Block Paving Driveways for homes in Clowne
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 Clowne
Clowne is a large village in the Bolsover district sitting on the limestone belt of north-east Derbyshire, grown from an older stone core into a substantial settlement through colliery-era and later housing. That leaves a mixed picture on the ground: stone properties and mature stone boundary walls in the older parts, brick terracing and semis from the mining period, and modern estate housing filling in around them. Limestone near the surface affects excavation here in the same way it does across the neighbouring villages, and it is worth knowing before work starts rather than discovering on day one. The older stone walls around the village are frequently repairable, and rebuilding or extending them in matched stone almost always produces a better result than replacing a section in a material that does not relate to the rest.
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