A patio or driveway is only as good as what’s underneath it, and that matters more here than in most parts of the country. Doncaster and the villages around it sit on heavy clay that expands and contracts with the weather, and a lot of the ground around Rotherham and Barnsley has old mine workings within a few metres of the surface. We dig out properly, lay a compacted sub-base to the right depth for the ground conditions, and use edge restraints that won’t creep after the first hard frost.
We fit block paving, Indian sandstone, porcelain and resin-bound surfaces, and can match a driveway to an existing patio if you’re doing both. Falls are built in from the start so water runs to a drain rather than pooling against the house wall, which is the most common patio complaint we get called out to fix on other people’s work.
Most driveways take 3 to 5 days, patios 2 to 3. From £2,400 for a standard patio, £3,200 for a single driveway, fitted and including sub-base. Free quotes, no call-out charge for the site visit.