Yes - Alton is inside our 30-mile coverage zone from Ash Vale and we work in GU34 every week.

How quickly can you quote a garden wall or step build in Alton?

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

How long does a garden wall or step build take?

Allow 1-2 weeks on a typical Alton property. Sloping plots, restricted access or larger formats add to that and we'll flag it on the quote.

What does a garden wall or step build cost in Alton?

Most domestic retaining walls and step builds run £2,500-£12,000 depending on height and finish.

Do I need permission from East Hampshire District Council?

For most garden wall or step build work, no - but anything affecting the public highway (dropped kerbs) or a conservation frontage goes through East Hampshire District Council. We'll tell you on the visit which forms apply.

GU34 project planning · Hampshire

Alton Walls, Steps & Edging: a local specification for GU34 properties

Alton is a market town surrounded by villages, so the gardens here tend to be larger and the materials more traditional. Most properties want clay brick edges, granite setts or natural sandstone rather than the high-spec porcelain that suits the newer commuter estates closer to London. That is why our walls, steps & edging quotes here start with the plot, access and levels, not a standard square metre allowance. The technical detail we test first is sloping plots where the lower garden needs proper drainage behind a retainer.

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Raised beds against the house with a proper damp-proof course detail behind the brickwork, relevant walls, steps & edging detail for GU34 properties near Holybourne

What changes the specification here

Alton 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 GU34 streets to know which ground conditions matter for a garden wall or step build - the older boundary walls where existing courses have to be tied into 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: East Hampshire District Council
Transport: A31 to Farnham and Winchester, Alton station on the line to Waterloo via Farnham.
Postcodes: GU34
Typical timeline: 1-2 weeks

Three briefs we hear in GU34

Brick and block retaining walls
Natural stone walls
Garden steps
Sleeper edging and raised beds
Repointing and repairs
Render and capping

Three practical outcomes for this page

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

01
Raised beds against the house with a proper damp-proof course detail behind the brickwork
02
Faced block walls finished with a render and capping to suit a contemporary patio
03
Adding two or three steps and a wider landing where the garden falls away from the house

Evidence relevant to this brief

We're insured to £5m public liability, registered for waste carriage, and every Alton job is signed off in person rather than from photos.

Research matched to this decision

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FAQs - Walls, Steps & Edging in Alton

What changes the specification around Alton?: The first local issue we check is sloping plots where the lower garden needs proper drainage behind a retainer. We also look at access, levels and whether East Hampshire District Council needs to be involved before fixing the construction detail.
Can you cover Holybourne as part of the same local run?: Yes. Holybourne sits within our normal Alton working cluster, so it can be grouped with nearby surveys rather than treated as a distant call-out.
What should I send before a GU34 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.

Is this the right route for your property?

For a Alton project, the sensible next step is a measured visit: we can confirm access, levels and the right response to sloping plots where the lower garden needs proper drainage behind a retainer before pricing the work. This recommendation is scoped to Alton walls, steps & edging enquiries.

Measure first, quote once

Send the rough size and access photos; we will tell you what needs checking on site. Mention Alton and walls, steps & edging so we route the enquiry to the right survey notes.

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