Block Paving

Block paving remains one of the most popular types of paving in the UK. When new, it can look great but after a couple of years moss, algae and pollution starts to dull the appearance. Our photograph gallery shows typical before and after images.

Most people with block paving will have tried power washing the surface. It's slow, extremely messy and the results are usually patchy. In addition, the narrow jet of water at very high pressure can damage the surface of the blocks and the underlying bedding-layer of sand.

Our equipment is designed for cleaning your paving thoroughly and efficiently, it removes moss, algae and pollution and leaves no stripes on your paving. In most cases, the cleaning process uses no chemicals - only water. An average domestic driveway of around 80m² can be thoroughly cleaned in less than a day. When clean, your paving and property is rinsed to remove any splashes. The resulting debris is bagged and removed.

Once dry, new kiln-dried sand is swept into the joints to keep the blocks stable. An additional treatment may also be applied to kill off any remaining spores thereby slowing down re-growth.

Pricing is based on how many square metres of paving you have, how long the work will take and the complexity of your paving. For example 80m² of rectangular shaped paving will always be less expensive than 80m² of winding pathways simply because it's more efficient for the process.

We also offer maintenance programmes. These are proving very popular with customers. There's no contract, you pay per visit and have a price list at the beginning. Generally speaking three visits per year usually keeps the moss etc under control.

Repairs and small modifications to block paving can also be carried out, for example, re-setting edge blocks, re-laying sunken areas, removing planting areas etc.

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