Driveways and patios that stay flat
Block paving, resin and slabs — laid on a base built for what it has to carry, with the drainage worked out before the first slab goes down.
- Block paving, resin bound and natural slabs
- Excavated and built up on a proper sub-base
- Drainage designed rather than hoped for
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Why the base
Everything that sinks was under-dug
A driveway that ruts where the wheels go, or a patio that dips by the door, is a base problem every time.
A drive carrying cars needs considerably more excavation and sub-base than a patio carrying a table. Skimp on the depth and it looks perfect for a summer, then follows the tyre tracks down.
We dig to the depth the use requires, compact in layers and build up properly. It is most of the labour on the job and none of what you see at the end.
- Excavated to a depth suited to the load
- Sub-base compacted in layers
- Edge restraints so the surface cannot spread
- Levels set to fall away from the house
Surfaces
What we lay
Block paving
Hard wearing, repairable a block at a time, and available in many patterns.
Resin bound
Seamless and permeable, so it drains through rather than running off.
Natural slabs
Sandstone, limestone and porcelain for patios and paths.
Edgings and kerbs
Restraints that stop the surface creeping and spreading over time.
Drainage
Channel drains, soakaways and permeable surfaces as the site needs.
Steps and retaining
Level changes handled with proper steps and retaining rather than fudged.
Worth knowing
Where the rainwater goes is now regulated
Front gardens cannot simply be paved over and drained to the road any more.
Surfacing more than five square metres of front garden with an impermeable material needs the water dealt with on your own land, or it needs planning permission. A permeable surface or a soakaway satisfies it.
We design the drainage into the job from the start. It is not an extra and it is not something to discover after the drive is laid.
Outside
And the front door it leads to
Drives and porches usually get done at the same time.
Questions
Driveway and patio questions
Can’t see what you need? Call 01342 410079 and we’ll answer it properly.
Do I need planning permission for a driveway?
Why do driveways sink?
Block paving or resin?
Can you handle a sloping garden?
Do you take the old surface away?
Where we work
Driveways and patios in East Grinstead and across Sussex, Surrey and Kent
We’re based on Station Road in East Grinstead, where West Sussex meets Surrey and Kent, and our own team works throughout all three counties.
Towns we cover include
- East Grinstead
- Crawley
- Horley
- Haywards Heath
- Burgess Hill
- Horsham
- Crowborough
- Tunbridge Wells
- Tonbridge
- Sevenoaks
- Redhill
- Reigate
- Caterham
…and the villages in between. If you’re in Sussex, Surrey and Kent, the answer is almost certainly yes.
Free quotations
Drive or patio needing doing?
Book a free survey and we’ll check the levels and the drainage first.