Driveways for homes in Mapperley
A driveway is the first thing anyone sees when they pull up outside your house, and it takes more punishment than any other surface on the property. We design and lay driveways from the ground up — lifting the old surface, excavating to the right depth, getting the sub-base and drainage right, then finishing in the material that suits the property. Resin, block paving, or a combination with a contrasting border, edging and a proper threshold. The finish is the part you see; the preparation underneath is the part that decides whether it still looks right in ten years, and it is where we spend the time.
Working in Mapperley
Mapperley sits on high ground on Nottingham's north-eastern side, and the elevation is the defining feature of working there. Properties along and off the ridge frequently have gardens that fall away steeply behind the house, which turns a straightforward-sounding patio into a terracing and retaining job if it is going to be done properly — level platforms cut and held, steps linking them, and drainage designed so water is taken away rather than allowed to build behind a wall. The area has a good stock of solid inter-war semis and detached houses with bay frontages, alongside Victorian villas on the older streets and later infill development. Bay-fronted properties reward a driveway design that works with the frontage rather than simply paving the whole thing flat to the boundary.
What's included
- Full excavation and sub-base preparation
- Drainage set out before the surface goes down
- Resin, block paving and combined finishes
- Edgings, borders and thresholds finished neatly