Block Paving Dorset

Dares Surfacing block paving ensures a stylish and robust driveway for your home in Dorset

Block paving is an excellent choice for renovating parking areas, driveways, and rear garden patios. It can be installed to create winding pathways and steps, along with edging for both front and rear gardens. Fitted by our experienced Dorset team, Dares Surfacing only offers the highest quality block paving in Dorset. Our aim is to make your vision a reality.

Over the past few decades block paving in Dorset has become increasingly popular. Developments in the production process of the blocks have brought the cost of block paving down to a reasonable level for domestic use. This enables the accessibility of block paving to be greatly increased amongst regular households, rather than specialists building sites.

There are very few limits to where block paving can be used and it is a great alternative to more common concrete or tarmacadam surfaces. With so many block styles and colours available; unique and custom designs are very much achievable. For further information and questions about specific styles you seek, contact our Dorset based team for aid.

Why Choose Dares Surfacing For Block Paving In Dorset?

Add to this list the extensive brickwork our team can carry out along with edge work, corners, curbs, and decorative steps, Dares Furfacing truly are the professionals to call when it comes to adding a stunning driveway to your property, call our experts in Dorset today on 07970 027 614 for a quote!

We pride ourselves in carrying out all block paving ourselves and not relying on subcontractors, so you can rest assured that the job in hand will be finished on time and kept to our prestigious standards.

FAQ’s

Efflorescence is a technical term for a whitish bloom that appears sometimes on block paving. It’s a reaction between the concrete in the paving and moisture (rain, surface water etc). Our block paving Dorset is of the highest standard and we ensure that this type of natural occurrence will not harm the block paving.

Weathering, spraying with a hosepipe, and daily traffic can all help to eradicate efflorescence, but it can take weeks or even months to remove completely. Rest assured, utilising our block paving Dorset will provide you with not only a high-quality finish, but further advice on how to take care of your newly laid block paving.

There are acid-based products on the market to help shift efflorescence, but we wouldn’t recommend them. They might react with the colour pigments in your block paving, and once applied and worn off, the efflorescence might come back, making it all a waste of money and time. Generally, our advice as experts in blocking paving Dorset is to get a stiff brush, a bucket of water and quicken to process with regular surface cleaning.

An oil spill on your new block paving Dorset can be detrimental to the appearance and sometimes the functionality.

The first thing to do is act quickly and soak up as much of the spillage as you can. Use a towel, cat litter, talc or cornflour to absorb the excess and then get to it with ordinary detergent and a stiff brush. If it’s clean oil,  it will soak away over time. Dirty oil is more problematic for your block paving Dorset. Try degreasing agents or engine cleaning products but always test them somewhere inconspicuous before you splash on the stained area.

For further advice, feel free to contact our block paving Dorset team.

After decades of use, it’s possible a section of your block paving might sink a bit, or a heavily used edge might show signs of cracking. 

One of the advantages of block paving Dorset is that these kinds of issues can be amended. A specific area of paving blocks can be lifted, the old sand bed replaced and then the original blocks, or new ones, relaid. Done by our block paving Dorset team, this process is simplified, prompt and highly professional to return your block paving back to function and form.

It’s unlikely that the sub-base needs replacing unless there’s been a lot of sinkages (more than 20mm). If a single block is damaged, the same applies. Paving blocks should be snugly laid and can be tough to get out. Our block paving Dorset team uses specific tools for extraction, ensuring that no further damage is caused to the block paving.

In short, most certainly. With our extensive amounts of experience within the industry, our block paving Dorset team have laid multiple forms of decorative gravel, block paving and much more.

Based on your preferences, our block paving Dorset team can show examples of previous work completed and extend on your needs from there.

Block Paving Experts

Block Paving Experts

With so many block paving styles and colours available; unique and custom designs are very much achievable.

Quality Tarmac Surfacing

Quality Tarmac Surfacing

We have many years of experience laying tarmac surfaces and many happy clients in Devon & Somerset.

Resin Bound Surfacing

Resin Bound Surfacing

With Resin bound surfaces the finish is an anti slip, weed proof, porous surface with the performance of concrete or tarmac.