Water pooling on slabs outside front door

[0000]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 26 June 2021 at 17:49

[AmiableChimp]

As a starter for 10, try drilling a few drain holes in the cement between the slabs.

That might be enough to stop the puddles but you might need to clear them out every now and again to ensure maximum efficiency.

[wolfracesonic]

Not ideal by a long shot; The slabs look like they're butting up to the timber door cill, that's going to encourage rot; The pooling water is going to make an ice rink when it freezes, not what you want outside a doorway; I cant see the d.p.c in the photo either, which means the slabs may be above it If it's practical to lower them, I would.

[Thurbs]

Definately get it sorted. No 1 job for any homeowner is to ensure water gets away from the house quickly and efficently. If you leave it there your slabs will go slimey, the wall damp and the grouting will rot.

I would get the tosser who installed it back and put a more apropriate fall on the slabs.

[Spudler]

Solution has already been suggested.
What you could do is grind out the pointing. Re-point, but keep the joints recessed and sloping away from the building.
I'm sure you get what I mean. It will work, but as the wolf says, they should be relaid sloping away from the threshold.

[Spudler]

0000 said:

Thanks all. It's a new build,

Disabled access. They just need to slope them a bit better.

[economicpygmy]

As a quick fix until you get the slabs relaid at a slight angle (or a drain channel added), cant you put a slanted board of wood/pastic..etc from the door to the edge of the house, such that excess water runs off down the path?

[V8RX7]

Looking at the bricks, those slabs are already laid on a slope so I'm puzzled how they pool.

Now the house is signed off, I'd lower them and create a step regardless.

[TA14]

V8RX7 said:

Looking at the bricks, those slabs are already laid on a slope so I'm puzzled how they pool.

On the basis that that area is about 1200mm long the fall should be between 60 and 100mm - it looks to be about 6mm which is 1:200 and water won't flow at that because roughness and surface tension are too strong.

[TA14]

0000 said:

I've been very laid back about it.

Now however, I'm angry!

Bailing my house out wasn't a job I was expecting today.

Not hard to predict, sadly.

[TA14]

0000 said:

Might have to try some DIY bodge.

The builder will have to lift up ten flags: the four by your front door need to be lowered by 70mm or so which would create a step to the next slope so those six will all have to be relaid. If you don't want to do it yourself/don't think that you would make a good job then I'd lift the four next to your house and spend a tenner on four sacks of pea gravel 10 or 20 mm to put down in their place short term to keep the house dry.