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Tarmac and block paving driveways, paths and parking areas in Walsall, laid on properly prepared sub-bases with drainage built in.
Request a quoteAbout Staff4dshire Groundworks & UtilitiesStaff4dshire Groundworks & Utilities builds new driveways, paths and parking areas for homes and businesses in Walsall, Bloxwich, Aldridge, Pelsall, Rushall and Brownhills. We do the dig, the sub-base, the drainage and the surface ourselves.
Walsall has a large stock of Victorian and Edwardian terraces close to the centre, inter-war and post-war semis across Bloxwich, Aldridge, Pelsall and Rushall, and plenty of commercial and industrial premises near the M6.
In Walsall a new drive often means a dropped kerb, which has to be approved by Walsall Council before vehicles cross the footway.
In Walsall (WS1 to WS9), Walsall Council handles both planning applications and highways matters such as scaffold licences, skips on the road and dropped kerbs. Our yard at Kimberley Business Park is around seventeen miles south via the A461.
We agree levels against the house damp-proof course, existing paths and the pavement before any work starts, and we leave the site swept and clean with the old surface removed.
We dig out to the right depth for vehicle loads, lay and compact a Type 1 sub-base in layers, then fix kerbs or edging before laying the surface. Cutting corners at this stage is why so many drives sink and rut.
Photos from our own sites across Staffordshire and the West Midlands. Click to enlarge.
📍 Zara, Walsall
We cleared the old hedging and roots, dug out and prepared the sub-base, and laid a new 6m x 2.4m paved drive with a concrete edging retainer. At the back we laid a 3m x 5m porcelain patio, a 2.5m x 5.6m bark play area where the old shed stood, and 5.4m x 5.6m of artificial grass on a compacted Type 1 sub-base.
📍 Tracy, Willenhall
We dug out and prepared the sub-base for a new 4.4m x 3.1m paved patio and cleared a safe 2.4m access way. We also replaced the failed timber posts and fitted artificial grass that Tracy supplied.
Walsall's older streets have plenty of shared and combined drains, while its industrial sites bring larger groundworks and surfacing jobs. We check the site and any available records before we price the work.
A typical domestic drive takes a few days, depending on size, the amount of digging and the surface chosen.
Yes. We add ACO channels across the entrance or by the house, gullies and soakaways sized for the area.
Tarmac is quicker to lay and usually cheaper per square metre; block paving offers more design choice and individual blocks can be lifted and relaid. Our blog post on tarmac vs block paving explains it in detail.
We cover Walsall and nearby areas including Bloxwich, Aldridge, Pelsall, Rushall and Brownhills.
Email us your details and we will arrange a site visit, or call the office on 01889 256069.
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