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drainage problem
Thank you for responding. To answer your question re the drainage, that was done prior to patio installation to divert groundwater from seeping into our basement, and was not part of this job. The neighbor's property behind us is higher, so we took care of that before laying the patio over it.
The problem with our patio is that the mason made it level. I realize it should have been pitched away from the house, and he said he was going to do it, but apparently didn't want to spend the time.
The patio is wavy, with depressions from the natural flagstone, so I understand it will hold some water. But no water leaves the patio, unless I sweep it off manually. The mason laid 4" of concrete down, followed by a wire mesh, and installed the flagstone into patio mud mortar mix, cement, sand. (those are his words).
After my boyfriend and I scrubbed it with phosporic acid and sealed it, it looks 100% better, but it's unusable with all of the water. (It rained 7 inches this month)
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