (0.4 inch) gap is not really noticeable.
hstkai schrieb:
It depends on how you install the dimple membrane. I would advise against filling the gap if the dimples face the house wall. If the dimples face the paving, you can fill the gap with gravel. However, I agree with others that a 1cm (0.4 inch) gap is hardly noticeable.That is indeed a very debatable topic.
In our case, the dimple membrane was installed both ways at different times.
I hadn't really noticed it before.
But where I still need to install it because of the gap, I will probably orient the dimples away from the house to make the gap narrower or facing the gravel.
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