Patios for homes in Clowne
A patio is where the garden actually gets used, so it is worth getting the size and position right before a single slab goes down. We look at where the sun sits through the day, how the space runs off the back door, and whether you want one large area or a couple of smaller ones linked by paths and steps. Then we build it properly — excavated, a compacted base, laid on a full mortar bed rather than dabs, with the falls set so surface water runs away from the house rather than sitting in the middle of the slabs. Sandstone, porcelain, and matching steps, paths and edging so the whole thing reads as one piece of work.
Working in Clowne
Clowne is a large village in the Bolsover district sitting on the limestone belt of north-east Derbyshire, grown from an older stone core into a substantial settlement through colliery-era and later housing. That leaves a mixed picture on the ground: stone properties and mature stone boundary walls in the older parts, brick terracing and semis from the mining period, and modern estate housing filling in around them. Limestone near the surface affects excavation here in the same way it does across the neighbouring villages, and it is worth knowing before work starts rather than discovering on day one. The older stone walls around the village are frequently repairable, and rebuilding or extending them in matched stone almost always produces a better result than replacing a section in a material that does not relate to the rest.
What's included
- Positioned around sun, access and how you use the space
- Laid on a full mortar bed, not spot dabs
- Falls set to run water away from the property
- Matching steps, paths and edging