Patios in Atherton
Patios built from the ground up in porcelain, Indian stone or traditional flagging, set on a full mortar bed over a compacted sub-base, with falls that carry rainwater away from your house and finish below the damp course. Around three miles from our Leigh base.
Patios for Atherton Gardens
Back gardens in Atherton range from the tight walled yards behind the terraces to the bigger family plots up at Hag Fold, and a patio earns its keep in both. We build the seating area where the garden catches its best light, sized around how you actually want to use it, whether that’s two chairs and a brew or a full table for the family.
We cover Atherton and the surrounding area: Hag Fold, Hindsford, Howe Bridge, Gibfield, Chanters and beyond (M46).
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What’s Included
Every flag is bedded on a full bed of mortar so there are no hollow spots to crack or rock underfoot. You choose the surface, porcelain for a clean modern finish, Indian stone for a natural riven look, or traditional flagging that sits right against the older Howe Bridge properties, and we give you the honest pros and cons of each.
- Porcelain, Indian stone and traditional flagging
- Full dig-out and compacted MOT Type 1 sub-base
- Every flag on a full mortar bed, not five dabs
- Falls set so water runs away from the house
- Finished below the damp proof course as standard
- Joints filled with mortar or resin against weeds
- Sunken or rocking flags lifted and relaid
How It Works
Patios in Atherton, FAQs
For a busy family garden porcelain takes some beating because it doesn’t stain from spilled food or fade in the sun, though it’s the priciest and needs proper cutting. Indian stone costs less and looks warmer but wants sealing to keep it clean, and we’ll show you both against your own house before you decide.
We lay the whole patio to a slight fall that runs away from the wall, and we finish the surface a good two brick courses below the damp proof course so rain can never bridge up into the brickwork. The joints are pointed solid afterwards to stop weeds and moss taking hold in the gaps.
Porcelain is dense, colour-consistent and barely stains, so a porcelain patio stays looking new with almost no upkeep, but it costs more and needs a skilled lay. Indian stone is natural, so every flag varies, and it weathers into the garden nicely at a lower price, though it benefits from an occasional clean and seal. Neither is wrong; it comes down to the look you want and the budget you’re working to.
A typical patio runs three to five days: dig-out and sub-base first, then the laying, then jointing once the beds have firmed up. Wet weather can stretch things slightly because mortar and jointing compounds need time to cure, and we’d rather wait a day than joint onto a bed that isn’t ready.
Nine times out of ten it was laid on sand or dabs of mortar with no proper sub-base, so the ground underneath has settled. If it’s a few flags, we can lift and relay them on fresh full beds, or repoint where the joints have just washed out. If the base has failed across the whole area, relaying the lot on a compacted sub-base is the honest fix, because patching a bad base only moves the problem along.