BLOCK PAVING DRIVEWAYS IN WALSALL
Block paving is the driveway we are asked about most in Walsall, and it is easy to see why. It suits the 1930s semis around Rushall and Park Hall just as well as the bigger detached houses in Aldridge and Streetly, and it gives you somewhere solid to park off the road.
We dig out properly, build a compacted sub-base, set the edges in concrete and lay the blocks so they lock together. You get a fixed written price after a free site visit, and we work from Wolverhampton, about seven miles away.
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BLOCK PAVING ON WALSALL DRIVEWAYS
A lot of the driveways we look at in Walsall are old concrete or tarmac that has cracked, sunk at the edges or been patched over the years. Most of the time the base underneath is the problem, so we take it out and start again rather than paving over it.
On the larger plots in Aldridge and Streetly, people often want a wider drive with room for two or three cars and a path to the front door. Closer to the town centre, it is usually about making the most of a short front garden without losing the look of the street.
CHOOSING A BLOCK PAVED DRIVE IN WALSALL
Walsall driveways tend to fall into two groups. Around Bloxwich, Shelfield and Rushall it is usually a short, straight drive in front of a semi, where the job is fitting one or two cars without the paving taking over the whole front. In Pelsall, Aldridge and Streetly the plots are often wider, and the questions turn to turning space, a separate path to the door and a border that runs round the lawn.
On a short drive, a single colour with a darker border keeps it simple and makes the space look bigger. On a wide one, a change of pattern or colour can mark out the parking from the path, so it does not read as one big slab of blocks. We bring samples on the visit and lay them on the ground in front of your house, because colours look different in daylight than in a brochure.
A few details we price in from the start: recessed covers for any manholes, a neat cut where the paving meets the house, and a drainage channel at the garage door if the drive falls towards it. Once it is laid, a brush and the odd top-up of sand in the joints is all it needs for the first year or so.
HOW WE LAY BLOCK PAVING DRIVEWAYS IN WALSALL
- 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 WALSALL
If your kerb is not already dropped, you need permission from Walsall Council before you can drive across the pavement in Walsall. 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 Walsall 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.
Near Walsall town centre a lot of houses have no side access, so materials and waste come and go through the front. On the bigger plots in Aldridge and Streetly there is usually room to keep the skip on the drive itself.
WHERE WE WORK AROUND WALSALL
We cover all of Walsall, including Bloxwich, Aldridge, Pelsall, Rushall, Streetly, Shelfield and Park Hall. Walsall is about seven miles east 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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