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Block paving, resin bound, tarmac, gravel and concrete driveways, laid on a base built to carry vehicles, across Reading and the surrounding villages. Fully insured, free written quote.
Surface types
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Block paving, resin bound, tarmac, gravel and concrete all wear, drain and price up differently, so we lay out exactly what each one involves.
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Resin bound is permeable, resin bonded is not, and that alone can be the difference between permission and none.
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Block paving can be taken up and relaid over a service run, which matters where a meter or drain sits below.
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Samples get wetted down on your own frontage, because not one of these looks the same wet as it does dry.
Sub-base and falls
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A drive holds a car rather than a chair, so the sub-base is dug deeper than a patio's and compacted in separate layers.
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Reading sits on river gravel in some streets and heavy clay in others, so a trial hole sets the depth, not a guess.
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Falls run water clear of the house and garage, with a linear drain across the threshold.
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Over five square metres of front garden must be permeable, or drain to a permeable area.
Kerbs and levels
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We apply for the dropped kerb on your behalf, though the council decides it and normally builds the crossing, so we check first.
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Edging kerbs haunched in concrete, because an edge left unrestrained is where block paving first begins to spread.
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Manholes, gullies and meter covers brought up to the finished level, with recessed trays where they show in paving.
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Ducting, posts and gates fitted before surfacing, and the drive swept and the road hosed off at the end of each day.
Driveway specialists in Reading
Frequently asked questions
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Send your postcode, what you would like doing, and a few photographs of the space as it is now.
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We look at the ground before we price anything. On clay or gravel the same drive is two different jobs.
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You get the quote in writing, itemised line by line, so you can see what each part of the work costs.
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Happy with it? We agree dates in writing before anyone turns up, and you are fully insured throughout.