PATIOS IN BILSTON
Gardens around Bilston are often smaller, which means a patio has to work hard. Laid properly, it gives you a level, dry space outside the back door that is easy to keep clean.
We lay patios on a full mortar bed, keep them below the damp proof course and set the falls away from the house. The site visit is free and the price comes in writing.
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PATIOS IN BILSTON GARDENS
With terraced houses, access to the back garden can be tight. We check that on the visit and plan how materials get in and waste gets out before we start.
In smaller spaces, larger porcelain slabs often make the garden feel bigger, because there are fewer joints breaking it up.
SMALL GARDEN PATIOS IN BILSTON
Back gardens in Bilston, Bradley and Ettingshall are often compact, sometimes little more than a yard behind a terrace. In a space like that, a patio is not an add-on, it is the garden. We usually suggest covering most of the area with large slabs and leaving one or two beds or planters for greenery, so it feels like a garden rather than a concrete square.
Where the yard has an old concrete floor, we check whether it can be used as a base. If it is solid and the levels work, new slabs can sometimes be laid on top, which saves digging out. If it is cracked, sloping towards the house or too close to the damp proof course, it has to come up first.
Around Lanesfield, Stowlawn and Ettingshall Park, gardens are often longer, and a patio by the house with a path to a shed or a second seating area at the end works well. Whatever the size, we lay every slab on a full mortar bed with a fall away from the house, and finish the joints neatly so weeds have nowhere to start.
HOW WE WORK ON PATIO JOBS IN BILSTON
- Mark out and dig to the right depth below the damp proof course.
- Build a compacted sub-base.
- Lay the slabs on a full mortar bed with a gentle fall.
- Point the joints and leave it clean.
PLANNING YOUR PATIO IN BILSTON
The finished patio needs to sit below the damp proof course of the house and fall gently away from it, so rain runs into the garden rather than against the walls. We check the levels and the access on the site visit, including how materials get in if there is no side gate.
Most back garden patios do not need planning permission. If your home is listed or in a conservation area, check with City of Wolverhampton Council before work starts, and we will happily talk it through with you.
On Bilston's terraced streets, with cars parked on both sides, we book deliveries and the skip for times that cause the least trouble for your neighbours, and we keep the footpath clear while we work.
WHERE WE WORK AROUND BILSTON
We cover all of Bilston, including Ettingshall, Bradley, Ladymoor, Stowlawn, Lanesfield and Ettingshall Park. Bilston is about three miles south east of Wolverhampton city centre, 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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