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Tarmac and block paving driveways, paths and parking areas in Wolverhampton, laid on properly prepared sub-bases with drainage built in.
Request a quoteAbout Staff4dshire Groundworks & UtilitiesA driveway is only as good as what is underneath it. Our team lays tarmac and block paving driveways in Wolverhampton on properly dug-out, compacted sub-bases, with edging and drainage designed in from the start.
Wolverhampton combines dense Victorian terraces near the centre with larger period villas in Tettenhall and Penn, inter-war and post-war estates across the rest of the city, and a lot of commercial property along the ring road and M54 corridor.
In Wolverhampton a new drive often means a dropped kerb, which has to be approved by City of Wolverhampton Council before vehicles cross the footway.
In Wolverhampton (WV1 to WV11), City of Wolverhampton 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 about twenty miles from our yard via Cannock.
Since 2008, front gardens over five square metres paved with impermeable material usually need either drainage to a permeable area or planning permission. We design driveways so water drains correctly, using channels, soakaways or permeable paving where needed.
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.
Photos from our own sites across Staffordshire and the West Midlands. Click to enlarge.
📍 Michelle, Wolverhampton
We gave Michelle's home in Wolverhampton a new two-coat tarmac driveway on a compacted Type 1 sub-base, with a block border and ACO drainage connected to the existing system. At the back we built sleeper walls, a Black Ice decorative gravel patio and a stone slab path with a step.
Wolverhampton's dense older streets mean shared drains and tight access, while the commercial corridor brings car park and hardstanding work. We check the site and any available records before we price the work.
Not usually if the surface is permeable or drains to a lawn or border. Impermeable surfaces over five square metres at the front generally need planning permission from City of Wolverhampton Council.
Yes. We lay tarmac and block-paved car parks and hardstandings for commercial sites as well as homes.
Usually because the sub-base was too thin or not compacted. We dig to the right depth and compact Type 1 in layers.
We cover Wolverhampton and nearby areas including Tettenhall, Penn, Wednesfield, Codsall and Bilston.
Email us your details and we will arrange a site visit, or call the office on 01889 256069.
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