Indian Sandstone Patios for homes in Rainworth
Indian sandstone is natural riven stone, so no two slabs are identical — you get variation in tone and texture across the patio that manufactured paving cannot really imitate, and it weathers in rather than wearing out. It comes in mixed sizes that can be laid in a random pattern, or in single sizes for something more uniform, and the colour range runs from pale grey and buff through to warm autumn browns and darker greys. We lay it on a full mortar bed with consistent joints, then point it properly and wash it down so the colour comes up rather than being left flat and cement-stained.
Working in Rainworth
Rainworth is a village between Mansfield and Southwell that grew substantially around Rufford colliery, giving it a core of planned brick housing on regular plots alongside more recent private development. It sits on the edge of the Sherwood sandstone belt on generally free-draining ground, which is favourable for driveway and patio base construction. The village's plots tend to be regular and reasonably generous — the sort where a driveway can be laid out properly with a defined border and turning area rather than squeezed in, and where a rear garden has enough length to justify separating a patio close to the house from a lawn or artificial grass area further down. Mature hedging and established boundaries are common and usually worth designing around.
What's included
- Natural riven stone with genuine tonal variation
- Random mixed-size or single-size patterns
- Full mortar bed with consistent joints
- Pointed and washed down to lift the colour