Patio Installation in Petts Wood
Patios in Petts Wood — London Borough of Bromley
Petts Wood gardens are typically regular in shape with the house set square to the plot, which makes a simple, well-proportioned terrace the right answer far more often than an elaborate shape.
What matters for patios in Petts Wood
Proportion over pattern
On a rectangular garden, a terrace that lines up with the rear elevation and the door openings looks settled. Random-laid patterns and diagonal layouts tend to fight the geometry of these houses.
Levels at the back door
Many of these houses have a step or two down to the garden. We rebuild the step so the riser heights are consistent with the new patio level rather than leaving an awkward last step.
Drainage in enclosed gardens
Where a garden is fully enclosed by fencing and walls, water has to be given somewhere to go. We fall the terrace to a border or a channel drain rather than towards the house or the boundary.
How we build it
- 1Free on-site estimateWe check levels, drainage, access and the damp course height.
- 2Design and samplesLayout, slab size and pattern agreed before ordering.
- 3Excavation and sub-baseDug out, spoil removed, base compacted.
- 4LayingFull mortar bed, correct falls, cuts kept to the edges.
- 5Pointing and clean downJointed, washed off and the garden left tidy.
Full detail on materials and build-up is on our patios page, and more about the area on our Petts Wood page.
Patios in Petts Wood — your questions
Do you rebuild the back door step as part of a patio?
Yes, and it is usually necessary. Raising or lowering the patio changes the step height, so we rebuild it in brick or stone to a comfortable riser and tie it into the new paving rather than leaving a mismatch.
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Free patios estimate in Petts Wood
Call +44 7847 037606 or send us the details and we will come and measure up.