Driveways, Patios, Paths & Repairs
Block Paving in Cranfield
Free site visit · Itemised written quote · No obligation
Getting started
A New Block Paving Driveway in Cranfield
Thinking about off-road parking in Cranfield, a wider drive for a second car, or finally sorting out block paving that has sunk and gone green? We lay new block paving driveways, repair and restore old ones, and build matching patios and paths for homeowners in Cranfield and the villages around it.
It starts with a free site visit. We look at the ground, the levels and where the rainwater goes, then talk through what you want and how you'll use the space. You'll get a written quote with each stage priced separately: dig-out, sub-base, edging, drainage and blocks. Nothing is hidden in a single lump sum.
We're the team behind Block Paving Milton Keynes, and we give every drive in Cranfield the same groundwork we'd want under our own.
Services here
What We Lay and Repair in Cranfield
Four services, all built on the same properly prepared base:
Why us
Why Cranfield Homeowners Call Us
Groundwork first
A full dig-out and layered, compacted sub-base under every drive, patio and path. It's the part that stops paving sinking.
An itemised quote
Every stage is priced separately, so you can compare quotes properly. If we find something unexpected, we stop and ask before doing anything extra.
Your choice of block
Concrete, tumbled or clay, in the pattern and colour that suit your house, with samples brought to your door.
A clean street
Skips placed considerately, the pavement kept passable, and the site swept at the end of every day.
Local homes
Homes and Drives in Cranfield
Cranfield is a large village best known for its university and airfield, with a busy mix of older cottages and newer estates. The heavy Bedfordshire clay here makes a good sub-base essential. Clay swells when wet and shrinks in dry summers, so paving laid on a thin base tends to move. Many of the newer homes have developer block paving that's dipping by the garage or where the cars turn. That's a relay job rather than a replacement, as long as the blocks are sound. We also lay a lot of patios here, for houses with generous back gardens. Cranfield is close to our base and part of our regular work on block paving driveways in Milton Keynes.
Want to know what your Cranfield drive needs? We'll come and have a look for free and give you a straight answer.
Block paving
How We Lay Block Paving in Cranfield
After your site visit and quote, we agree a start date. On day one the old surface and soft ground are dug out and taken away. Next comes the crushed-stone sub-base, laid and compacted in layers to the right depth for your ground, which on clay often means digging a little deeper. Kerbs or edging are set in concrete, and channel drains go in where the drive falls towards the house. A screeded sand bed follows, then the blocks in your chosen pattern. Finally the joints are filled with kiln-dried sand and the surface is compacted. A typical two-car drive takes three to five days, and you can usually park on it as soon as it's finished.
Prices
Block Paving Prices in Cranfield
For a new two-car block paving driveway in Cranfield, about 50 m², most homeowners pay between £4,000 and £6,500 for the full job: dig-out, sub-base, edging and standard concrete block. New drives typically work out at £80 to £130 per m², relaying on a sound existing base at £45 to £70 per m², and patios and paths at £70 to £120 per m². Repairs start from around £200. These are indicative figures, and your price is confirmed in writing after your free visit.
Free Site Visit in Cranfield
Tell us about your drive, patio or path and we'll arrange a time to come and measure up. Or call us on 01908 023949.
Where we work
Other Towns Close to Cranfield
We also lay and repair block paving in these nearby towns: