Patios for homes in Mapperley
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 Mapperley
Mapperley sits on high ground on Nottingham's north-eastern side, and the elevation is the defining feature of working there. Properties along and off the ridge frequently have gardens that fall away steeply behind the house, which turns a straightforward-sounding patio into a terracing and retaining job if it is going to be done properly — level platforms cut and held, steps linking them, and drainage designed so water is taken away rather than allowed to build behind a wall. The area has a good stock of solid inter-war semis and detached houses with bay frontages, alongside Victorian villas on the older streets and later infill development. Bay-fronted properties reward a driveway design that works with the frontage rather than simply paving the whole thing flat to the boundary.
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