Does anyone know anything about gardening?

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hugo7 in reply to @inchpincher
Pros:
- apple tree and the end (they don't maintain it tho, so it's feast or famine)
- some random tree the parakeets live in
Cons:
- budlia at the end (not maintained)
- removing an epic blossoming cherry tree (not ours, but it brought joy every spring and I still miss it)
So pretty lucky overall.

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Colin_the_Bald in reply to @hugo7

Pardon the slow reply to the concrete question., I was driving to Exmoor. Tiles are not famed for their bendy properties and if they aren't perfectly aligned at every corner they look bloody awful. Thus, the slightest ridge in the concrete of even 1mm will bugger the entire surface. If the ridge hasn't been spotted it is evil incarnate to attempt to make the tiles match up and the whole lot might have to be lifted, probably sacrificing any tiles that have already been laid. The adhesive goes off in minutes and makes shit to a blanket look an insecure bond.

You can get away with slight deviations with stone, particularly when using a 25mm bed of mortar, but anything ceramic is unforgiving.

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hugo7 in reply to @Colin_the_Bald

Cheers.

Idk why but it stuck in my head. Always interesting to hear how this stuff works in reality.

Does that process then create problems for rain run-off? I guess in the sort of locations they were traditionally fitted, this isn't a concern. But in the UK it obviously is.

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