The Benefits Of Block Paving For Patios And Driveways

If you are thinking of installing a patio in your back garden, now would be a very good time to do so. This is because you will have a head start on everyone else. By this we mean that when Spring arrives, everyone and his dog suddenly decides that they want a patio for the summer and we get rushed off our feet at Base Driveways, which in turn means that you may have to wait for your patio to be built. If you do it now, your beautiful new patio will be sitting there waiting for you as soon as the sun comes out.

When it comes to constructing a patio, or for that matter a driveway, you have a choice of many different materials. You can use marble, granite, imprinted concrete, slate, limestone, travertine, quartzite, and more, but one of our favourites is block paving in Kent.

One of the beauties of block paving is that it is extremely strong and hard-wearing. You may not have heavy weights on it when using it for a patio, but when it comes to a driveway you need something that is going to last.

Block Paving Can Also Be Permeable

Block paving also comes in an almost endless choice of colours patterns, shapes, sizes and surfaces. Some block paving is also permeable, and that is important in the English weather. You don’t want puddles forming on either your patio or your driveway, and with permeable block paving, the water just soaks through the block and disappears. That is very different from many of the other stones such as marble, granite, and so on, where the water just lays on the surface in puddles unless you have a drainage channel installed.

Furthermore, if you have something such as an imprinted concrete driveway, it will typically only last about ten years. Block paving can go for at least 20 years and often longer. True, block paving is a bit more expensive than some other materials, but it comes in a range of price points. It is also very easy to repair if a block gets damaged. If you have something such as imprinted concrete and it gets damaged, you have really got to rip it out and start over again, and that can be expensive. When you have a cracked brick or block, you simply take it out and replace it.

So, if you want a new patio or driveway for your home, now is the time to talk to us about it.