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blockpaving and patio, Cawston, Rugby

On 10th December 2011, in block paving, Bricklaying, Building, Decorative Stone, Digger and Driver for Hire, Driveways and Paths, Excavation, indian sandstone, Jet Washing, Patios, Paving, Pointing, Slabbing, Sub-Base, turf lifter, by Damon

The customer requested widening the blockpaving on both sides of the drive and front of the bay window and front door, lifting the old “council” type slabs at the side and rear of the house and laying indian sandstone in its place. The turf was initially lifted at front and rear, the old edgings and […]

The customer requested widening the blockpaving on both sides of the drive and front of the bay window and front door, lifting the old “council” type slabs at the side and rear of the house and laying indian sandstone in its place.

The turf was initially lifted at front and rear, the old edgings and slabs lifted and the ground dug down to the requiered lavels;
Sub-base hardcore was then laid and compacted and the blockpaving laid to front of the bay window, in front of the front door and upto the side gate.

The indian sandstone was laid using the 560mm x 560mm slabs on a full bed of a wet sand and cement mix for the main patio area and the larger 845mm x 560mm slabs laid by the side of the house and in front of the conservatory.
A step was then built in front of the patio doors incorporating blue engineering bricks topped with indian sandstone.
Tha joints were then pointed with a stronger mortar mix, then the excess cleaned off to give the final finished look.

 
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Replace old patio with new, Cawston, Rugby

On 9th December 2011, in Bricklaying, Building, compacted hardcore, compacted sub base, Driveways and Paths, Excavation, great patio, indian sandstone, Patios, Paving, Pointing, random pattern patio, random pattern paving, recommended landscaper, recommended patio, Slabbing, Sub-Base, turf lifter, by Damon

The customer had a few slabs laid when the conservatory was built which suited the needs at the time, but was small and didn’t meet their full requirements. The old slabs were lifted and the grassed area dug out. As the height of the garden was higher than the patio, decorative concrete edgings were laid […]

The customer had a few slabs laid when the conservatory was built which suited the needs at the time, but was small and didn’t meet their full requirements.
The old slabs were lifted and the grassed area dug out.

As the height of the garden was higher than the patio, decorative concrete edgings were laid to hold back the soil and give a nice finish. Sub-base hardcore was brought in and compacted and indian sandstone in various sizes was laid on a wet sand and cement base.

The slabs were cut around the drains (after the largest drain was lowered to the height of the patio) and cut around the plants to the side. Gravel was laid in the gap between the end of the patio and the decorative edging to form a drainage channel for the rainwater.

Two steps were then built in red engineering bricks topped with indian sandstone slabs. The patio was then pointed with a stronger sand and cement mix and cleaned off to complete the look .

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Patio and rockery, Hillmorton, Rugby

On 31st October 2011, in blue engineering bricks, compacted hardcore, compacted sub base, Decorative Stone, Driveways and Paths, great patio, Jet Washing, Patios, Paving, Pointing, random pattern patio, random pattern paving, recommended landscaper, recommended patio, rockery, Slabbing, Sub-Base, turf lifter, vintage stone raven slabs, wall garden, by Damon

The customer had and old patio that they weren’t happy with and wanted a new one laid which was slightly larger and rounded off around the plants at the front. The old patio was lifted, the excess turf and soil removed and sub-base hardcore brought in and compacted. Vintage stone raven slabs were then laid […]

The customer had and old patio that they weren’t happy with and wanted a new one laid which was slightly larger and rounded off around the plants at the front.
The old patio was lifted, the excess turf and soil removed and sub-base hardcore brought in and compacted.
Vintage stone raven slabs were then laid on a wet sand and cement mix in a random pattern with a built in curve to the front left of the patio. The joints were then pointed with a stronger sand and cement mix and a step built with matching slabs to complete the patio.
The rockery was built using quality topsoil and rocks sourced from local nurseries

 
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