BLOCK PAVING DRIVEWAYS IN STOURBRIDGE
Stourbridge has plenty of older houses, especially around Oldswinford, Wollaston and Pedmore, and the wrong driveway can look out of place in front of them. Block paving gives you a choice of tumbled and textured blocks that sit well with older brick.
We bring samples to a free site visit so you can see them against your house, then give you a fixed written price. The work itself is done properly from the ground up, with a compacted base and concrete-haunched edges.
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BLOCK PAVING TO SUIT STOURBRIDGE HOMES
For Victorian and Edwardian houses, softer colours and aged blocks usually look better than bright, uniform ones. A darker border and a simple pattern keep it smart without fighting the house.
Newer homes in Norton and Wordsley suit cleaner greys and charcoals. Either way, we will show you what works rather than leaving you to guess from a brochure.
BLOCK PAVING DETAILS THAT SUIT STOURBRIDGE
Stourbridge has more variety than most towns we cover. There are Victorian and Edwardian villas around Oldswinford and Pedmore, terraces in Lye and Amblecote, and newer estates out towards Wordsley and Norton. The same block will not suit all of them, which is why we bring samples rather than picking from a catalogue.
On an older house, the details make the difference. A soldier course in a darker block along the front wall, a properly laid threshold at the door, and edges that follow an existing boundary wall rather than cutting across it all help a new drive look like it has always been there. If there is an old front wall worth keeping, we work around it.
Older properties sometimes have cellar grids, coal hole covers or original tiled paths at the front. We point them out on the visit and ask what you want to keep. Terraces in Lye and Amblecote often have only a narrow strip at the front, so there we focus on a neat, hard wearing surface and a clean line along the pavement rather than a pattern.
HOW WE LAY BLOCK PAVING DRIVEWAYS IN STOURBRIDGE
- Dig out the old surface and any soft ground underneath.
- Build and compact a proper MOT type 1 sub-base.
- Set the edge restraints in concrete.
- Lay, cut and compact the blocks, then brush in kiln dried sand.
DROPPED KERBS AND PLANNING IN STOURBRIDGE
If your kerb is not already dropped, you need permission from Dudley Council before you can drive across the pavement in Stourbridge. It is worth applying early, because approval is not instant. We measure up with the kerb in mind so the driveway lines up with it.
Paving more than five square metres of a front garden needs planning permission from Dudley Council, unless the rainwater drains into a border, a soakaway or a permeable surface on your own property. We plan the drainage on the site visit so your driveway meets the rule.
In the older parts of Stourbridge, around Oldswinford and Wollaston, we check for old clay drains, gullies and air bricks near the house before we dig, so the new surface does not block or damage them.
WHERE WE WORK AROUND STOURBRIDGE
We cover all of Stourbridge, including Wollaston, Pedmore, Oldswinford, Norton, Amblecote, Lye and Wordsley. Stourbridge is about eleven miles south of Wolverhampton, so we are never far away. If you are not sure whether we cover your street, call us and we will tell you straight away.
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