Block Paving Driveways for homes in Lincoln
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 Lincoln
Lincoln is a city of two very distinct halves for anyone doing outdoor work. Uphill, around the Bailgate, Minster Yard and the steep streets running off them, you are dealing with historic stone properties, conservation area constraints, restricted access and gardens on a genuine gradient — jobs where retaining walls, steps and terracing do most of the work and material choice needs to sit sympathetically against local limestone. Downhill and out through the newer suburbs, the picture changes completely to inter-war and modern housing on flatter ground with conventional drives and rear gardens. The city's limestone escarpment means level changes are a recurring feature rather than an occasional complication, so we plan the retaining and the drainage first on Lincoln jobs and let the finished surfaces follow from that.
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