Few gardens in Brierley Hill are flat. The land rises and falls around the Delph and the streets above the canal, so a patio usually starts with a question about levels. We build new patios, paths and paved areas that give you a properly level place to sit, even when the lawn slopes away from the house.
That might mean digging into the bank, building up one side or adding a step or two between levels. We plan it on the ground with you, then excavate, lay a firm base and finish the paving neatly. Old paving, soil and rubble are taken away at the end.
On a sloping plot, a flat patio means either cutting into the hill or building out from it. Cutting in gives a sheltered seat but leaves a bank to deal with, and building out gives a view but needs the edge supported. We explain both, choose what suits your garden, and form the edge with a wall, a kerb or a planted border so it stays put.
Steps are often part of the answer in Brierley Hill. A short flight from the back door down to the patio, or from the patio onto the lawn, makes a steep garden easier and safer to use. We cut each riser evenly, give treads a slight fall so rain runs off, and match the material to the paving. Handrails can be added where the drop is steeper.
Water runs downhill, and on a slope it can end up against your house or your neighbour's wall if the patio is built carelessly. We set the paving with a fall that carries rain across and away, over a compacted sub-base that will not wash out. Where water is likely to gather, we talk through options before we lay anything. Nothing is laid until you are happy with that plan.
Many gardens here have terraces and 20th century estates behind them, with canal-side greenery close by. Greenery means shade and falling leaves, so we suggest paving that cleans easily. Sandstone-look, porcelain and natural stone all work, and we explain how each copes with moss and damp so you can pick with confidence. Edges against walls and borders are cut and pointed neatly.
Access can be awkward on a steep Brierley Hill street, and we plan around it, moving paving and sub-base by barrow where a vehicle cannot get close. We also cover Kingswinford, Quarry Bank and Dudley, so if you are nearby, tell us about the slope and we will suggest what would work. Everything is cleared when the patio is finished.
Based in Hall Green, so we are never far from the gardens we work in.
We look at the job before we price it, so you know what is involved.
Branches, clippings and rubbish from our jobs are cleared and the garden left tidy.
Call, or send photos on WhatsApp, and we will come back to you.
Patio ConstructionSandstone-look paving with dark block edging and new fence panels transformed a small Droitwich terrace garden, shown part-finished.
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Patio ConstructionA bare Cradley Heath back garden turned into a raised sandstone-look patio with brick edge, rolled turf and a pebble border.
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Patio ConstructionA narrow Birmingham back garden given a stone-look paved edge and a new artificial lawn, shown from bare ground to finished.
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Yes. We either cut into the slope or build out from it, depending on your garden, and support the edge with a wall, kerb or border. The patio itself ends up level to sit on, with a slight fall so rain drains away.
It depends on the drop between the house and the garden. Where there is a change in level, a few well-cut steps make it safe and easy to walk, and we can build them from the same material so they look part of the patio.
We set the surface with a gentle fall away from the walls and lay it on a compacted sub-base that will not wash out. If water tends to collect on your slope, we discuss a sensible way to direct it before laying the paving.
Tell us what needs doing and where. We will get back to you to arrange a visit and a free, no-obligation quote. Photos sent on WhatsApp help.
