Block Paving Driveways for homes in Tuxford
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 Tuxford
Tuxford is a small market town on the old Great North Road between Retford and Newark, and it has kept a genuine historic centre — period brick and stone properties, the old coaching route through the middle, and mature boundary walls along the older streets. Around that core, later housing development has added modern estate property on regular plots. The contrast is useful to keep in mind when choosing materials: the period frontages call for natural stone and matched walling, while the newer housing suits a cleaner contemporary finish in porcelain or resin. The town sits on generally level ground away from the escarpment, which means drainage falls have to be designed in deliberately rather than relying on the natural lie of the land.
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