Block Paving in Salford
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 nine miles from our Leigh base.
Block Paving for Salford Gardens
On the west side of Salford we lay block paving for far more than drives: garden paths, step treads, bin and bike stores, edging strips and the odd circular feature all suit it. The bond is picked for the use, so herringbone takes the traffic where it locks tightest, and stretcher or basketweave suits a path or a small paved area behind a Pendlebury terrace. A double-block edge or a contrasting border keeps every run looking finished instead of sawn off.
We cover Salford and the surrounding area: Swinton, Pendlebury, Clifton, Eccles, Monton and beyond (M27, M28, M30, M6).
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What’s Included
We bring a range of blocks to site, buff, brindle, charcoal and silver-grey, smooth and textured, and lay them out dry so you can judge the colour in your own light before committing. Underneath, the parts you never see do the real work: a compacted MOT Type 1 sub-base and concrete edge restraints that stop the paving spreading and settling. Around the older streets of Winton and Barton we cut that base to whatever the ground throws up.
- 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 Salford, FAQs
Yes, sunken and loose block paving is one of our regular fixes across west Salford. We lift the affected blocks, rebuild the base and edge properly, then relay and brush in fresh kiln-dried sand so the joints lock and the surface sits level again.
Not at all. It works just as well for paths, steps, borders and edging, and matching the block across a garden pulls the whole space together. In the narrow plots behind the Pendlebury terraces we often run a block path down the garden to a paved corner at the sunny end.
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.
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.
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.