A plain-English guide to the factors that shape the cost of a block paving driveway in London. We don’t list prices: you get an itemised written quotation after a free site survey.
For block paving, labour on cutting and the depth of sub-base are big drivers, followed by block choice and any permeable system.
The only reliable way to price a driveway is to see it. A survey tells us the ground conditions, levels, drainage and access – the things that make two similar-sized driveways cost very different amounts.
Cost factors
Area and amount of cutting
Excavation depth for vehicle loading
Sub-base: standard or permeable
Block type: concrete, tumbled or clay
Laying pattern and borders
Edge kerbs and haunching
Drainage channels or soakaways
Access and spoil removal
Comparing quotes
How to compare quotations.
Same scope?
Check each quote includes excavation, sub-base, edging, drainage and waste.
Depth of base
Ask how deep the dig-out and sub-base will be.
Drainage
Ask where water will go and how.
Timescale
An expected start and duration should be stated.
Want an accurate figure?
Book a free site survey for a written, itemised quotation.