Block paving specialists
Block Paving Rotherham
Block paving driveways and patios across Rotherham, laid to your own design, with a 10-year workmanship guarantee.
- 5.0 Google rated
- Fully insured
- Local Rotherham team
- Free, no-obligation quotes
- Your own design Mix colours and patterns, even pictures or numbers
- Easy to repair A damaged block is simply lifted and replaced
- Drives and patios Laid on driveways and in back gardens
Designed around you
Rotherham Block Paving
Block paving driveways give a premium, sturdy finish at a relatively affordable cost, which is one of the main reasons they have stayed among the most popular driveways. With such a variety of designs and colours, it is reasonably easy to personalise your driveway using a mix of coloured blocks.
Working from a design guide, we can take your design from paper to your driveway, replicating the layouts and patterns you choose. A helpful way to think of block paving is as a hard-wearing floor mosaic, where you can include pictures, words or even numbers, making the design completely bespoke to you.
If you are looking at patio options, we lay block paving in Rotherham back gardens as well as on driveways.
Built to last
Hard-Wearing and Easy to Repair
Because block paving allows such a bespoke, personal driveway, it can be a satisfying chance for the creative members of your family to get involved and feel they have added to the character of your home.
Block paving is also one of the more robust driveway choices. Paving blocks are not indestructible, though, so if something heavy and hard drops onto your paving, it may break a block or two. That is reasonably easy to put right. Unlike driveways laid as one continuous layer, where repairing a damaged section can be fiddly, expensive and hard to colour match, simply replacing the broken blocks with the same type means no one would ever know there had been a mishap.
Costs
Block Paving Cost
Guide price
Around £110
per m² for a small patio area, more for a driveway needing extra sub-base work, with the cost per m² coming down for areas over 50m²
As with most driveways, the price depends on the total area being covered and on ground preparation, such as how much ground needs to be excavated so the blocks can be laid flat. By flat we mean level with one another: block paving can be laid on gentle slopes, but not steep ones, where the blocks risk sticking up and causing a trip hazard.
Ground preparation is the key to a smooth top surface, so depending on your existing ground, we may need to dig deeper and use more hardcore to give you an excellent finish. Where requested, we can apply a final sealant, which gives an initial barrier against weeds and stains.
As with any job, we always welcome the chance to see the site, understand what you need and give you a bespoke quote. Your price will depend on:
- The total area being paved
- How much excavation is needed
- The slope of the ground
- Whether you want a sealant finish
Recent work
Block Paving in Rotherham
A few stages from our block paving jobs around Rotherham.
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Cutting to fitPavers cut to fit neatly around drainage pipes
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End-to-end patternCompleted buff block paving laid in a traditional end-to-end pattern
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HerringboneBlock paving being laid in a herringbone pattern
Maintenance
Looking After Your Block Paving
We take great pride in the quality of every block paving installation, but it will still face the weather of all four seasons, and its appearance will fade if it is neglected. Maintenance is fairly straightforward, though, and a regular cleaning routine keeps it simple, cheap and quick.
Once your paving has been laid, we recommend holding off on any cleaning other than a gentle sweep with a brush to remove general dirt and fallen leaves. The jointing material is still curing at that stage, and heavy cleaning such as jet washing is likely to dislodge it, loosening blocks and giving moss, weeds and algae more chance to grow between them.
Once it has fully cured, a quarterly clean with a stiff brush to remove surface grime, together with a weed killer, will prevent weed and algae growth. If more cleaning is needed, warm soapy water can be used to scrub the paving, with a pressure washer kept for heavy staining. A pressure washer is likely to dislodge the jointing sand, so once the paving is completely dry after a thorough jet wash, sweeping in some fresh jointing sand helps keep your block paving stable.
Other surfaces
Compare Other Driveway Options
Weighing block paving against another finish? We can price more than one surface side by side.
Resin Driveways
A smooth, permeable finish that needs almost no weeding.
Tarmac Driveways
Quicker and cheaper to lay, and often edged in block paving.
Imprinted Concrete
The look of brick or cobbles in one sealed surface.
Patios
We lay block paving in back gardens too, alongside stone and resin.
Where we work
Block Paving Across Rotherham
We lay block paving driveways and patios throughout Rotherham and the surrounding towns, including:
- Block paving in Brinsworth
- Block paving in Dinnington
- Block paving in Maltby
- Block paving in Mexborough
- Block paving in Rawmarsh
- Block paving in Swallownest
- Block paving in Swinton
- Block paving in Thorpe Hesley
- Block paving in Thurcroft
- Block paving in Treeton
- Block paving in Wath upon Dearne
- Block paving in Wickersley
Free quotes
Get a Free Block Paving Quote
Call us, or send your rough measurements and a photo through our quote form, and we’ll come back with a provisional price.
FAQs
Block Paving Questions
Do you recommend block paving for driveways?
Every surface has its strengths, so we don’t push one over another. Budget usually matters most, and the drive you first pictured doesn’t always give you every practical benefit you want. Block paving is a good fit if you want a design that is yours alone and like knowing a damaged block can be swapped out. Tell us how you use your driveway and we’ll set out the pros and cons, so you can choose what suits you and your budget.
Is block paving a permeable driveway?
Block paving lets rainwater drain away through the joints between the blocks rather than sending all of it across the surface. That is why councils, keen to avoid water pouring down roads and overloading drains, tend to favour it, along with cobbles and resin bound surfaces. Tarmac and concrete drives, by contrast, often need drains or soakaways, which add to their cost.
Is block paving a low-maintenance driveway?
When new, most driveways need very little attention, but after a year or two you will notice a build-up of dirt and algae, especially if your drive is near trees, lawns or flower beds. Block paving needs a regular clean with a suitable cleaner, and weed killer between the blocks. Doing that regularly means you can avoid pressure washing, which can speed up wear by dislodging the jointing sand and giving moss and seeds somewhere to take hold.
Can block pavers be re-laid on an existing base?
Usually, yes. Lifting an old block paved drive tends to disturb some of the sub-base beneath it, so we check what is left. In most cases it only needs topping up and re-levelling before the new blocks go down, which keeps the cost down.
Now and then we lift a drive and find the original base was thin, or missing altogether. Then we treat it as a new installation: dig to the correct depth, lay and compact a proper base, and pave on top of that.
Can you lay block paving to create a pattern or picture?
Yes, we can. We will agree the design before work starts, so we know the exact position and size of the pattern. Patterns such as squares within squares, in different coloured blocks, are a popular way to make a block paving design more interesting.
What are the main differences between a resin driveway and block paving?
Resin bound gives one seamless, permeable surface with no joints, so it needs very little weeding or cleaning. Block paving has joints that want a regular brush and weed killer, but it is quick to keep on top of.
Where block paving wins is flexibility: you choose the pattern and mix the colours, and if a block is ever damaged it can be lifted out and replaced, which is far easier than patching a resin surface.
