Block Paving Driveways for homes in Barlborough
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 Barlborough
Barlborough is a village on the Derbyshire–South Yorkshire border that has grown considerably around an old stone core, and the two halves need quite different treatment. The historic centre near the hall and church has stone properties, mature boundary walls and established gardens where natural stone paving and matched walling are usually the right call. The newer development that has expanded the village, much of it built from the 1990s onward around the nearby business parks and motorway links, gives you modern brick housing with regular plots, block paved or tarmac builder-standard drives ready for upgrading, and small rectangular rear gardens that suit a clean porcelain patio with artificial grass. Being right on the county boundary, the village looks equally toward Chesterfield and Worksop.
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