Block Paving in Tyldesley
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 three miles from our Leigh base.
Block Paving for Tyldesley Gardens
Block paving is the most versatile hard surface we lay, and in Tyldesley we use it for far more than drives: garden paths, steps between levels, edging courses along lawns and borders, and contrasting bands that break up a larger area. Around the older Shakerley and Gin Pit streets a run of block paving suits the brick better than a slab of plain concrete.
We cover Tyldesley and the surrounding area: Shakerley, Mosley Common, Gin Pit and beyond (M29).
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What’s Included
What makes it last is what goes underneath. We dig out and compact a proper MOT Type 1 sub-base and set a concrete edge restraint around the perimeter so nothing can shift, then match the bond to the use, basketweave and stretcher for paths and sitting areas, tighter patterns where the traffic is heavier. We dry-lay the colour blend on site first so you judge the real thing.
- 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 Tyldesley, FAQs
Yes, a block paving edge or mowing strip is a tidy way to finish a lawn or frame a patio, and it is a job we do a lot in Tyldesley. We bed the edge course in concrete so it holds its line for good and gives the mower a clean run alongside.
It is a compacted layer of MOT Type 1 stone that carries the load and lets water drain away. Get it deep enough and compacted properly and the paving stays flat for years, skimp on it and the blocks sink and rock, which is the single most common reason paving fails.
Usually, yes. If blocks have dropped or spread it means the base or the edge restraint has failed, so we lift the affected area, put the base and edges right and relay it properly. Where the joints have simply lost their sand and weeds have taken hold, brushing in fresh kiln-dried sand tightens them back up, though if the blocks have actually moved the base is the real fix.
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.