All the magazines and photos show the floor level being the same inside and outside e g.
Patio level with house floor.
Another way to do it is to have the patio at door cill level but leaving a small gap between the house and the slabs say 10mm.
I ve attached a picture of the back door and hardcore already laid ontop of which we will lay paving.
Am about to start building extension.
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I want to build a patio that comes level with the door ledge of my bi folding doors so that we can step in and out of the house without much of a step up or down.
It is going to have 3 5m folding sliding doors opening onto patio.
I would like to build a patio that would be at the same height as the internal floor.
Every magazine i see shows pictures of houses where the patio and inside floor are flush with a drain down the middle so the floor levels are the same inside and out.
By using a permanent concrete overlay consisting of self leveling compound you can create a solid concrete surface that s inches above the original.
Tiled floor inside goes to patio outside at the same floor height.
Level a patio brick or stone patios look great but getting them level is a real trick.
Our courtyard and patio house plan collection contains floor plans that prominently feature a courtyard or patio space as an outdoor room courtyard homes provide an elegant protected space for entertaining as the house acts as a wind barrier for the patio space.
You can correct this issue by raising the garage floor to meet your house.
Patio will slope away from house linear drain between patio and house.
Unfortunately your garage floor may not be level with the floor of your household creating a possible tripping hazard.
So that as you go out through some french doors the patio is at the same level.
I m now told that the damp proof course has to be higher than the patio and therefore there has to be a step down from inside to outside.
This will be above the dpc hence my plan is as follows.
Unlike concrete with poured patios the bricks don t find their own level so you can end up with a wavy tilting surface that doesn t accommodate lawn chairs very well.
Add a large patio at the rear or possibly a pool to entertain children and guests.
If you get your sand underlayment completely level first that will level the entire patio.
My builder is telling me that the damp proof course has to be higher than the patio and therefore there has to be a step down from inside to outside.
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