Porcelain Patios for homes in Ollerton
Porcelain has become the go-to for a modern, sharp-looking patio. The slabs are dimensionally consistent, so the joints run dead straight and the surface sits flat, and because the material is dense and low-porosity it does not take up staining and algae the way more porous paving can — it washes down and comes back looking like it did. Finishes run from stone and slate effects through to timber-effect planks and plain contemporary greys. It is a less forgiving material to lay than natural stone, so it needs a primed slurry bed, precise cutting and accurate levels, which is exactly the sort of detail we plan out before starting rather than working around as we go.
Working in Ollerton
Ollerton is two distinct places sharing a name. Old Ollerton is a small historic village on the River Maun with period cottages, mature trees and traditional boundaries, where natural stone paving and sympathetic walling sit far better than anything sharply modern. New Ollerton, built for the colliery, is planned housing on a much larger scale — regular streets of brick semis and terraces with the generous front and rear gardens typical of purpose-built pit housing. The two need genuinely different design approaches. The town sits on the edge of Sherwood Forest on sandy, free-draining ground, which is generally favourable for building driveway and patio bases, though it still needs compacting properly rather than being treated as a sub-base in its own right.
What's included
- Dimensionally consistent — dead straight joints
- Dense, low-porosity surface that washes down
- Stone, slate and timber-effect finishes
- Primed slurry bed and precision cutting