Block Paving Driveways for homes in Mansfield
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 Mansfield
Mansfield is the largest town in the area after Nottingham, built on the sandstone the region is known for and set in a shallow valley, so gradient turns up regularly across the town. Its housing stock is broad: older brick terracing near the centre, a very large stock of inter-war and post-war semis across the surrounding estates, and continuing new development around the fringes. The estate semis are the bread and butter of outdoor work here — frontages that take a full two-car driveway once the old concrete comes up, and rear gardens with enough length to justify a proper patio, a defined lawn or artificial grass area, and a path linking them. Where the ground falls away behind the house, a low retaining wall and a set of steps usually turn an awkward slope into genuinely usable space.
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