Block Paving Driveways for homes in Pleasley
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 Pleasley
Pleasley sits on the Derbyshire–Nottinghamshire border just west of Mansfield, in the Meden valley near Pleasley Vale and its old mills, and it combines an older core with colliery-era housing and later estate development across Pleasley and Pleasley Hill. The valley setting is the practical factor: ground falls sharply toward the Meden in places, so sloping rear gardens are common and retaining walls, terracing and steps are frequently what turn them from awkward slopes into usable outdoor space. Retaining work here has to be built structurally — proper footings and drainage behind the wall face — because a wall on a genuine slope is holding back real weight and water rather than simply marking a change in level.
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