Nuneaton Patios

A good summer deserves a decent outdoor space

Good weather never lasts. That’s the truth. When the sun does come out in Warwickshire, you want somewhere worth sitting, not a crumbling slab and a strip of patchy grass that gets waterlogged every October.

We’ve been laying patios across Nuneaton and the surrounding area long enough to know what works here. A lot of the housing stock in this part of the world, your sandstone cottages, your 1990s Barratt-style estates, your older red brick terraces, they all come with gardens that were never really finished properly. That’s where we come in.

What we work with

We’re comfortable across a range of materials and can advise you on what suits your garden, your soil, and your budget.

• Porcelain paving (low maintenance, holds its colour well)
• Indian sandstone, including kandla grey sandstone calibrated 22mm
• Limestone slabs
• Concrete flagstones
• Artificial grass and turfed lawns
• Timber fencing and new garden walling

How a typical installation week runs

Most full patio jobs follow the same basic sequence. It’s not glamorous work, but done right it lasts decades.

• 1. Excavation, dig out to the right depth for your sub-base
• 2. Sub-base, compacted MOT Type 1 hardcore laid and levelled
• 3. Bedding, sharp sand and cement mix, or a full mortar bed depending on the material
• 4. Laying, slabs positioned, checked for level and fall toward drainage
• 5. Jointing, kiln-dried sand or brush-in mortar worked into the joints
• 6. Cleaning, slabs washed down and the finished surface inspected

The drainage fall (even a small gradient makes a big difference in a wet Midlands winter) is the thing most people never notice until it goes wrong.

Get in touch

If you’re based in Nuneaton and want to talk through a job, give us a ring on 024 7599 0127 or have a look at our recent work at Check out Nuneaton Patios.