Patios · Fleet, Hampshire
Patios in Fleet - proper sub-bases, lasting falls.
We design and build patios for Fleet families - the kind of work where the detail beneath the surface matters as much as the finish on top.
Workshop in GU15 - close to Fleet
Same team on site every day
10+ years across Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire
Typical book-in is four to eight weeks; the build itself one to three weeks on site.
What we mean by patios
The bit beneath the surface.
A patio is the most-used room in most British gardens - and the one most likely to look tired by the third winter. The work that decides how it ages is mostly invisible: the sub-base, the falls, the bedding mortar, the pointing mix.
Full mortar beds, every time
Slabs bedded fully on a wet mortar mix - no dot-and-dab, no rocking, no failed joints two winters in. The slowest part of the job and the bit that decides everything.
Falls and drainage thought through
Levels set away from the house at 1:80, soakaways where the ground needs them, joints pointed in colour-matched mortar that doesn't crack out.
Materials chosen to suit the house
Indian sandstone, honed porcelain, clay paver - picked with the property in mind. Samples brought to you, not selected from a brochure.
Why this works in Fleet
Locally tuned, not location-swapped.
Most Fleet patios are replacing developer paving that never had falls in the first place. The brief is consistent: lift the original slabs, dig out the compacted builder's hardcore, rebuild the sub-base to depth and re-lay in a finish that holds up.
Elvetham Heath, Church Crookham and Ancells Farm gardens almost all share the same sub-base story. Once that's rebuilt properly, the visible patio looks after itself.
- Thin topsoil, compacted ground - We strip the top section, cultivate or import 200mm of fresh soil, and rebuild the surface from there.
- Drainage on level estate plots - Flat sites mean water has nowhere obvious to go. We design falls, install perforated drains and size soakaways properly.
- Narrow side access - Mini diggers, barrowed materials and protected paths through shared driveways. We brief neighbours before the dig starts.
Recent patios
A few from in and around Fleet.
Hand-picked from recent projects across Hampshire. Same approach, different gardens.
Elvetham Heath · GU51
Porcelain terrace replacing failed developer paving.
An Elvetham Heath family had standing water by the back door every winter. We lifted everything, re-dug 200mm of Type 1, and laid honed porcelain on full mortar with corrected falls into a sized soakaway. The door stayed dry the following winter.
More patios →How we build it
The detail, in plain numbers.
Sub-base
Type 1 to 150mm minimum, compacted in layers
Bedding
Full wet mortar bed at 35–50mm, primed slabs
Joints
10mm, pointed in colour-matched mortar
Falls
1:80 minimum, set away from the house
BudgetMost patios sit between £6,000 and £20,000 depending on size, material and ground conditions.
TimingTypical book-in is four to eight weeks; the build itself one to three weeks on site.
Common questions
What Fleet clients usually ask about patios.
Will the new patio fail the same way the developer's did?+
Not if the sub-base is rebuilt to depth and the falls are set properly - both of which are part of every Fleet quote we write. The visible work matters; the invisible work matters more.
How long does a typical patio take to lay?+
A 30–50m² patio runs one to two weeks from dig to clean-up. Larger terraces with steps or retaining can stretch to three. We give you a clear day-by-day plan before we start.
Will it work on a sloping garden?+
Yes - using low retaining, sleepers or sympathetic steps we create a level usable area without forcing the rest of the garden to follow. Most sloping plots end up more interesting for it.
What goes wrong with patios that don't last?+
Usually one of three things: a thin or absent sub-base, slabs bedded on dots instead of full mortar, or pointing in the wrong mix. Every one of those is invisible the day the job finishes - and obvious two winters later.
Other work in Fleet
Same team, different parts of the garden.
Nearby
Patios in nearby areas.
Fleet · Hampshire
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