What’s included.
Excavation and compacted road base
Fall for drainage away from the house
Edge restraint and cut-in borders
Joint sand, compaction and clean-up
How it runs.
Dig out
To the depth the traffic needs, not just the depth that is easy.
Base
Road base compacted in layers, with fall away from the house.
Lay
Herringbone, basket weave or stretcher, with clean cuts at every edge.
Lock in
Edges restrained, joints sanded and the whole area compacted.
What good looks like.
Pavers are only as good as what is underneath them. A driveway on a thin base will rut and spread within a few winters.
Patterns
Herringbone, basket weave, stretcher and stack, in clay brick, concrete pavers or recycled brick.
Drainage first
Every job is laid to a fall, so water runs away from the house and into the garden or a drain.
Courtyard in herringbone
Paving
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Camberwell
A cracked concrete slab replaced with a clay herringbone courtyard that drains properly and looks better every year.
Scope
65 m² herringbone courtyard on a compacted road base
Time on site
6 days
Materials
Clay pavers, soldier-course border
