Block Paving Driveways for homes in Markham Moor
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 Markham Moor
Markham Moor sits on the A1 between Retford and Tuxford, a small settlement in open Nottinghamshire countryside surrounded by farmland and scattered villages. Properties here tend toward the rural end of the range — older brick and pantile houses, converted farm buildings and detached properties on larger, more open plots than you find in the towns. That brings its own considerations: longer driveway approaches where the surface has to carry heavier vehicles as well as cars, exposed boundaries where planting and walling do genuine work in sheltering a garden, and rear gardens with the space for a properly designed layout rather than a single paved area. Open farmland ground conditions vary, so base build-ups are assessed on site.
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