Driveway Installation
A properly built driveway starts underground. We dig out, install a compacted Type 1 sub-base and lay to the correct fall for a driveway that stays flat, drains properly and looks the part.
What's included
- Block paving and natural stone
- Drop kerbs and drainage installed
- 10-year workmanship guarantee
- Full dig-out, muck-away and compacted Type 1 sub-base
- Geotextile membrane on soft or clay ground
- EV charge point ducting laid while the ground is open
The build-up beneath your driveway
We dig out 250–300mm of existing ground, lay a geotextile membrane where the subgrade is clay or soft, then compact MOT Type 1 in 75–100mm layers with a heavy plate or roller. Getting this right is what stops the rutting, sinking and rocking blocks you see on cheap driveways. Everything above — the laying course, the surface, the edge restraints — is detail. The sub-base is the driveway.
Choosing a surface
Block paving is the all-rounder: strong, repairable and available in dozens of colours. Natural stone setts and porcelain paving give a higher-end, more architectural look for shorter drives and parking bays. Gravel over a stabilising grid is the most budget-friendly and is naturally permeable. We'll price two or three options on the same base spec so you can see exactly what the surface choice is costing you.
Access, kerbs and services
If you're creating a new access or widening one, the crossover on the pavement is council-controlled — we prepare the drawings and coordinate the dropped kerb application with your local highways team. While the ground is open we can also run armoured cable ducting for an EV charger, sleeve outside taps and lighting, and set manhole covers into recessed trays so they disappear into the paving pattern.
Timescales and what to expect
Most residential driveways take 5–10 working days. Days one and two are dig-out and muck-away — the noisiest, messiest part. Sub-base and edgings follow, then laying, cutting and compacting. We keep a walkable route to your front door throughout, sheet up where needed and sweep the road at the end of each day. You can drive on block paving the day after completion.