The hedge had become quite large, and was encroaching out onto the pavement. It was also shading out the lower half of the trees. Upon taking decisions over the design of the new driveway, it was decided that the Italian Cypress would be removed, but that the columnar conifer would stay.
A huge amount of gravel was removed from the area, along with 50 square metres of ACO drainage guard grids. The hedge was also removed along with the tree, so there was a large amount of waste.
The job was made easier with the use of a mini digger. It was interesting to see the old fence that had been hidden behind the hedge, and to see what this garden may have originally looked like.
After the area was levelled to the correct height, the boys raked and then used a wacker on the new driveway base.
A few crates of grey limestone coping stones were delivered to use for the new driveway. These are very thick and will be durable and hard wearing. These were cut to size throughout the space. The boys started laying from the front door, out towards the pavement.
Each slab was measured and aligned using a string line and spirit level. As these slabs are so heavy it was quite a tough job; making sure they were perfectly in place so that they didn’t need to be lifted and repositioned.
We have made numerous driveways out of block paving and cobbles, but in this instance these larger slabs were decided upon, as they are quicker to lay and more cost effective. Our team made sure that they checked the levels continuously, and readjusted if they weren’t quite right.
The weather warmed up whilst laying this driveway. The grey limestone compliments the red brick edging of the house. It’s really satisfying seeing a project coming together.
The slabs are tapped into place so that they are the correct level, making sure that the driveway slopes slightly for rainwater run off. Check back in with us very soon to see this completed driveway.
