Cheshunt

Patios & Paving in Cheshunt

Patios, paths and steps laid on a full mortar bed, with the falls set before a slab goes down. Free survey, a fixed written price, and you only pay when you're happy with the work.

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Patios & Paving in Cheshunt, explained

A patio quote is really a quote for three things: the ground under it, the levels across it, and the slab on top. Most people are only thinking about the third one, and most patios that fail do so because of the first two. So the survey is spent on the base, the falls away from the house, and where the water is going to end up once there is a solid surface where soil used to be.

Two things get fixed before a slab is laid and they are not up for discussion, because the house is what pays if they are wrong. We set them at the survey and they shape the design rather than the other way round. Everything after that is yours: porcelain, natural stone, concrete or block, the size and the shape, where the steps go, and whether the levels want a retaining or sleeper wall to make sense of them.

We are based in Hatfield and this area is part of our normal work. The survey and the written price are free, there is no deposit, and you pay when the patio is finished and you have seen it.

We cover the EN8 postcode in Cheshunt, and the rest of Hertfordshire.

What your quote covers

A free design and survey visit, with materials to look at in daylight
One fixed price in writing, no deposit, nothing payable up front
Excavation, a compacted sub-base, and the falls set away from the house
Slabs laid on a full mortar bed, never on dabs, and cut on a wet saw
Jointing, clean edges, and matching paths, steps or retaining walls where the design needs them
The garden cleared and swept, and payment once you are happy with it

Choosing patios & paving in Cheshunt

The material decision is mostly a trade between how it looks and how much it asks of you. Porcelain has become the most popular for good reason: it is dense, colourfast and highly resistant to staining, so it needs very little sealing and keeps its appearance.

Sandstone and limestone give you warmth and a softer feel underfoot that porcelain does not quite match, at the cost of being more porous. They take a sealer well and benefit from one, reapplied every few years, to slow staining from food, drink and leaf fall.

Concrete flags are good value and have improved a great deal in recent years, and are worth looking at rather than dismissing. Whichever you lean towards in Cheshunt, it is worth seeing samples outdoors and wet, because every paving material looks different in the rain.

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From first visit to finished job

Step 1
Design Consultation
We look at the space, talk through materials and layout and agree a design that fits the garden.
Step 2
Written Quotation
A fixed written price, with nothing to pay up front.
Step 3
Groundwork
We excavate, sort the levels and lay a solid, well-drained base.
Step 4
Laying
Slabs or blocks are laid on a full bed, cut in and pointed for a lasting finish.
Step 5
Finishing
Steps, edges and walls are completed, the site is cleaned, and you sign it off.

What happens on site in Cheshunt

Excavation and a compacted sub-base come first, then the falls are set so the patio drains away from the house and finishes at least two courses below the damp proof course. Both are fixed before laying and neither is negotiable.

Slabs are bedded on a full mortar bed, not on dabs, so each is supported across its whole underside with no voids beneath to trap water. Cuts are made with a wet saw, which keeps the edges clean and even.

Jointing is brushed in or slurried depending on the material and the joint width, since different stone and different gaps want different treatment. Where the paving meets the house, a lawn or a path, the transition is finished with a channel drain or a mowing edge.

What affects the price in Cheshunt

We do not publish a rate per square metre, because the number would be wrong for most properties. The survey is free and the price you get afterwards is fixed and in writing. These are the things that move it:

The size of the patio, plus any paths and steps that go with it
The paving you choose, which is the widest swing in any patio quote
Changes in level, and whether they need steps or a retaining wall to work
Ground conditions, and where the water is going once the surface is solid
Access to the rear garden, since everything in and all the spoil out may have to go by barrow
The jointing finish, and any edging, lighting or drainage channel built in

Looking after patios & paving

A brush and a wash once or twice a year is the routine, keeping the joints and any drainage channel clear. Most patio troubles turn out to be drainage that has been left to block up.

How much sealing you do depends on what you chose. Porcelain hardly needs it. Sandstone and limestone benefit from a sealer every few years. On any material, deal with spills sooner rather than later.

Shaded corners will pick up some green growth, which is normal. A proper biocide removes it without scrubbing, working slowly over a few weeks. A damaged slab can be lifted and swapped individually.

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Around Cheshunt

As well as Cheshunt itself, we take on patios & paving work in Waltham Cross, Waltham Abbey, Ponders End, Enfield, Jubilee and Hale End, and across the rest of Hertfordshire. If you are just outside the towns listed here it is still worth a call, because we cover more ground than any list of names can sensibly show.

Patios & Paving in Cheshunt: Common Questions

Do you work in Cheshunt?

Yes, EN8 is one of our areas. We are based in Hatfield and the design visit and written quotation are free.

Which paving material is best?

It depends what you want from it. Porcelain is dense, colourfast and low maintenance. Sandstone and limestone are warmer underfoot but more porous. Concrete flags are good value and much improved.