I've followed your thread and I'm glad for you that your problem is solve now. Just update us if there are still problems and I'll do my best to help you. Good luck mate.
Thanks mate, dug out a few courses of the old wet bricks so looking forward to getting the new screed in next week. Had to dig round 2 more pipes, a lot easier when you know where they are!
The stain has been doing my nut in 2 coats of traffic went over that 2day so get the last pictures up soon.
fitted 32m2 of unfinished eng. oak distressed, then spent 2.5hrs on knees hand-ragging on an 'olde english' stain, serious black hands to scrub @ 8PM...! liking the progess, IMO leave oak as oak, just bring it to life with a clear osmo or similar - bootiful