Thread: Raised Patio
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Old 09-06-2004, 06:56 PM
Nick Maclaren
 
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"Spider" writes:
| Roger wrote in message
| ...
| Hi All
| I want to raise our patio so it reaches up to the patio doors we had
| fitted.
| We don't want to use decking.
|
| Do make sure you don't bridge your damp proof course (dpc) or you may have
| trouble in future. DPCs are built in as an important part of building regs,
| so you might want to check with a builder.

A good point. And that applies even more if the house has suspended
floors - i.e. the vents must not be blocked. There are several
solutions, but they mustn't be forgotten.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.