The Greenhouse floor project moves ahead.

[WaterWitchin]

Or buy some slotted drain pipe and put at bottom in three or four places across. Cheaper than PVC and no drilling, just a tad more digging. I usually just use limestone chat instead of sand. It levels out pavers just fine and doesn’t settle into gravel as quickly or as much as sand.

The other thing to keep in mind is everyone is gonna tell you how they would do it. You have to pick out what you want out of the mix, because you’re going to get conflicting opinions. It feels sometimes like you’re feeling hopeless with all the varied opinions and options. Everyone wants to help, not confuse or confound ya.

At end of day, the main thing is looking at options, developing your plan, then start digging.

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PS What is the soil like where greenhouse is? Clay, sandy, fast drainage? That’s your base.

[BrassavolaStars]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Or buy some slotted drain pipe and put at bottom in three or four places across. Cheaper than PVC and no drilling, just a tad more digging. I usually just use limestone chat instead of sand. It levels out pavers just fine and doesn’t settle into gravel as quickly or as much as sand.

The other thing to keep in mind is everyone is gonna tell you how they would do it. You have to pick out what you want out of the mix, because you’re going to get conflicting opinions. It feels sometimes like you’re feeling hopeless with all the varied opinions and options. Everyone wants to help, not confuse or confound ya.

At end of day, the main thing is looking at options, developing your plan, then start digging.

---------- Post added at 04:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:26 PM ----------

PS What is the soil like where greenhouse is? Clay, sandy, fast drainage? That’s your base.

The soil in my yard and greenhouse is very dense clay soil. Unfortunately it drains very slowly and tends to make puddles (especially in the greenhouse).

This is becoming a problem as it is bringing mosquitos. No matter how many mosquito control services I get, it seems while I have the current situation in the greenhouse, it is in vain.

I could probably get landscape fabric to stop the sand from mixing with the gravel if that would be helpful. I kind of already ordered the sand a few days ago on the sayso of the masonry store and there are no returns.

My hope was that the water would drain in between the pavers into the recycled item 4 gravel below. I thought it wouldn't be an issue as I am putting the pavers themselves a few inches above grade level and could forego a drain.

I am not entirely sure how I would plan out a drain as the entirety of my yard is very poor draining. Digging in my yard is a torture because it has so many subterrianian rocks and the soil may as well be pottery clay that was left to dry out slightly.

To be perfectly honest though, I have never done any masonry work in my not-that-long-life and certainly never something this complex.

Thank you all for the suggestions. I will try to keep everyone updated. The delivery is coming today so I should have some updates soon.