Block Paving Driveways in Kent, Essex, & London

Block‌‌Paving‌‌Driveways‌‌in‌‌ Kent,‌‌Essex,‌‌&‌‌London‌ ‌

‌ Block‌‌paving‌‌from‌‌Equity‌‌Drives,‌‌Essex:‌‌strong,‌‌ durable,‌‌hard-wearing,‌‌flexible‌‌and‌‌beautiful…‌ ‌ Block‌‌Paving‌‌is‌‌a‌‌sometimes‌‌called‌‌brick‌‌paving‌‌and‌‌is‌‌a‌‌concrete‌‌block‌‌made‌‌of‌‌cement‌‌and‌‌ coloured‌‌many‌‌different‌‌colours‌‌are‌‌available;‌‌providing‌‌excellent‌‌flexibility‌‌and‌‌truly‌‌ eye-catching‌‌finishes‌‌to‌‌match‌‌any‌‌outdoor‌‌style.‌ ‌

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How‌‌is‌‌Block‌‌Paving‌‌carried‌‌out?‌ ‌ We‌‌excavate‌‌the‌‌area‌‌out‌‌and‌‌lay‌‌a‌‌sub‌‌base‌‌of‌‌type‌‌1‌‌or‌‌machine‌‌crushed‌‌concrete‌‌and‌‌ compact‌‌it‌‌down‌‌with‌‌a‌‌vibrating‌‌plate‌‌we‌‌then‌‌lay‌‌a‌‌sharp‌‌sand‌‌down‌‌and‌‌compact‌‌that‌‌also‌‌to‌‌ a‌‌depth‌‌of‌‌50‌‌mil.‌ ‌

The‌‌blocks‌‌are‌‌then‌‌laid‌‌on‌‌top‌‌at‌‌a‌‌90‌‌–‌‌45‌‌degree‌‌angle‌‌and‌‌compressed‌‌down‌‌with‌‌a‌‌vibrating‌‌ whacker‌‌plate.‌ ‌

Finally‌‌kiln‌‌dried‌‌sand‌‌is‌‌swept‌‌in‌‌the‌‌small‌‌gaps‌‌between‌‌the‌‌blocks‌‌to‌‌provide‌‌a‌‌clean‌‌a ‌‌ modern‌‌finish‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌deter‌‌weeds.‌ ‌

What‌‌is‌‌Block‌‌Paving?‌ ‌

Block‌‌paving,‌‌often‌‌also‌‌referred‌‌to‌‌as‌‌brick‌‌paving‌‌is‌‌an‌‌attractive‌‌and‌‌hard‌‌wearing‌‌solution‌‌for‌‌ driveways,‌‌pathways,‌‌roads‌‌or‌‌patios.‌‌It‌‌is‌‌easy‌‌to‌ ‌

maintain,‌‌lasts‌‌for‌‌years‌‌and‌‌easy‌‌to‌‌fix‌‌individual‌‌blocks‌‌or‌‌sections‌‌if‌‌they’re‌‌damaged‌‌or‌‌ stained‌‌over‌‌time.‌‌Block‌‌paving‌‌creates‌‌a‌‌great‌‌first‌‌impression‌‌on‌‌a‌‌driveway‌‌or‌‌pathway‌‌at‌‌the‌‌ front‌‌of‌‌a‌‌property‌‌or‌‌a‌‌clean‌‌and‌‌tranquil‌‌finish‌‌to‌‌a‌‌rear‌‌garden‌‌or‌‌private‌‌area‌‌at‌‌the‌‌back‌‌of‌‌a ‌‌ home‌‌or‌‌business.‌ ‌

The‌‌blocks‌‌are‌‌usually‌‌made‌‌from‌‌concrete‌‌or‌‌clay‌‌and‌‌there‌‌is‌‌wide‌‌range‌‌of‌‌styles‌‌and‌‌colours‌‌ to‌‌choose‌‌from‌‌to‌‌achieve‌‌your‌‌desired‌‌look‌‌and‌‌feel.‌‌Various‌‌patterns‌‌can‌‌be‌‌chosen;‌‌along‌‌ with‌‌a‌‌mixture‌‌of‌‌block‌‌colours.‌‌The‌‌manufacturing‌‌process‌‌of‌‌these‌‌blocks‌‌is‌‌now‌‌typically‌‌done‌‌ with‌‌recycled‌‌materials‌‌from‌‌the‌‌construction‌‌world‌‌making‌‌it‌‌a‌‌more‌‌environmentally‌‌friendly‌‌ solution‌‌to‌‌choose.‌ ‌

Here‌‌at‌‌Equity‌‌Drives,‌‌we‌‌can‌‌provided‌‌advice‌‌and‌‌assistance‌‌with‌‌your‌‌block‌‌sourcing‌‌and‌‌ design‌‌/‌‌pattern.‌‌After‌‌years‌‌of‌‌experience‌‌we‌‌know‌‌what‌‌works‌‌and‌‌are‌‌happy‌‌to‌‌offer‌‌a‌‌free‌‌ consultancy‌‌and‌‌quote,‌‌even‌‌if‌‌you’re‌‌simply‌‌playing‌‌with‌‌the‌‌idea‌‌of‌‌installation,‌‌so‌‌please‌‌get‌‌in‌‌ touch.‌ ‌

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