Patios for homes in Bawtry
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 Bawtry
Bawtry is a Georgian market town just inside South Yorkshire on the old Great North Road, and it is one of the more architecturally consistent places in the coverage area — handsome period frontages around the market place and along the main street, with a conservation area protecting much of the centre. Work on properties like these needs to be sympathetic to what is already there: natural stone paving in muted tones, walling matched to existing brick and stone, and traditional detailing on copings and thresholds. Around the historic core, later suburban housing on more generous plots offers greater freedom in material choice. The town sits on generally level ground near the Idle, so drainage falls are designed in deliberately rather than relying on natural gradient.
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