Patios & Driveways in Salford
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 nine miles from our Leigh base.
Patios & Driveways for Salford Gardens
A lot of west Salford paving is ready for retirement, worn flags behind Eccles terraces, cracked concrete on inter-war paths in Swinton, patios that have sunk and now drain towards the house. We build replacements that last: porcelain or Indian stone on a proper compacted MOT base, with falls set so rainwater runs away from the building.
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
Driveways are a big part of the work here too. Front garden conversions are popular on the semi-detached streets of Swinton and Clifton, and done right they add genuine day-to-day value, but drainage rules apply, and a new access over the kerb involves the council. We handle the build properly and point you at the right process for the rest.
- 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 Salford, FAQs
If the new surface is over five square metres it must be permeable, or drain to a lawn or border, to stay within permitted development. A new dropped kerb is a separate application to Salford City Council. We build drainage in as standard and can advise on the kerb process.
Often, yes. Sound old flags can be lifted, the base rebuilt and the same stone re-laid level, which keeps the character of a terraced yard. Where the flags are past saving, porcelain or new stone on a fresh base is the better spend.
It depends on the size, the material and what we find when we dig. Porcelain costs more than Indian stone, with block paving somewhere between, but the excavation and sub-base are a fair chunk of the price whatever you lay on top. We price per job rather than a blanket rate per square metre, because a small fiddly patio costs more per metre to lay than a big open one, so you get an exact written figure after a free site visit before anything starts.
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.
A typical patio runs three to five days: dig-out and sub-base first, then the patio laying, then jointing once the beds have firmed up. Driveways are similar, sometimes a day or two longer for the extra depth of dig. Wet weather can stretch things slightly because mortar and jointing compounds need time to cure.