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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