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title: "Porcelain Patio & Lawn Surround, Gloucester (2025) | Solid Ground Paving"
description: "Case study: a Gloucester rear garden re-levelled and paved in porcelain around a central lawn, with charcoal sett edging and falls away from the house."
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# Porcelain patio with lawn surround, Gloucester

The garden was a builder's finish on a new-build plot: soft ground, no falls, no defined edges. It was dug out, re-levelled and paved in porcelain around a central lawn, with a charcoal sett course separating the two.

## Key facts

- **Town:** Gloucester
- **Year:** 2025
- **Surface:** Porcelain paving, charcoal sett edge course
- **Lawn:** Framed on all four sides by paving

## Why frame the lawn with paving on all four sides?

It removes every awkward edge. There is no strip of grass against a fence that a mower cannot reach, the lawn cannot creep into the paving, and the sett course gives the mortar something solid to finish against instead of dying into soil.

## What was done to the ground before any slab was laid?

The plot was excavated to formation, soft new-build spoil taken away and a sub-base built up and compacted in layers. Falls were then set away from the house before bedding started — you cannot correct a fall once slabs are down.

- Soft topsoil and builder's spoil removed
- Sub-base compacted in layers, not one dump
- Falls set away from the house and doors before bedding

## How long does a garden of this size take?

A rebuild at this scale is typically one to two weeks of working days depending on ground conditions, spoil removal and weather. Groundworks take longer than laying; the paving itself is the fastest part of the job.

## Questions and answers

Q: Can you work around a new-build's drainage runs?
A: Yes. New-build plots usually have shallow service runs and chambers in awkward places. We locate them before excavating and set covers into the finished surface rather than paving over them.

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## Site records

- Photograph: The paving wraps the lawn on all four sides, so there is no mowing strip left to fail.
  - Description: Light porcelain patio framing a rectangular lawn with charcoal sett edging in a Gloucester garden
  - File: https://solidgroundpaving.co.uk/__l5e/assets-v1/cf8fd290-4dff-4720-9dc1-be3e4e2ca624/porcelain-lawn-garden.jpg