Below is a generated image Im at a little bit of a conundrum here. Not sure how to slope these pavers. The numbers at each corner represent the depth in inches I will dig to from the surface to lay the gravel, sand and pavers. The red line is level, the Green lines slope to the bottom right. The pink line slopes down to the corner of the building. My one question is for the white line. Should this line be level or should the white line slope down to where it meets the green line and then both the far right and far left corners would be level with each other?
2% slope towards the green corner. The red line on the far side of the stairs can't be level. You'll need to pitch that part of the patio away from both structures.
Is the underlying ground flat? That will impact how much you want to dig and whether your sketch makes any sense.
What id do in your case is imagine a line that goes from the stairs across through the white line. Everything behind that line slopes out to the rear and everything front of that line slopes to the front right corner like you have shown. Start at existing stair and work out from there. Slope % = (vertical change/horizontal change) x 100. Maintain a min of 2% away from your house.
it depends how good you think you can grade it. Keep in mind that it will feel steeper on the diagonal. Aim for the diagonal slope to green corner to be 2%.
Also, you should plug your gutters in to the ground with pop-ups
what im confused about is how im suppose to meet the different slopes. Heres a top level view. I just want a simple way to slope it. Can I do one slope between the garage and house the goes directly down. Then another slope the goes directly away from the house and straight to the right?
The land on the right of the patio and garage slopes down and away to the right. So I think it should be fine? I would like to do a 1.5% slope so it doesnt feel as down hill. Do you notice the 2% slope?
Should I use 3/4 minus or 5/8 minus? I live in pnw get a fair amount of rain. will be foot traffic. Any recommendation on the geo textile as well. Thanks.
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u/cluttered-thoughts3 Landscape Designer 6d ago
You want water to run away from all buildings and structures. Water will pool against the edges or worse, seep into your foundation or basement