Block Paving in Leigh
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. Our home base.
Block Paving for Leigh Gardens
Block paving is not just for drives. We use the same blocks for garden paths, step treads, bin stores, tree circles and the border details that tie a whole garden together, and around the Bedford and Plank Lane streets that is most of what we get asked for. A block path sits far better against the front of a house than a strip of poured concrete ever will.
We cover Leigh and the surrounding area: Pennington, Westleigh, Higher Folds, Plank Lane, Bedford and beyond (WN7).
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What’s Included
The look comes from the blend and the bond. We lay buff, brindle, charcoal and silver-grey blocks out dry on the ground first so you can see the mix in your own light before a single one is bedded, and we pick the pattern to suit the job, stretcher or basketweave for paths and sitting areas, a double-block edge to frame it. Textured blocks read older, smooth ones sharper, and we’ll show you both.
- 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 Leigh, FAQs
Yes, paths, side returns and steps are some of our most common block paving jobs in Leigh. We lay them on the same compacted sub-base as a drive so they stay flat underfoot, and we can match the blocks and bond to paving you already have.
Usually yes. We lift the affected blocks, find out why it dropped, normally a soft or washed-out base, put the base right and relay the same blocks, then brush in fresh kiln-dried sand. You keep the paving you have and lose the dip.
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.