"Chris French and Helen Johnson" wrote in
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Also should I remove all the bark and
fabric first ?

Certainly the bark, you could leave the membrane down if you want, but
it would serve no purpose I'd take it up and use it elsewhere.


Bark: agree take it away. in situ it would rot and leave cavities = wonky
base fro paving

Membrane: Actually better to leave in situ. A geotextile membrane is a good
idea in such situations to keep the soil ans sand separate - the current
membrane is prob not a true geotextile but it is bwtter than nowt!

pk