Indian Sandstone Patios for homes in Ravenshead
Indian sandstone is natural riven stone, so no two slabs are identical — you get variation in tone and texture across the patio that manufactured paving cannot really imitate, and it weathers in rather than wearing out. It comes in mixed sizes that can be laid in a random pattern, or in single sizes for something more uniform, and the colour range runs from pale grey and buff through to warm autumn browns and darker greys. We lay it on a full mortar bed with consistent joints, then point it properly and wash it down so the colour comes up rather than being left flat and cement-stained.
Working in Ravenshead
Ravenshead sits between Mansfield and Nottingham on the edge of the old Sherwood estates near Newstead Abbey, and it is noticeably different in character from the former mining towns around it — largely twentieth-century private housing, much of it detached and set on generous, well-treed plots. Larger plots with mature trees change the work in specific ways: driveways tend to be longer approaches with turning areas rather than short frontages, established root systems need to be respected during excavation, and rear gardens are big enough to justify a properly designed layout with terraces, steps, paths and defined planting areas. The wooded setting also makes surface choice worth thinking about, since dense porcelain and resin surfaces handle heavy autumn leaf fall far better than open-textured ones.
What's included
- Natural riven stone with genuine tonal variation
- Random mixed-size or single-size patterns
- Full mortar bed with consistent joints
- Pointed and washed down to lift the colour