Andrew Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Hello all, I ordered a 23" cooker a week ago. It should be on the 4/30 container. I am putting it on our patio. The patio is concrete brick, and no longer as level as I would like. Also, when we get very heavy rains (as we did this spring) there is a bit of a creek on the patio for a couple of days. Less than an inch deep. I was thinking of getting a 36"x36"x1" piece of stone to use as a stand. Would this present any problem for the cooker? Do the wheels lock? I would either bed the stone with fine sand, or perhaps some concrete. Again, advice would be welcome. Thanks in advance. Reading these forums played a large part in my decision to get such a high end cooker. -- Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbower Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the forum! I would imagine your plan would be fine. The wheels don't lock, but there is a lot of inertia to get it moving. If you're worried, an option is to surround the stone with a border that's slightly higher or to use an angle grinder to mill out some divots for the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mguerra Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 level and stable You might want a thicker stone than 1". Get it dead level on a good stable bed of sand at least 8" deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the forum! I would imagine your plan would be fine. The wheels don't lock, but there is a lot of inertia to get it moving. If you're worried, an option is to surround the stone with a border that's slightly higher or to use an angle grinder to mill out some divots for the wheels. I had thought of a border, with a gap to drain any rain. (As you know, it has been rather wet in eastern MA lately!) -- Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Re: level and stable You might want a thicker stone than 1". Get it dead level on a good stable bed of sand at least 8" deep. Level is part of the idea, but 8" of sand sounds like too much. I fear the rains would wash out such a deep layer. I was think just enough to level the irregularities on the patio, and possibly a bead of caulk to keep the "creek" away from the sand. -- Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetzervalve Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 If there is enough water flow to wash sand away you should consider some type of stone (gravel) for the bedding, it will hang around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primeats Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Grade 8 gravel, and compact it with a gas powered compactor or a tamper. You can find grade 8 at larger landscaping places. it compacts very well and nothing will grow under it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzmisl Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 I would pull up the bricks and level it back out. That would be the proper way to do it rather than simply placing more bricks on top. Thats what I would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primeats Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Oh yeah, definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
