Block Paving Driveways for homes in Bilsthorpe
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 Bilsthorpe
Bilsthorpe is a village between Ollerton and Southwell that expanded substantially as colliery housing, with the planned brick housing of that period forming much of the settlement alongside an older village core and newer development added since the pit closed. The planned housing brings the advantage that runs through most of the coalfield villages here — regular, generous plots with real scope front and back. Frontages that were laid out with front gardens rather than parking in mind convert well into proper driveways, and the long rear gardens have the length to be divided into usable zones. Sitting on the edge of the Sherwood sandstone, the ground is generally free-draining, though it still needs excavating and compacting properly to carry vehicles.
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