Patios for homes in Tuxford
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 Tuxford
Tuxford is a small market town on the old Great North Road between Retford and Newark, and it has kept a genuine historic centre — period brick and stone properties, the old coaching route through the middle, and mature boundary walls along the older streets. Around that core, later housing development has added modern estate property on regular plots. The contrast is useful to keep in mind when choosing materials: the period frontages call for natural stone and matched walling, while the newer housing suits a cleaner contemporary finish in porcelain or resin. The town sits on generally level ground away from the escarpment, which means drainage falls have to be designed in deliberately rather than relying on the natural lie of the land.
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