Block Paving in Ashton-in-Makerfield
Block paving for driveways, paths, steps and patios, laid to pattern in your choice of colour and finish on a compacted sub-base, with kiln-dried sand locked into every joint and sunken paving lifted and relaid. Around five miles from our Leigh base.
Block Paving for Ashton-in-Makerfield Gardens
Block paving is one of the most versatile surfaces we lay in Ashton-in-Makerfield, and most of it is not drives. Paths, step treads, border edging and circular features all use the same blocks, so a front path in Stubshaw Cross, the edging round a lawn and a small paved sitting circle can all be built to match. It gives a garden one consistent, hard-wearing surface that ties everything together.
We cover Ashton-in-Makerfield and the surrounding area: Bryn, Garswood, Stubshaw Cross, Town Green, North Ashton and beyond (WN4).
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What’s Included
What sets a good job apart is the bond and the blend. Herringbone is the strongest pattern and goes anywhere a wheel or heavy foot traffic runs, while basketweave and stretcher bond suit lighter paths, and a double-block edge or a contrasting border in brindle or charcoal keeps a crisp line. We lay a few blocks out dry on site so you can judge the colour against the house before anything is fixed down.
- Block paving for drives, paths, patios, steps and edging
- Herringbone, stretcher and basketweave bonds
- Full choice of block colour, size and finish
- Dug out and compacted MOT Type 1 sub-base
- Contrasting borders and edge courses set in concrete
- Sunken or spreading block paving lifted and relaid
- Joints locked with kiln-dried sand
How It Works
Block Paving in Ashton-in-Makerfield, FAQs
Yes, paths, steps, borders and paved circles are regular block paving jobs for us across Ashton. They go on a compacted MOT Type 1 sub-base with a concrete edge restraint, the same solid build we give a drive, so they hold their line on the town’s soft, uneven ground rather than spreading.
Rarely. Sinking usually means the sub-base gave way or the edge restraint let go, not that the blocks are finished, so we lift the affected patch, rebuild the base, reset the same blocks and brush fresh kiln-dried sand into the joints. It costs a fraction of a full relay and reuses the paving you already have.
Yes, and it suits patios well because the small units follow curves and let us work borders, banding and even a circle feature into the design. We lay it to a fall the same way we would flags, so water runs off rather than pooling, and the colour blend can be picked to sit with the house and the planting.
Herringbone laid at forty-five degrees interlocks so the blocks brace against each other under turning and braking, which is why we use it on driveways. Stretcher bond and basketweave are a little less load-tolerant but look great on paths and patios where there’s no vehicle weight. All of them need a proper edge restraint to stop the blocks creeping, whatever the pattern.
It depends on the area, the access and what we find when we dig, because the excavation and sub-base are a fair chunk of the price whatever blocks go on top. We price per job rather than a blanket rate per square metre, so you get an exact written figure after a free site visit before anything starts.