Block Paving Driveways for homes in Bawtry
Block paving is the traditional choice for a driveway and it is still hard to beat — it takes the weight, individual blocks can be lifted and replaced if something ever gets damaged, and there is a huge range of colours, sizes and laying patterns to work with. Herringbone, stretcher bond, basketweave, a soldier course border in a contrasting colour to frame the drive. We set out the pattern before we start laying so the lines run true against the house and the falls take water where it should go, then edge, compact and joint the whole thing properly so nothing creeps or settles unevenly later.
Working in Bawtry
Bawtry is a Georgian market town just inside South Yorkshire on the old Great North Road, and it is one of the more architecturally consistent places in the coverage area — handsome period frontages around the market place and along the main street, with a conservation area protecting much of the centre. Work on properties like these needs to be sympathetic to what is already there: natural stone paving in muted tones, walling matched to existing brick and stone, and traditional detailing on copings and thresholds. Around the historic core, later suburban housing on more generous plots offers greater freedom in material choice. The town sits on generally level ground near the Idle, so drainage falls are designed in deliberately rather than relying on natural gradient.
What's included
- Herringbone, stretcher bond and basketweave patterns
- Contrasting soldier course borders
- Set out so lines run true against the property
- Individual blocks liftable and replaceable