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At Rouse Landscapes we work closely with our clients to provide the best quality driveways. After an initial consultation Rouse Landscape will attend your property and take samples of terrain content to determine the next stage. We have a wide range of materials suitable for your project, we offer a 10 year guarantee with all of our service to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
Currently if you are planning on re-surfacing your driveway you do not need planning permission. However, if you are planning to pave an area that is currently soft landscape, you may need to apply for planning permission. In this case we can help you through this process.
Why choose us?
- Free no obligation 3Dimensional design
- Competative prices
- 10 Year Guarentee
- No outsourcing
- Quality Materials
- Site inspections from indepedant experts
- No pushy sales teams!
Paved Driveway
There are many options for your driveway - here at Rouse Landscape we employ only traditional methods as new systems such as resin bonded and concrete printed driveway methods lead to problems in the future, Trust me!
One traditional methodd is a paved driveway. This method uses a thick 150-200mm thick stone base, wrapped in membrane, with a solid 50-100mm concrete bed and a 30-50mm stone slab laid on top. All this is jointed using resin bonded sand instead of cement as its much longer lasting.
Wether you use Indian Sandstone, Limestone, Yorkstone, or concrete surface material ,this method of building is by far the longest lasting. The tradesman that surveys your property will suggest a surface material that best suits your property.
Block Paved Driveway
Block Paved Driveways are the most common driveway surfacing material for a reason - they are adaptable. Ground moves . Whether you have a new build or a listed building the ground underneath is always moving, so you need a surface that can move also. Block paving is laid on a bed of sand which allows the blocks to move if they need to, these blocks can then be lifted easily and repaired without damaging the rest of the driveway. Other methods such as concrete printing cannot move so when the ground does the concrete cracks, then the whole driveway will need replacing - Nightmare!
There is a moderate level of maintenance with block paving. Concrete blocks will need jet washing and re-sanding once every 18months depending on the site. Clay and stone pavours will need jet washing and re-sanding once every 2 years depending on the site.
Rouse Landscape always use a resin sand inbetween the blocks to prevent weeds coming through.
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Porous Paving
Pourus paving allows water to run through the surface and down into the ground as it would naturally, rather than traditional methods which channel water into drains. This is a relativly new system that is set to dominate the trade in coming years due to planning requirements. Town planners and planning authorities like prefer people to specify porous paving on new driveways to reduce the strain on drain systems in urban areas.
Currently you do not need planning permission to install a new driveway in most areas - however if you are planning on surfacing a large area that was previously soft landscape you may need to apply for planning permission. In this case the planners may grant you permission only if you use porous paving.
There are many types of porous paving availible. Please ask us for a brochure.