Drainage mats for the terrace

What you need:

• Drainage mats
• Single grain mortar
• frost-proof natural stone mortar
• Natural stone slabs

A new natural stone floor should be yours terrace make it look beautiful again. So that your work is also worthwhile and the floor looks good for a long time, drainage, for example with drainage mats, is very important.

Why it is necessary to drain the terrace

• Your terrace and thus the floor are constantly exposed to different weather conditions. If water constantly collects under and in the stones and then stays there, the natural stone floor gets ugly water and lime stains. In winter, these water inclusions can quickly lead to frost damage.
• To prevent all of this damage, it is necessary to apply drainage, then the layer of mortar, before laying the stone slabs.
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• A safe method is to lay drainage mats.

Lay the drainage mats

1. When you have measured the size of your patio, level the entire area well. Please note that a slope is necessary so that the water can also drain off. You can either build in the slope from the wall to the front, but it would also be possible to plan it from left to right.


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2. The subsurface should be level and very firm. You can also apply a thin layer of concrete as a base.
3. Now place the drainage mats on top of it in the direction of the slope.
4. Then attach the edge profiles.
5. The mortar is now applied to the drainage mats. For this you use single-grain mortar, which you can get at the hardware store. The layer should be about 7-8 cm thick.
6. Apply this mortar in stages and lay the natural stone slabs on top of the wet mortar, which you coat beforehand with frost-proof natural stone mortar so that it adheres very well reach.
7. Now fill the tiles properly and your new terrace covering is ready.