TL;DR
Patio pitch is the deliberate slope built into an outdoor slab or paver surface so rainwater sheets away from the house, standardized at about a quarter inch per foot, or 2 percent. The grade is set in the base layers, not the finish, and must direct water toward lawn, drains, or daylight — never toward the foundation or a neighbor.
What it means
Patio pitch is the deliberate slope built into an outdoor slab or paver surface so rainwater sheets away from the house, standardized at about a quarter inch per foot, or 2 percent. The grade is set in the base layers, not the finish, and must direct water toward lawn, drains, or daylight — never toward the foundation or a neighbor. Birdbaths of standing water after rain are the telltale of inadequate or settled slope, the leading defect in patio callbacks.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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