Driveways, Patios, Paths & Repairs
Block Paving in Bedford
Free site visit · Itemised written quote · No obligation
Getting started
A New Block Paving Driveway in Bedford
Thinking about off-road parking in Bedford, a wider drive for a second car, or finally sorting out block paving that has sunk and gone green? We lay new block paving driveways, repair and restore old ones, and build matching patios and paths for homeowners in Bedford and the villages around it.
It starts with a free site visit. We look at the ground, the levels and where the rainwater goes, then talk through what you want and how you'll use the space. You'll get a written quote with each stage priced separately: dig-out, sub-base, edging, drainage and blocks. Nothing is hidden in a single lump sum.
We're the team behind Block Paving Milton Keynes, and we give every drive in Bedford the same groundwork we'd want under our own.
Services here
What We Lay and Repair in Bedford
Four services, all built on the same properly prepared base:
Why us
Why Bedford Homeowners Call Us
Groundwork first
A full dig-out and layered, compacted sub-base under every drive, patio and path. It's the part that stops paving sinking.
An itemised quote
Every stage is priced separately, so you can compare quotes properly. If we find something unexpected, we stop and ask before doing anything extra.
Your choice of block
Concrete, tumbled or clay, in the pattern and colour that suit your house, with samples brought to your door.
A clean street
Skips placed considerately, the pavement kept passable, and the site swept at the end of every day.
Local homes
Homes and Drives in Bedford
Bedford has some of the finest Victorian and Edwardian streets in the area, especially in the Castle and De Parys areas near the Embankment, alongside large interwar and post-war suburbs. In the older streets, deep front gardens are often converted to parking, and conservation areas can affect what's allowed, so we suggest blocks and layouts that suit the street. Further out, the jobs are mostly replacing worn-out drives and widening for a second car. The clay under much of Bedford makes drainage critical. We set firm falls, and add channel drains or soakaways where a drive slopes towards the house. Bedford is part of our area for block paving driveways in Milton Keynes.
Want to know what your Bedford drive needs? We'll come and have a look for free and give you a straight answer.
Block paving
How We Lay Block Paving in Bedford
After your site visit and quote, we agree a start date. On day one the old surface and soft ground are dug out and taken away. Next comes the crushed-stone sub-base, laid and compacted in layers to the right depth for your ground, which on clay often means digging a little deeper. Kerbs or edging are set in concrete, and channel drains go in where the drive falls towards the house. A screeded sand bed follows, then the blocks in your chosen pattern. Finally the joints are filled with kiln-dried sand and the surface is compacted. A typical two-car drive takes three to five days, and you can usually park on it as soon as it's finished.
Prices
Block Paving Prices in Bedford
For a new two-car block paving driveway in Bedford, about 50 m², most homeowners pay between £4,000 and £6,500 for the full job: dig-out, sub-base, edging and standard concrete block. New drives typically work out at £80 to £130 per m², relaying on a sound existing base at £45 to £70 per m², and patios and paths at £70 to £120 per m². Repairs start from around £200. These are indicative figures, and your price is confirmed in writing after your free visit.
Free Site Visit in Bedford
Tell us about your drive, patio or path and we'll arrange a time to come and measure up. Or call us on 01908 023949.
Where we work
Other Towns Close to Bedford
We also lay and repair block paving in these nearby towns: