Block Paving Driveways for homes in Belper
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 Belper
Belper sits in the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, and that gives the town a distinctive character worth building sympathetically with. The mill workers' terraces along the older streets, the gritstone properties, and the steep streets climbing away from the river all set a material palette that a generic bright block paving finish tends to fight rather than complement — natural sandstone, muted greys and buffs, and darker aggregates usually sit far better against local stone. The valley setting also means gradient is a constant: rear gardens frequently rise or fall sharply away from the house, so a large proportion of Belper work involves retaining walls, terracing and steps to turn an unusable slope into level, usable space before any of the finished surfaces go on.
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