Landscaping and patios · Bussage
Patios, pergolas and gardens across the Golden Valley
Hard landscaping around Stroud and the Chalford valleys, built to sit level and stay level on ground that rarely starts that way.
What we do
The difference is under the slabs
Anyone can lay stone. What decides how it looks in five years is what got dug, compacted and drained underneath it first.
Patios and paving
Laid on a proper compacted base with a fall built in, so water runs off and slabs stay put.
Pergolas and structures
Built square and solid, so there is somewhere to sit out by summer.
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Edged and set on membrane, so they hold their shape instead of migrating into the lawn.
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A sloping Cotswold garden turned into ground you can use.
Get a quote for this Everything we doKnow what you are buying
What is under a patio that stays flat
Two patios can look identical on handover day. Five years later, one has sunk and one has not. The difference was never the slabs.
The dig-out
Topsoil and soft ground come out first. Laying onto soft ground is why cheap patios sink in patches.
100 to 150mm of compacted stone
MOT Type 1, compacted in layers. This is the foundation, and it is the corner most often cut because you cannot see it in photos.
A full mortar bed
Each slab bedded on solid mortar, not dabs. Slabs on dabs rock loose and crack at the corners.
The fall
A slope of a few millimetres per metre, away from the house, decided before the first slab. It is why rain never pools by your wall.
What customers say
5.0 stars, in their words
“Requirements included restoring stone walls, erecting a pergola, laying paving, paths and a driveway. He also installed lighting and a reinforced glass top to a 27m well which looks superb.”
“They have completely transformed our back garden. Redoing and extending our patio and replacing grass with artificial turf, whilst also doing some lovely work to replace wooden sleepers with slabs.”
“He was instrumental in the design of our patio and we really appreciated and needed his input.”
How it works
Three steps, no chasing
You always know what happens next, and what it costs, before it happens.
Tell us the idea
A rough thought and a couple of photos of the space is plenty to start.
We measure and price it
A proper visit, then a written quote broken down so you can see where every pound goes.
We build it
An agreed start date, a tidy site, and the same team until it is finished.
Where we work
Based in Bussage, covering the area
- Bussage
- Chalford
- Stroud
- Minchinhampton
- Brimscombe
- Nailsworth
Free quote
Tell us what you need doing
Send a message and we will get back to you. If it is easier, call us on 07908 616113.
- A fixed written price before any work starts
- No obligation, and no pushy follow-up calls
- A rough idea of the job is all we need to start