Patios in Golborne
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 four miles from our Leigh base.
Patios for Golborne Gardens
In a Golborne back yard the patio often is the garden, so where it sits matters. We set patios to catch the afternoon and evening sun, usually the far corner rather than tight against the house, so you get the warm end of the day where you actually sit.
We cover Golborne and the surrounding area: Bank Heath, Park Road, Stone Cross, Lowton, Lowton Common and beyond (WA3).
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What’s Included
The choice usually comes down to porcelain, Indian stone or traditional flagging. Porcelain is the flattest and lowest maintenance but costs more, Indian stone gives a natural riven look for less, and plain flagging suits an older Park Road property that wants to keep its character. Whichever you pick, every flag goes on a full mortar bed with the falls running away from the house and finishing below the damp course, and the joints filled properly so weeds can’t get a hold.
- 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 Golborne, FAQs
It depends what you’re after. Porcelain stays flat and wipes clean but sits at the top of the price range, Indian stone gives a natural riven surface for less, and traditional flagging keeps the look right on the older houses around Park Road. We bring samples so you can see them against your own brick before deciding.
Because spot-bedding on a few dabs leaves voids that crack and rock underfoot before long. A full wet bed supports the whole slab, so the patio stays solid for years. We set the falls away from the house at the same time and keep the finished level below the damp course.
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.