Do you cover Tongham?

Yes - Tongham is inside our 30-mile coverage zone from Ash Vale and we work in GU10 every week.

How quickly can you quote a block paving driveway in Tongham?

Most Tongham enquiries get a free site visit within five working days and a written quote within a week of that visit.

How long does a block paving driveway take?

Allow 4-10 working days on a typical Tongham property. Sloping plots, restricted access or larger formats add to that and we'll flag it on the quote.

What does a block paving driveway cost in Tongham?

Most block paved driveways run £3,200 to £11,500 depending on size, block choice and drainage.

Do I need permission from Guildford Borough Council?

For most block paving driveway work, no - but anything affecting the public highway (dropped kerbs) or a conservation frontage goes through Guildford Borough Council. We'll tell you on the visit which forms apply.

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Planning a block paving driveway around Tongham?

A block paving driveway in Tongham has to respond to more than a postcode. Tongham is a compact village wedged between the A331 and the A31 with period cottages around the village green and 1960s-80s detached estates on the back lanes. Greensand and clay pockets demand different sub-base specs within a single street. We inspect access from A331 Blackwater Valley Route, A31 within 1 mile, Ash Vale station within 2 miles. and build the quotation around shared brick-paved frontages where the new drive has to join a neighbour's soldier course cleanly, with materials and stages written down before work starts.

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Page purpose

For family 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 GU10 properties near Badshot Lea

Read the plot before choosing the finish

Tongham 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 GU10 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: A331 Blackwater Valley Route, A31 within 1 mile, Ash Vale station within 2 miles.
Postcodes: GU10
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.

01
Removing tired tarmac and laying block paving with a permeable sub-base to meet SuDS
02
Extending a single-car block drive into a two-car layout with a matching soldier course
03
Stripping a failed 1990s block drive that's sinking in wheel tracks and starting over on a proper sub-base

A closer proof match

Customers in GU10 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

Research matched to this decision

Sinking Block Paving: Why It Happens and What Repair Really Costs

A sinking block-paved drive is almost never a jointing-sand problem. It's a sub-base problem, and the cost gap between a spot repair and a full re-lay is the difference between £280 and £4,800.

FAQs - Block Paving Driveways in Tongham

Can you cover Badshot Lea as part of the same local run?: Yes. Badshot Lea sits within our normal Tongham working cluster, so it can be grouped with nearby surveys rather than treated as a distant call-out.
What should I send before a GU10 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 Tongham?: The first local issue we check is shared brick-paved frontages where the new drive has to join a neighbour's soldier course cleanly. 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 Tongham block paving driveways enquiries.

Bring us the awkward details

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

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