Patios for homes in Pleasley
A patio is where the garden actually gets used, so it is worth getting the size and position right before a single slab goes down. We look at where the sun sits through the day, how the space runs off the back door, and whether you want one large area or a couple of smaller ones linked by paths and steps. Then we build it properly — excavated, a compacted base, laid on a full mortar bed rather than dabs, with the falls set so surface water runs away from the house rather than sitting in the middle of the slabs. Sandstone, porcelain, and matching steps, paths and edging so the whole thing reads as one piece of work.
Working in Pleasley
Pleasley sits on the Derbyshire–Nottinghamshire border just west of Mansfield, in the Meden valley near Pleasley Vale and its old mills, and it combines an older core with colliery-era housing and later estate development across Pleasley and Pleasley Hill. The valley setting is the practical factor: ground falls sharply toward the Meden in places, so sloping rear gardens are common and retaining walls, terracing and steps are frequently what turn them from awkward slopes into usable outdoor space. Retaining work here has to be built structurally — proper footings and drainage behind the wall face — because a wall on a genuine slope is holding back real weight and water rather than simply marking a change in level.
What's included
- Positioned around sun, access and how you use the space
- Laid on a full mortar bed, not spot dabs
- Falls set to run water away from the property
- Matching steps, paths and edging