Driveways and patios
- Homeowners
We manage the whole project from start to finish, with the same care we bring to commercial work. Before work starts, you receive a clear timeline and estimate, so you know exactly what to expect.
Key
- Surface: flags, setts or tarmac
- Bedding layer
- Compacted granular sub-base
- Edge restraint haunched in concrete
Section A-A
Driveway build-up with edge restraint
Scale
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Typical section: driveways & patios. Indicative, not to scale.
The challenge
What is underneath decides how long it lasts
Most driveways and patios that sink, crack or puddle fail because of the sub-base and drainage, not the surface you can see.
We have delivered specialist groundworks across the North West since 2008. We know where these projects go wrong, and we plan for it before work starts.
What we deliver
Driveways & patios, done properly
Flagging
Indian stone and paving for patios and paths. We will advise on the approach, pattern and product to suit the space.
Stone
Gravel driveways edged with setts, built to reduce maintenance and keep the stone where it belongs.
Tarmac
Tarmac with block or sett edging. Practical, hard-wearing and well finished.
Case studies
Driveways & patios we have delivered
- Residential
Driveways & patios
Indian stone patio and external works for a new house
External works around a new detached house, finished with an Indian stone patio.
Read the case study 
ResidentialDriveways & patios
Gravel and setts driveway
A long gravel driveway edged and banded with setts.
Read the case study
Our process
Site to sign-off
Three steps, whether it is a machine base for a factory or a treatment plant for a farmhouse.
Step 1: Tell us about the project
Call us or send the drawings. If it helps, we will arrange a site visit.
Step 2: A clear price, with the risks identified
We review the ground conditions, access and programme, and raise anything that could add cost later, while it is still inexpensive to resolve.
Step 3: Delivered and signed off
Built to programme by our own team and plant, and handed over with the paperwork that goes with it.
What is at stake
When groundworks goes wrong
- A surface that sinks or cracks within a few winters
- Standing water after every downpour
- A price that grows once the work has started
When it is done right
A driveway or patio built properly from the ground up, to a timeline and estimate agreed before work starts.
What affects the price
Every project is priced on its own requirements. These are the factors that make the biggest difference, and we will discuss each one with you before work starts.
- Area of the driveway or patio
- What must be removed first
- Stone, flags or tarmac
- Drainage and edging
On site
External works around a new detached house 
Setts and gravel driveway Gravel drive, sett edging 
Tarmac drive with a block edge 
Tarmac drive to the gate
Questions we get asked
Will I receive a price before work starts?
Yes. You receive a clear timeline and estimate before any work starts, whatever the size of the project.
Have a project that needs pricing?
Send us the drawings, or we will arrange a site visit. We will give you a clear price and tell you about any risks we can see.