Block Paving Driveways for homes in North Wingfield
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 North Wingfield
North Wingfield is a village south-east of Chesterfield with a medieval church at its core and substantial colliery-era and later housing around it, sitting on the rolling ground typical of this part of north-east Derbyshire. That undulating landscape is the recurring feature in the work here — rear gardens that rise or fall away from the house are common rather than unusual, so retaining walls, steps and terracing are routinely what makes a garden properly usable rather than an optional extra on top of the paving. The older housing sits on regular plots with reasonable frontages, and replacing worn concrete or gravel with block paving or resin, with the levels and falls reset correctly as part of the job, is the most frequent request.
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