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Tarmac and block paving driveways, paths and parking areas in Stafford, laid on properly prepared sub-bases with drainage built in.
Request a quoteAbout Staff4dshire Groundworks & UtilitiesWhether you want a two-coat tarmac drive with a block border or a full herringbone block-paved frontage, we install driveways across Stafford that look good on day one and stay level for years.
Stafford is the county town, with a historic core around the Ancient High House and Greengate Street, streets of Victorian terraces off the Lichfield and Newport Roads, and larger estates and new developments at Wildwood, Baswich and Burleyfields.
Around Stafford we lay drives for everything from period cottages with gravel lanes to modern homes with block-paved frontages.
For Stafford (ST16, ST17 and ST18), planning applications are handled by Stafford Borough Council, and highways matters such as scaffold licences, skips on the road and dropped kerbs by Staffordshire County Council. Our yard at Kimberley Business Park is around ten miles from Rugeley along the A513 and A51.
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.
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.
Photos from our own sites across Staffordshire and the West Midlands. Click to enlarge.
📍 Nick, Stafford
We surveyed the roof on Nick's garden room in Stafford and found leaks from the previous installer's work. We then carried out targeted repairs to the EPDM roof, the rooflight, the parapet and the abutments to stop the water getting in.
Growth at Burleyfields and on the edges of Stafford keeps demand high for foundations, drainage connections and new driveways, and parts of the town near the River Sow need flood-aware design. We check the site and any available records before we price the work.
Usually because the sub-base was too thin or not compacted. We dig to the right depth and compact Type 1 in layers.
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 Stafford and nearby areas including Weeping Cross, Baswich, Walton-on-the-Hill, Doxey and Milford.
Email us your details and we will arrange a site visit, or call the office on 01889 256069.
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