Block Paving Driveways for homes in Kirkby-in-Ashfield
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 Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Kirkby-in-Ashfield sits between Mansfield and Nottingham, another Ashfield town shaped by the coalfield and now largely suburban in character. The housing stock is dominated by inter-war and post-war semis and ex-local-authority properties with the generous plots that came with them, plus newer private estates continuing to fill in around the town. Those older estate properties are consistently the ones with the most untapped potential outdoors: wide frontages that can take a proper driveway with turning space, and long rear gardens with room for a patio, a defined grass area and planting borders rather than a single undivided lawn. The ground rises and falls across the town, so low retaining walls and steps feature regularly in rear garden schemes here.
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