Block Paving Driveways for homes in Ollerton
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 Ollerton
Ollerton is two distinct places sharing a name. Old Ollerton is a small historic village on the River Maun with period cottages, mature trees and traditional boundaries, where natural stone paving and sympathetic walling sit far better than anything sharply modern. New Ollerton, built for the colliery, is planned housing on a much larger scale — regular streets of brick semis and terraces with the generous front and rear gardens typical of purpose-built pit housing. The two need genuinely different design approaches. The town sits on the edge of Sherwood Forest on sandy, free-draining ground, which is generally favourable for building driveway and patio bases, though it still needs compacting properly rather than being treated as a sub-base in its own right.
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