ᐅ Transition from terrace to lawn

Created on: 18 May 2025 18:08
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GTRob500
Hello,
I installed new terrace slabs on pedestals over an old concrete foundation.
I’m now a bit unsure about how to finish the transition neatly.
The terrace slabs are porcelain stoneware, 60x60cm (24x24 inches) and 3cm (1.2 inches) thick.
  • The bitumen membrane on the concrete foundation is very uneven at the edge. How can I create a clean transition here? Metal sheets? Edging stones? I see it as a problem that I would actually need to push the terrace slabs further out to get a neat vertical edge, but then the pedestals would be half hanging in the air.
  • Unfortunately, there are no supports to stand cut slabs upright underneath the edge (these only exist for 2cm (0.8 inch) thick slabs).
  • When standing at the edge of the outer slab, it wobbles or even lifts and tilts forward because the pedestals don’t fully support the slab at the outer edge.
  • Crack in the concrete edge next to grass; terracotta potted plant and bottle on the terrace

    Garden terrace with chairs, table and potted plants, grass in the foreground.


How would you design this transition? How is this typically done?

Thank you very much and best regards, Robert.
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GTRob500
18 May 2025 21:43
Thank you!
Now I already have a few ideas.
Many thanks for the advice.
Best regards, Robert.