Planning a paver patio, trying to decide how to modify/grade base for hard clay soil
From the picture, planning on putting about a 12x12 paver patio central as you walk out of the back door. The soil is hard clay, and as you can see there is a slight depression where I want to put the patio. Going to use Brock paver panels and some kind of brick pavers. What is the best way to go about preparing the base here? Do I want to add soil to raise it first so it isn't sitting in a depression or does that not matter? Since it's clay how do I do this so that it drains properly and doesn't turn into a pool? I previously tried to plant a tree here and made the mistake of using a composite clay/soil to fill it back in and it turned into a cup lol. submitted by /u/HarveyDentBeliever [link] [comments]
From the picture, planning on putting about a 12x12 paver patio central as you walk out of the back door. The soil is hard clay, and as you can see there is a slight depression where I want to put the patio. Going to use Brock paver panels and some kind of brick pavers.
What is the best way to go about preparing the base here? Do I want to add soil to raise it first so it isn't sitting in a depression or does that not matter? Since it's clay how do I do this so that it drains properly and doesn't turn into a pool? I previously tried to plant a tree here and made the mistake of using a composite clay/soil to fill it back in and it turned into a cup lol.
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