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Photographs of our own completed work. We do not use stock photography or manufacturer imagery anywhere on this site.

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Photographs and video: 9 site records
Source: Our own completed jobs, unedited

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Are these photographs of your own work?

Yes. Every image published here is a job our own crews carried out. We do not use stock library photographs, manufacturer sample imagery or work carried out by anyone else, which is common practice in this trade and worth checking on any contractor's site.

Photographs and site video

Gloucester work carried out between 2021 and 2026. Each image links to the full case study for that job.

Gold resin bound side return laid between two brick house walls in Gloucester — The finished side return, laid tight to the brick on both sides so there is no gravel trap along the wall.

Resin bound side return · Gloucester 2023

Recessed manhole cover set flush into a gold resin bound surface in Gloucester — A recessed tray cover filled with the same aggregate — the chamber still lifts, but the surface reads as one piece.

Recessed manhole cover in resin bound · Gloucester 2023

Grey porcelain slabs being laid around a recessed manhole cover during installation in Gloucester — Mid-build — the recessed cover being dressed with cut porcelain, laid on a full wet bed.

Porcelain patio in progress · Gloucester 2024

Light porcelain patio with a charcoal border curving around a red brick garden wall in Gloucester — Every slab in the charcoal border was cut individually to follow the radius of the wall.

Porcelain patio to a curved brick wall · Gloucester 2024

Light porcelain patio framing a rectangular lawn with charcoal sett edging in a Gloucester garden — The paving wraps the lawn on all four sides, so there is no mowing strip left to fail.

Porcelain patio with lawn surround · Gloucester 2025

Site walkthrough on completion — falls, joint lines and the transition into the side passage.

Completed garden walkthrough (video) · Gloucester 2025

Red herringbone block paved driveway with charcoal border and diamond feature in Gloucester — 45° herringbone in the field, charcoal border course and a centred diamond feature.

Block paved front driveway · Gloucester 2022

Cutting in against the edge course — every perimeter block is cut to fit rather than packed with mortar.

Cutting in against the edge course (video) · Gloucester 2022

Red-brown resin bound driveway with charcoal block edging running from kerb to front door in Gloucester — Kerb to door in one seamless surface, with a charcoal block course holding the open edge.

Resin bound driveway · Gloucester 2021

Walking the finished run: charcoal channel and double soldier course set below the field of blocks so water is collected rather than shed onto the footpath.

Driveway with charcoal drainage channel · Gloucester 2024

The finished garden shortly after jointing — red brindle field with a charcoal border run tight to the fence line.

Block paved rear garden · Gloucester 2024

The slab run in progress — full-size units laid on a full mortar bed with the borders yet to be made good.

Large format slab garden path · Gloucester 2025

Blocks stacked out ready to lay, with the red soldier course and linear channel already bedded to control the finished level.

Block paving mid-installation · Gloucester 2025

Jointing sand barrowed onto the finished herringbone field, with the plate compactor waiting to vibrate it into the joints.

Jointing and compaction stage · Gloucester 2025

The finished path with sett edging holding the boundary between paving and border planting.

Slab path with sett edging · Gloucester 2025

The finished run curving with the border line, with cuts taken tight to the doorway and brickwork.

Red brindle driveway and side access · Gloucester 2026

Red brindle block paved side passage under construction in Gloucester, with charcoal border course and red brick kerb — The passage looking back toward the front, herringbone running with the length and a charcoal soldier course holding both edges.

Block paved side passage · Gloucester 2024

Red brindle block paving driveway with buff border and diamond feature in front of a Gloucester house — The finished driveway in low spring sun, with the buff diamond centred on the parking bay.

Block driveway with diamond feature · Gloucester 2024

Angled view of a red brindle block driveway with twin buff borders and charcoal edging kerb in Gloucester — Looking down the length of the drive: twin buff courses inside a charcoal kerb, set below the lawn line.

Buff bordered block driveway · Gloucester 2024

Wide view of a completed red brindle block paving driveway with charcoal kerb in Gloucester — The full drive from the roadside, with the kerb line set to carry vehicle loading at the entrance.

Block driveway with charcoal kerb · Gloucester 2024

Autumn brindle block paved path running between a bungalow wall and a garden fence — The path several seasons after laying, colour settled and joints still tight.

Brindle block path beside a bungalow · Gloucester 2022

Overhead view of a 45 degree herringbone block paving driveway with buff border and charcoal kerb — From above you can read the setting out: 45 degree herringbone squared to the border, cuts kept off the eye line.

Herringbone driveway from above · Gloucester 2024

Grey riven slab patio laid around a conservatory with a black channel drain along the brickwork — Random-coursed riven slabs with a channel drain taking roof and surface water away from the wall.

Riven slab patio at a conservatory · Gloucester 2023

Buff riven slab patio in a rear garden beside a conservatory, jointing compound in progress — Slabs down and jointing under way, falls run away from the house toward the lawn edge.

Buff riven patio · Gloucester 2023

Gold resin bound front driveway seen from inside a garage, running out to the road in Gloucester — Seen from the garage: a seamless resin surface run out to the road with no edge trims needed against the existing walls.

Resin bound front driveway · Gloucester 2024

Large-format riven patio with treated sleeper raised beds in a new build garden in Gloucester — Sleepers used as both retaining edge and planting bed, holding the level change across a sloping new build plot.

Sleeper-edged patio, new build garden · Gloucester 2025

Two-tier riven slab patio with sleeper raised beds either side in a Gloucester rear garden — Two paved levels joined by a central step, with sleeper beds either side squaring off an awkward plot.

Two-tier patio with raised beds · Gloucester 2025

Indian sandstone path along the side of a stone house with gravel margin in Gloucester — A gravel margin keeps the paving clear of the brickwork and the damp course, with a clean soil edge cut to the lawn.

Indian sandstone side path · Gloucester 2024

Raised Indian sandstone patio with timber sleeper edging outside French doors in Gloucester — Photographed wet, so the natural colour variation in the sandstone shows: a raised deck framed on three sides in sleepers.

Sandstone patio with sleeper frame · Gloucester 2023

Rectangular Indian sandstone patio in mixed sizes with sleeper edging in a Gloucester rear garden — Mixed-size sandstone set in a random pattern with pointed joints, run square off the house and edged in sleepers.

Rear garden sandstone patio · Gloucester 2023

Dark grey riven patio around a brick outbuilding with a linear drainage channel in Gloucester — Photographed in the rain: the falls carry surface water to the linear channel along the house rather than toward the door threshold.

Slate-grey patio with drainage channel · Gloucester 2024

Red block paved front driveway part-laid with charcoal border in Gloucester — Border first, field second: the charcoal edge course is laid and haunched before the red field blocks are worked up to it.

Red block driveway, laying stage · Gloucester 2025

Wide grey herringbone block paved driveway with level step-free access in Gloucester — Laid level with the threshold and the pavement so a wheelchair can cross the whole frontage without a lip.

Grey herringbone driveway frontage · Gloucester 2024

Red brindle block paved driveway with charcoal border built over a new retaining wall in Gloucester — The retaining wall carries the edge, so the border course sits on solid blockwork rather than on made ground.

Brindle driveway over a retaining wall · Gloucester 2024

New build rear garden with sandstone patio, fresh turf lawn and raised timber decking in Gloucester — A whole garden in one visit: paving off the house, turf through the middle, decking to catch the evening sun at the far end.

Patio, lawn and decking garden · Gloucester 2025

Closeboard fence panels between concrete posts with gravel boards along a Gloucester boundary — Concrete posts and gravel boards keep the timber off the ground, which is what decides whether a fence lasts five years or twenty.

Concrete post and gravel board fence line · Gloucester 2025

Closeboard fence panels in concrete slotted posts alongside a brick extension in Gloucester — Panels dropped into slotted posts: no nails into the post, so any single panel can be replaced later without disturbing the run.

Closeboard fence panels, close up · Gloucester 2025

Large gold resin bound gated driveway with block paved border at a detached Gloucester house — A full turning circle in one seamless pour, with a block border used to hold the edge and set the sweep.

Gold resin bound gated driveway · Gloucester 2024

Resin bound driveway entrance apron running from the kerb through stone gate piers in Gloucester — Taped off while it cured: the apron is taken right to the kerb line so there is no lip where a car crosses.

Resin driveway entrance and apron · Gloucester 2024

Charcoal resin bound driveway with contrasting path strip at a porch threshold in Gloucester — The resin is finished flush to the porch with a contrasting strip marking the walking route to the door.

Charcoal resin driveway at the threshold · Gloucester 2025

Autumn blend block paved driveway with charcoal border and twin diamond feature in Gloucester — Twin diamonds set out from the centre line before the field is laid, so the pattern lands square to the house.

Autumn block driveway with diamond feature · Gloucester 2024

Charcoal block paved rear courtyard with buff border between fence panels in Gloucester — A buff border frames the charcoal field and takes up the run-out against fences that are not quite parallel.

Charcoal block rear courtyard · Gloucester 2025

Overhead view of an autumn blend herringbone block driveway with charcoal border in Gloucester — From an upstairs window: the herringbone runs at 45 degrees to the traffic direction, which is what stops the blocks creeping.

Autumn block driveway from above · Gloucester 2024

Walked end to end on completion: buff field, twin charcoal border courses, and falls set away from the house.

Buff block driveway walkthrough · Gloucester 2025

Charcoal block paved side drive in Gloucester with buff border being jointed with kiln-dried sand — Kiln-dried sand brushed across the charcoal blocks before the final compaction pass and wash down.

Charcoal block drive with kiln-dried jointing · Gloucester 2024

Gold resin bound driveway in Gloucester edged with dark granite setts against a stone wall — The finished resin bound surface running to a dark sett edge course along the boundary wall.

Resin bound drive with sett edging · Gloucester 2024

Wide gold resin bound driveway in front of stone cottages in Gloucester with sett border — The completed frontage taped off while the resin cures, with the sett border framing the full turning area.

Resin bound cottage frontage · Gloucester 2024

Light porcelain terrace and steps under construction outside bifold doors on a Gloucester new build — Levelling clips holding the porcelain flat across the raised terrace while the adhesive cures.

Porcelain terrace and steps · Gloucester 2025

Close view of porcelain step treads and landing being set out in Gloucester with levelling clips — Treads set out from the landing with a slight nose overhang so water drips clear of the riser.

Porcelain step landing detail · Gloucester 2025

Tiered sandstone-effect porcelain terrace under construction in a Gloucester garden — The lower terrace being laid out on a mortar bed with the upper tiers already set behind.

Tiered porcelain terrace · Gloucester 2025

Grey herringbone block paved driveway in Gloucester with a charcoal double border sweeping to the road — The finished drive with a twin charcoal border following the sweep of the boundary down to the road.

Grey block drive with double border · Gloucester 2023

Wide grey block paved driveway and turning area in Gloucester bordered in charcoal blocks — The completed parking and turning area, wide enough to turn a car rather than reverse onto the road.

Grey block driveway and turning area · Gloucester 2023

Dark slate-effect porcelain patio in Gloucester with a channel drain along the house wall — Large-format slate-effect porcelain running to a channel drain set tight along the rear elevation.

Slate porcelain patio with channel drain · Gloucester 2024

Slate-effect porcelain courtyard in Gloucester with gravel margins against a close-board fence — The paved courtyard with gravel margins left to the fence line so posts stay clear of solid paving.

Slate porcelain courtyard with gravel margins · Gloucester 2024

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