Patios for homes in Derby
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 Derby
Derby is a large city with a correspondingly wide spread of property types, and the work changes noticeably between them. The inner suburbs are dense Victorian terracing where frontages are small, on-street parking is under pressure and converting a front garden into a usable off-road space is one of the highest-value things you can do to a house. Further out through the suburban ring you find inter-war semis with long rear gardens that suit a full landscaping scheme — patio, lawn or artificial grass, defined borders and a path running the length. Newer developments on the city fringes tend to arrive with a small builder-standard patio and a bare lawn, which is the most common starting point we are asked to work from. Derby's ground varies across the city, so excavation depth and drainage are worked out per property rather than assumed.
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