Paving
Paving in Gretna
Much of Gretna's housing was built in the twentieth century, a good deal of it planned around a wartime factory. For homes like these, paving can turn a front garden into a usable drive or give the back a path and a place to sit, laid out to suit the house and how you live in it.
Homes in Gretna
Paving in Gretna is mainly a question of twentieth-century homes, many of them part of planned housing, where the colours and pattern you choose can give your frontage its own character. Our photo shows a block paved front drive we finished beside a timber fence, an example of how a drive and a boundary can be finished side by side. Gretna is just over the Scottish border from England, about 4 miles from our base.
What matters for paving in Gretna
Paving in Gretna for a front drive needs a sound base, because a drive holds up longest when the sub-base beneath it is dug out properly and compacted. We plan each drive around the space available, how many cars it needs to hold and how it is reached, then help you choose colours and patterns. Paths or a patio can be planned alongside it, along with new fencing, so the frontage and garden work together.
- Work out how many cars the drive needs to take.
- Note the existing surface and any limits on access, such as a narrow entrance.
- If you need a new way in from the road, ask about a dropped-kerb entrance.
- Think about where rainwater will go: permeable paving lets it soak through rather than run into the road.
Questions about paving in Gretna
Is there paving that stops water running off my drive into the road?
Permeable paving lets rainwater soak through instead of running into the road. If water from your frontage is a concern, raise it along with the size of the area and its current surface so it can be part of the scope.
Can the drive and a new fence be done together?
Yes. We create driveways and fit timber, concrete post-and-panel and UPVC fencing, and the fence can be coordinated with the paving so the boundary sits naturally beside the finished drive.
Which colours suit a house on a planned estate?
You can pick from many shades, blends and laying patterns, so the finish complements your home and garden and gives your frontage a look of its own.