Driveways in Beeston
Driveway Installers in Beeston
Beeston has a real mix of homes. There are Victorian terraces close to the town centre, 1930s semis on the roads out towards Chilwell and Bramcote, and newer estates where the drive the builder laid is now starting to sink at the edges. We lay resin bound, tarmac and block paving driveways across all of it.
Our yard is on Gordon Road in West Bridgford, so Beeston is a short drive for us. That makes it easy to come out, measure up properly and give you a written quote rather than a guess over the phone.
Choosing the Right Surface for Your Home
Smaller frontages. On a narrow terrace or semi, a resin bound driveway tends to work well. It goes down as one smooth surface with no joints for weeds to push through, and you can pick a stone blend that sits nicely next to older red brick. Rain drains straight through it, which matters on a small front garden where there’s nowhere else for the water to go.
Wider drives and family homes. Block paving gives you the most control over the look. You can add a contrasting border, mark out parking bays or curve the edge around a lawn. If the drive takes two or three cars and the odd van, tarmac is the hard wearing option that usually costs the least per square metre.
We’re happy to price more than one surface so you can compare them side by side.
Planning Rules and Dropped Kerbs in Beeston
In England, if you replace more than five square metres of front garden with a hard surface, rainwater has to drain into the ground within your property. If it doesn’t, you need planning permission. Resin bound and permeable block paving both meet the rule on their own. Standard tarmac usually needs a drainage channel or soakaway, and we’ll go through that with you during the survey.
Beeston falls under Nottinghamshire County Council for highways, so if your new drive needs a dropped kerb, the application goes to them. We fit dropped kerbs as part of a full driveway project and can point you in the right direction with the paperwork.
Why Beeston Homeowners Choose Duffield
- Members of the Federation of Master Builders
- BoundWorx® approved resin bound installers
- £5 million public liability insurance
- Every job carried out by our own team, with no subcontractors
- A local firm that is close by if you ever need us after the job is finished
Read what our customers say on our reviews page or browse recent work in the gallery.
Beeston Driveway Questions
How long does a new driveway take to lay?
Most domestic driveways take between three and seven working days. It depends on the size, how much of the old surface needs digging out and the weather, as resin can’t be laid in the rain.
Can resin go over my existing tarmac or concrete?
Sometimes. If the base underneath is sound, with no deep cracks or sunken patches, resin can be laid over it. If it isn’t, we dig it out and build a new base. We’ll tell you which once we’ve seen it.
Do you also cover Chilwell, Bramcote and Stapleford?
Yes. We work right across the Beeston area, including Chilwell, Bramcote, Attenborough and Stapleford.
For a free, no obligation quote, call 0115 923 4535 or use our contact form.
