Thank for the reply.
I would like to do that, because it will make life so much simpler on building the kitchen. But the problem is where that puts the end of the patio in relation to the yard. If I slope down from the house at 1/4" over a foot over the course of the 22 feet, then I end up with...
Getting ready to pour a patio, on which I will eventually be building a little outdoor kitchen. The kitchen/bar will be about twelve feet long, with a brick oven at one end, a countertop, and then a grill at the other end, all connected. Patio will be graded away from the house at about 1/4"...