Block Paving Driveways for homes in Farnsfield
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 Farnsfield
Farnsfield is a sizeable village in the countryside between Mansfield and Southwell, and its character is noticeably more rural than the former mining settlements to the north and west. There is an older core of brick and pantile cottages and period properties around the church, with substantial later private housing added around it — much of it detached, on larger plots with mature gardens. Larger plots change the nature of the work: driveways here are often longer approaches with turning areas rather than short frontages, and rear gardens are big enough to warrant a proper layout with distinct areas, paths connecting them and planting borders framing the whole thing. Established trees and hedging are common and worth protecting through excavation rather than working around afterward.
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