Patio requires "edging?"

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This has caught us a little by surprise, i guess i expected a bit more slope. We had the landscapers in to do the patio slabs today and after finishing for the day we're now greeted with this

https://goo.gl/photos/Fy5ARDAFZwdZqcuu8

Had we known we would have had a retaining wall built, any ideas on how to cover up the haunching?

Edit: Could I ask them to cut slabs to size to be placed upright against it?
 
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How deep is it? Could you line the edge with fake sleepers with a decorative stone infill? It's what we did with a raised patio area on a patch of land with a slope.
 
We had a similar situation with ours, we built the soil up to it (slight slope) and spread grass seeds so it just sort of blends in to the lawn. Depends if you want a step or it to blend I guess.
 
I wouldn't particularly mind viewing the haunched area slightly, just not so drastic. I guess the soil idea could work. It's 15cm high. How much do sleepers go for and where can I get hold of them?
 
You can buy sleepers in Wickes. There must be a million other places (local merchants being one) but that was the first place that came to mind.
 
I'm all up for it but the Mrs isn't for the stone filler.

Any idea if making the sleepers flush by using a bolster chisel on the mortar would be safe or better left alone?
 
Ours was only about 8cm high so a small fake sleeper was enough for ours. Sorry for the potato pic but it's pitch black outside. grass needs trimming and the patio a quick tidy but this is what we did:

patio_1200_01.jpg
 
Ask the guys fitting it for advice in the morning? If you went with the sleepers there is no reason for you not to remove the haunching and put them tight against the slabs personally I'd use a grinder to cut along the edge rather than a bolster just because it will be neater.
 
They are continuing work today. Trouble is, the actual people doing the work are polish so there's a bit of a language barrier. The grinding out and placing sleepers seems to be the best option at present as they come in 15cm height.
 
I've done pretty much the same as steeps, I went 2 sleeprs high and turned them into planters tho.

I'd be asking them to double check the joint gaps tho, some seem almost non existant
 
I did think the gaps might have been too small and mentioned it yesterday, they said as the slabs are uneven at some point there is enough gap. I didn't know too much about it to dig my heels in as I wasn't sure, but obviously if it needs to be sorted...

I asked for their advice today and they suggested using top soil.

@{SAS}TB regarding your comment, are you relating to the slabs or the idea of using sleepers?
 
Sorry, i meant, generally as the pictures

If they are / were intending to leave the edge as it is in wouldn't be best pleased ....
 
It depends on what the OP asked for - Can you slab it to the grass - yes - Did he ask for a finished edge of some sort ??
 
Point taken, but given the thickness of that bed it should have some sort of haunching, if nothing else for the contractor to have some pride in their work and prevent it falling away over time.

On secon look those slabs appear quite thin too
 
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Point taken, but given the thickness of that bed it should have some sort of haunching, if nothing else for the contractor to have some pride in their work and prevent it falling away over time.

On secon look those slabs appear quite thin too
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yeah bit of a cowboy job, looks like finish quickly as possible. Really should have at least line of small bricks to keep everything in and tidy. Having exposed and crumbly concrete means it'll fall away and the slabs will be unsupported and probably crack.
 
They have haunched it properly today (I didn't say anything about it, they just did it).

See here: https://goo.gl/photos/TyNXNFhfoKGQeD4cA

They are going to put top soil down to give a "ramp" down to the garden. If it isn't any good then I can always go the sleeper route later, I may as well take them up on their offer as it's within the set price i'm paying.

Regarding the slab thickness, it's 22mm calibrated by laser cutting. Quite a few other landscapers I know (previous guy I had do my driveway who was booked up for the summer) use them and recommended them to me. I bought the slabs myself and I am paying them to lay the slabs only (not supply).

There is one slab that seems loose and I will get them to correct this tomorrow. I haven't paid a penny, so I will ensure I get anything you guys can see sorted. I have not informed them that I wanted a finished border, as in my original post I didn't expect the difference in height to be 15cm.

Does the haunching look okay now? They have asked a few things, main one being regarding the aco drains. The guys who built my extension put them at a stupid angle at the side door, so they've removed them with my permission and created slight slope in to the drain nearby instead. So they are quite receptive to my requests.

I don't know what i'm looking for in all this and if i'm honest just google the odd thing, I don't expect every landscaper to do things to the letter from pavingexpert.com
 
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