Driveways for homes in Arnold
A driveway is the first thing anyone sees when they pull up outside your house, and it takes more punishment than any other surface on the property. We design and lay driveways from the ground up — lifting the old surface, excavating to the right depth, getting the sub-base and drainage right, then finishing in the material that suits the property. Resin, block paving, or a combination with a contrasting border, edging and a proper threshold. The finish is the part you see; the preparation underneath is the part that decides whether it still looks right in ten years, and it is where we spend the time.
Working in Arnold
Arnold is one of the larger towns in the Gedling borough, effectively continuous with Nottingham's northern edge, and it is dominated by suburban housing from the inter-war period through to the present day. The typical job here is a semi-detached or detached property with a frontage large enough for a genuine two-car driveway and a rear garden of a workable size — big enough for a proper patio and a defined lawn or artificial grass area, but not so large that it needs a full estate-scale scheme. The ground rises noticeably in parts of the town toward Redhill and the northern edges, which brings in the steps and low retaining walls needed to take a sloping rear garden into a level, usable terrace. Frontage upgrades from worn concrete or tarmac to block paving or resin are the most common request.
What's included
- Full excavation and sub-base preparation
- Drainage set out before the surface goes down
- Resin, block paving and combined finishes
- Edgings, borders and thresholds finished neatly