Patios for homes in Arnold
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 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
- 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