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Slabs and paving
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Porcelain, sandstone, limestone, granite and concrete all wear and freeze differently, so we lay samples outside and wet them before you choose.
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Colour and slip resistance judged where the patio will actually sit, since shade and damp change how a slab reads.
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The laying pattern is set out on the ground first, so full slabs meet the house and cuts end up somewhere sensible.
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Joints filled with brush-in or slurry mortar to suit the slab, which is what keeps weeds out and the joints sound.
Base and falls
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Chalk sits shallow through Guildford town centre and along the Hog's Back, so the sub-base is a different job from clay.
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Every slab goes on a full bed of mortar, never five dabs, because dabs are exactly why patios rock and crack.
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Falls taken away from the house, with a channel drain or soakaway where it is needed.
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Paving finished 150mm below the damp-proof course so it cannot bridge damp into the wall.
Steps and edges
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Steps, retaining walls and raised patios built to hold back what sits behind them, risers kept even so no one catches a foot.
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Edges haunched and restrained, because an unrestrained edge is where a patio first starts to creep and drop.
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Ducting for lighting and cables laid before the paving goes down, rather than chased in and patched afterwards.
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Spoil carted away as muckaway and the paving washed down, so what you get back is a garden, not a site.
Patio specialists in Guildford
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 chalk the same patio 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.
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Porcelain, natural stone, block paving and gravel patios, laid on a proper base with steps, walls and drainage, across Guildford and the villages around it. Fully insured, free written quote.