Block Paving in Westhoughton
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 six miles from our Leigh base.
Block Paving for Westhoughton Gardens
Block paving earns its keep well beyond the drive. Around the older streets near Market Street and out on the newer estates we lay it for paths, garden steps, bin stores and border edging, using one set of blocks to tie a front and back garden together. It cuts and curves where a flag can’t, so it suits winding paths and the odd circle feature just as well as a straight run.
We cover Westhoughton and the surrounding area: Wingates, Daisy Hill, Chequerbent, Chew Moor, Hart Common and beyond (BL5).
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What’s Included
The look comes from the blend and the bond. We set samples out dry on the ground first so you can judge buff, brindle and charcoal against your own brick before committing, then lay the field in a running stretcher or basketweave for paths and finish with a double-block edge in a contrasting colour. On a path or a step the pattern is about looks and neat cuts, while the compacted MOT Type 1 underneath and the concrete-haunched edge restraints are what stop it wandering.
- 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 Westhoughton, FAQs
Yes, paths, steps and edging are a big part of our block paving work in Westhoughton. We build the same compacted sub-base and concrete edge restraints a drive gets, scaled to foot traffic, so a garden path stays flat and doesn’t spread at the sides over the years.
Usually yes. We lift the affected blocks, put right the base or edge that let them drop, then relay the same blocks and brush fresh kiln-dried sand into the joints. As long as the blocks themselves are sound there’s rarely any need to buy new ones.
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.