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Planning a block paving driveway around Send?

A block paving driveway in Send has to respond to more than a postcode. Send is a strung-out village along the Wey canal with period cottages, 1960s-80s detached estates and a smaller cluster of newer-build around Cartbridge. The clay-and-canal-fill ground near the water is unstable enough that we engineer drives and patios with proper sub-base depths. We inspect access from A247, A3 within 4 miles, no station - Woking and Clandon within 5 miles. and build the quotation around properties where the existing drive lacks kerb restraint, causing the outer blocks to walk out over time, with materials and stages written down before work starts.

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  • Fixed written quote, no deposit

Page purpose

For property upgrade briefs, a generic regional specification would miss the local plot conditions.

Stripping a failed 1990s block drive that's sinking in wheel tracks and starting over on a proper sub-base, relevant block paving driveways detail for GU23 properties near Sutton Green

Read the plot before choosing the finish

  • Send is inside our 30-mile core area, so site visits are arranged within a week and project supervision is daily, not weekly.
  • We've spent enough time on GU23 streets to know which ground conditions matter for a block paving driveway - the clay subsoils around Ottershaw, Fleet and Aldershot that need a deeper sub-base than the manufacturer minimum that gets missed when a national firm quotes from a desk.
  • Quotes are written, fixed and broken down by stage, with the same crew on site from day one through to clean-down.

Local quick facts

Council
Guildford Borough Council
Transport
A247, A3 within 4 miles, no station - Woking and Clandon within 5 miles.
Postcodes
GU23
Typical timeline
4-10 working days

Who this service is usually for

  • Marshalls, Brett and Tobermore ranges
  • Full 150-250mm Type 1 sub-base
  • Concrete-bedded edge courses and soldier line
  • Permeable sub-base options for SuDS
  • Kilned jointing sand and plate compaction
  • Old drive strip out and disposal

Three practical outcomes for this page

Selected from the service brief and local property context rather than a generic location list.

  1. 01

    Stripping a failed 1990s block drive that's sinking in wheel tracks and starting over on a proper sub-base

  2. 02

    Adding a contrast border and central feature to break up a large plain block field

  3. 03

    Re-laying a driveway around a retained dropped kerb without disturbing the pavement

A closer proof match

Customers in GU23 can ask for two or three recent addresses to drive past before agreeing the quote - we don't quote work we can't show.

I chose this company for a small block paved driveway job because of the positive reviews. The job was done efficiently in October 2020 but 6 months later it started to sink and now there is a puddle after rain in the middle of my driveway. I contacted Steve and sent photos with the warranty document. Steve came over once and left his business card. Steve promised to fix it by the end of October 2021 but this didn't happen.

Mihkel, Bracknell · Block Paving Driveways

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FAQs - Block Paving Driveways in Send

Can you cover Sutton Green as part of the same local run?
Yes. Sutton Green sits within our normal Send working cluster, so it can be grouped with nearby surveys rather than treated as a distant call-out.
What should I send before a GU23 site visit?
A wide photo, approximate dimensions, access width and a note about the intended use are enough to make the first conversation useful.
How is the quote made specific to this property?
It records excavation or foundation assumptions, materials, disposal, access, programme and exclusions. The allowance is based on the measured site rather than copied from another town.
What changes the specification around Send?
The first local issue we check is properties where the existing drive lacks kerb restraint, causing the outer blocks to walk out over time. We also look at access, levels and whether Guildford Borough Council needs to be involved before fixing the construction detail.

What to do before requesting a price

The right result here is one that fits the property rather than a standard package. Bring us the outcome you want and we will turn it into a written local specification. This recommendation is scoped to Send block paving driveways enquiries.

Bring us the awkward details

A free visit turns ground, access and finish choices into a fixed written scope. Mention Send and block paving driveways so we route the enquiry to the right survey notes.

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