07886 076588pavecreate@gmail.comCambridgeshire, Bedfordshire & Northamptonshire AboutServices Areas Our WorkReviewsContactGet a Free Quote - Home - Areas We Cover - BedfordBedford, Bedfordshire # Driveways and Patiosin BedfordLaid to Last Resin, tarmac and block paving driveways, porcelain and sandstone patios, fencing and landscaping for homes across Bedford and Kempston, one price with the groundwork in, and no payment until the job is done. Get a Free QuoteCall Martin on 07886 076588 No deposit. No payment of any kind until the job is finished and you are happy with it. 35 years in the trade No deposit, no payment until you're happy 5-year workmanship guarantee - Materials, groundwork and waste removal included Free, no-obligation quotes Working in Bedford ## The housing in Bedford, and what it needs Bedford is a town of Victorian and Edwardian terraces, large interwar semis on the roads out toward Goldington and Putnoe, and substantial post-war and modern estates around Kempston, Brickhill and Shortstown. Each of those brings its own set of problems to a driveway or patio job. The older terraces around Queens Park and Castle Road tend to have small frontages, original walls and railings worth keeping, and shared or restricted access that changes how the work has to be sequenced. The larger semis often have long side drives that have subsided at one end. The newer estates are usually a question of an outgrown drive and an unfinished garden. We work across all of it, and every job includes the same sequence: excavation, sub-base, edgings, drainage, the surface itself, all waste taken away, then a full clean-up before we leave. ### Properties we work on here Victorian and Edwardian terraces around Queens Park and Castle Road - Interwar and 1930s semis toward Goldington, Putnoe and Clapham - Post-war estate housing in Kempston and Brickhill - Larger detached homes on the villages around the town - Modern developments at Shortstown and Wixams What we do in Bedford ## Services available in Bedford Every one of these is quoted as a complete job: materials, excavation, sub-base, edgings, drainage and waste removal all in the same price. ### Resin Bound Driveways Smooth, permeable resin bound surfacing laid over a properly prepared base. More on resin bound driveways ### Block Paving Driveways Block paved drives set out with the edgings, falls and drainage done properly. More on block paving driveways ### Tarmac Driveways Tarmac drives laid on a compacted sub-base so they hold their shape under a car. More on tarmac driveways ### Concrete Imprint Driveways Imprinted concrete in a pattern and colour chosen to suit the house. More on concrete imprint driveways ### Resin & Sandstone Patios Resin and Indian sandstone patios, set out to suit the house and the garden. More on resin & sandstone patios ### Porcelain & Sandstone Slabs Porcelain and sandstone slabs, laid level with tight, even joints. More on porcelain & sandstone slabs ### Fencing Fencing with posts set firm and lines run true across the boundary. More on fencing ### Gates Gates hung square so they keep swinging freely through the seasons. More on gates ### New Lawns & Artificial Grass New lawns in natural turf or artificial grass, on ground prepared first. More on new lawns & artificial grass ### Decking & Sleepers Decking, sleeper edging and raised beds built to sit level and stay put. More on decking & sleepers ### Garden Walls & Brickwork Garden walls, steps and brickwork finished to sit with the rest of the work. More on garden walls & brickwork ### Groundwork, Drainage & Foundations Excavation, sub-base, edgings and drainage: standard on every job we do. More on groundwork, drainage & foundations Common jobs here ## What Bedford homeowners usually call about ### Small front gardens turned into parking On Bedford's terraced streets, off-street parking is worth real money. These are precise jobs, the surface has to work within a narrow frontage, keep the existing wall line where it is worth keeping, and drain away from the house rather than across the pavement. ### Long side drives that have sunk The long drives running down the side of interwar semis are where base failure shows first, usually as a dip where the vehicle turns and a run of cracking near the garage. ### Patios that never get used A lot of Bedford gardens have a small original patio, too narrow for a table, sitting lower than the door. Setting out a properly sized terrace usually changes how the whole garden gets used. ### Replacing storm-damaged fencing Long, exposed boundaries on the estates take a beating in winter. Once one post goes the neighbouring bays follow, which is why patching bay by bay rarely ends up cheaper. Local conditions ## The problems that come with building in Bedford Ground, drainage, building age and access all change what a job needs. These are the things we look at when we come out to you. ### Older properties and damp On Victorian and Edwardian houses, the ground level outside is critical. A patio or drive built up too high bridges the damp course, and the resulting damp inside costs far more to sort than the paving did. ### Clay ground movement Much of the area sits on ground that shrinks and swells with the seasons. That movement is exactly why sub-base depth and compaction matter more than the surface chosen on top of it. ### Ouse valley drainage Lower-lying parts of the town near the river drain slowly, so new hard surfaces need falls and drainage designed in rather than added after the first wet month. Coverage ## The Bedford area we cover We cover Bedford and Kempston in full, including Queens Park, Castle Road, Goldington, Putnoe, Brickhill, Shortstown and Wixams, along with the villages ringing the town such as Clapham, Bromham, Biddenham, Elstow and Wootton. Bedford sits close to Sandy and St Neots, both of which we work in regularly, so the whole of this stretch of the Ouse valley is familiar ground. Every job is set out at the site visit, where Martin looks at the ground, the levels, the access and the existing drainage before quoting. That is also where the sensible order of work gets decided if you are having more than one thing done. Choosing a surface ## What tends to suit Bedford homes On Bedford's Victorian and Edwardian streets, block paving and natural stone generally sit better against the brick than a modern seamless surface, and the edge detail matters as much as the field of paving itself. On the interwar and post-war estates, where drives are longer and take more traffic, tarmac and resin bound both make sense, resin for appearance and drainage, tarmac for hard wear and value over a long run. For gardens, porcelain suits the shaded and enclosed plots common in the older parts of town, and artificial grass is worth considering where a lawn sits in permanent shade or over ground that stays wet through winter. Why us ## Why Bedford homeowners use PaveCreate - 35 years in the trade across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire - No deposit, you pay nothing until the job is finished and you are happy with it - 5-year workmanship guarantee on all work carried out - Excavation, sub-base, edgings, drainage and all waste removal included as standard - Free, no-obligation quotes with honest advice on what your ground actually needsMore about Martin and PaveCreate How we work ## Six stages, and you pay at the last one The same sequence runs through every job we carry out in Bedford. - 01 ### Site visit and quote Free and no obligation. - 02 ### Excavation and waste removal The old surface comes out and goes away with us. - 03 ### Sub-base preparation The part you never see, and the part that decides how long it lasts. - 04 ### Edgings and drainage Laid so water goes where it should. - 05 ### Surface laid Your chosen surface, fitted by professional tradesmen. - 06 ### Clean-up and sign-off Everything cleared away, and only now do you pay. Common questions ## Bedford: questions we get asked Do you work in Bedford?Yes. Bedford is one of our main areas, including Kempston, Queens Park, Goldington, Putnoe, Brickhill and the villages around the town. How much does a new driveway cost in Bedford?Prices depend on the size of the area, the surface you choose and what has to be dug out first, so every job in Bedford is quoted after a site visit rather than priced over the phone. The visit and the quote are free and carry no obligation. Do you take a deposit?No. There is no deposit and no payment of any kind until the job is finished and you are happy with it. We buy all the materials ourselves up front. They simply stay ours until the job is paid for, which is what lets us ask nothing of you until the work is finished. Is the work guaranteed?All our work carries a 5-year workmanship guarantee covering everything but fair wear and tear, given directly by us rather than through a third-party scheme. Can you lay a driveway on a narrow terraced frontage?Yes. Small frontages are a setting-out job as much as a paving job, the surface, the drainage and the existing wall line all have to work in a tight space, and that gets worked out at the site visit. Will a new patio cause damp on my older house?Not if the levels are set correctly. On older properties we set the finished level and the falls so water runs away from the wall and the damp course is not bridged. Do you replace fencing in Bedford?Yes. We fit all kinds of fencing finishes plus gates, and the old panels, posts and concrete are taken away with us. Do you remove all the waste?Yes. Excavated material and the old surface go with us, and the site is cleaned up before we finish. How soon can you come and quote?Call or message Martin and he will arrange a time to come out. The visit and the written quote are free and come with no obligation. Nearby ## We also cover SandySt NeotsNorthamptonRushden See every area we cover, browse our services, head back to the homepage or get in touch. Next step ## Get a free quote in Bedford Send a few details or call Martin directly. Quotes are free and no-obligation, there is no deposit, and no payment of any kind until the job is finished and you are happy with it. - 5-year workmanship guarantee on all work carried out - Materials, groundwork, drainage and waste removal included07886 076588 Driveways, patios, fencing and landscaping across Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire & Northamptonshire. 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