Patios for homes in Warsop
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 Warsop
Warsop covers several linked settlements on the River Meden — Market Warsop, Church Warsop and Warsop Vale — combining an older village core with substantial colliery-era housing built for the Welbeck and Warsop pits. The valley setting is the defining practical feature: ground falls toward the Meden across much of the area, so rear gardens frequently sit on a slope and retaining walls, terracing and steps do a great deal of the work in turning them into usable space. Those walls need building as structural elements, with footings to the correct depth and drainage behind the face, because a retaining wall that has no way of releasing water pressure behind it will eventually be pushed out by it. Frontages on the estate housing are generally wide enough for full driveways.
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