Patios & Driveways in Atherton
Patios and driveways built from the ground up: proper excavation, a compacted sub-base and falls that carry water away from your house, in porcelain, Indian stone, flags or block paving. Around three miles from our Leigh base.
Patios & Driveways for Atherton Gardens
Atherton’s streets tell you what its paving needs: terraced houses where the front garden became parking years ago, semis with drives that have sunk and started puddling, and back gardens crying out for a decent seating area. We build patios and driveways that are dug out, based and drained properly, so they stay flat and dry.
We cover Atherton and the surrounding area: Hag Fold, Hindsford, Howe Bridge, Gibfield, Chanters and beyond (M46).
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What’s Included
For patios we work in porcelain, Indian stone and traditional flags; for driveways, block paving and gravel over a compacted MOT base. Every job gets its falls set so rainwater runs where it should. With the winters we get round here, drainage is half the job.
- Porcelain, Indian stone, flagging and block paving
- Full dig-out and compacted MOT Type 1 sub-base
- Correct falls so water runs away from the house
- Driveways designed to drain within your boundary
- Old patios and drives broken out and carted away
- Sunken or rocking flags relaid on fresh full beds
How It Works
Patios & Driveways in Atherton, FAQs
Usually, yes. We handle the excavation, sub-base, edging and surface, and we build in drainage so the drive stays within permitted development rules. If a dropped kerb is needed, that’s applied for through Wigan Council. We’ll point you at the process.
It depends on size, material and access, so we won’t pluck a number out of the air. We’ll measure up for free, show you samples and give you a clear written quote with no hidden extras.
Usually not. Under permitted development rules you can pave a front garden without permission as long as the surface is permeable, or rainwater drains to a lawn or border within your own boundary. Permission only comes into it when more than five square metres of impermeable paving drains straight onto the road, and we design driveways so it doesn’t.
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.