Letchworth Garden City
Patios & Paving in Letchworth Garden City
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 Letchworth Garden City, 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 SG6 postcode in Letchworth Garden City, 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 Letchworth Garden City
A patio is usually judged on its slabs and let down by its edges. Where the paving meets the house, a path or the lawn is where the eye goes, and a ragged junction or a crumbling margin undoes a lot of careful laying.
Done properly those transitions are deliberate: a channel drain where the paving meets the building, a mowing edge where it meets grass so a mower can run over it cleanly, and a proper detail where it meets an existing path. They are small pieces of work with a disproportionate effect on how finished the result looks.
The jointing matters the same way. Different materials and different joint widths want different treatment, brushed in or slurried, and the right choice keeps the joints intact rather than washing out after a couple of winters in Letchworth Garden City.
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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 Letchworth Garden City
Excavation and a compacted sub-base come first, then the falls are set so water drains away from the house and the finished level sits at least two courses below the damp proof course. Both are fixed before laying.
Slabs are bedded on a full mortar bed, never on dabs, so each is supported across its whole underside with no voids beneath to trap water and crack it. All cuts are made with a wet saw for clean, consistent edges.
Joints are then brushed in or slurried according to material and width, and the transitions are finished with a channel drain or a mowing edge as the situation requires. That edge detailing is done as part of the job rather than left for someone else.
What affects the price in Letchworth Garden City
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
Brush and wash the surface once or twice a year, keeping the joints and the drainage channel clear. Blocked drainage is behind most of the patio problems we are asked to look at.
Porcelain hardly needs sealing. Sandstone and limestone are more porous and benefit from a sealer, reapplied every few years, to slow staining from food, drink and leaf fall. Remove spills promptly on any material.
Some green growth in the shade is to be expected. A proper biocide clears it slowly and without scrubbing. A damaged slab can be lifted and replaced without disturbing those around it.
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Around Letchworth Garden City
As well as Letchworth Garden City itself, we take on patios & paving work in Shillington, Campton, Haynes Church End, How End and Box 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 Letchworth Garden City: Common Questions
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Can you match the patio to an existing path or drive?
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