Paving
Indian Sandstone Paving
Indian sandstone in warm, earthy tones picks up the colours of Abergavenny's older stone buildings and the surrounding hillsides.
With the Sugar Loaf, the Blorenge and the Skirrid all around the town, a lot of Abergavenny gardens are really about the view. People want somewhere to sit with a coffee in the morning and a glass of something in the evening, looking out at the hills. Getting that right means putting the patio where the view and the sun are best, choosing paving that sits well beside stone cottages and Victorian villas, and coping with the rain that the mountains bring.
T J Landscapes lays patios, paths and driveways in Abergavenny and the villages of the Usk valley. Tony and the team will visit, talk it through and give you a free quote. For planting, walls and the wider garden, see our Abergavenny landscaping page, or send us your details.
Stone cottages, Victorian villas and hillside plots each suit different materials. Here is how our six compare in Abergavenny.
Indian sandstone in warm, earthy tones picks up the colours of Abergavenny's older stone buildings and the surrounding hillsides.
Porcelain suits a contemporary extension or new build in Abergavenny, and copes well with the wet weather that rolls off the mountains.
Natural stone is the obvious partner for a stone cottage, especially with a rough-edged or tumbled finish that looks settled from the start.
Limestone in soft blue-greys can give a Victorian villa in Abergavenny an elegant, formal terrace.
Granite stands up to frost and heavy use, which makes it a good choice for paths and steps on the higher, more exposed plots.
Block paving works for Abergavenny driveways, including sloping ones, where good edging and a drain at the bottom keep things tidy.
The obvious spot for a patio is right outside the back door, but in Abergavenny that is not always where the view opens up. Sometimes the hills are best seen from the top of the garden, or from a corner where a hedge dips. We stand in different parts of the garden with you, think about where the sun falls at different times of day, and then decide where the main seating area should go.
Often the answer is a practical terrace by the house for everyday use and a smaller paved spot further out, joined by a path. Our local guide to landscaping an Abergavenny garden with mountain views looks at framing the view, and if you like being outside after dark, garden lighting ideas for Abergavenny evenings has ideas for lighting the paving.
A stone cottage and a Victorian villa need quite different paving. Cottages tend to suit smaller, informal patios in natural stone, with random-sized slabs, soft edges and planting spilling over the joints. Villas can carry a larger, more formal terrace with straight lines, a border course and wide steps down to the lawn.
Either way, we look at the walls, sills and doorsteps of the house and pick paving that belongs with them. Our article on patio ideas for Abergavenny stone cottages has plenty of layouts, and where a garden also needs a low stone wall or raised bed, our brickwork and walling work in Abergavenny can be done at the same time.
A patio should suit the house, the weather and the view. That is how we plan them.
We plan where your Abergavenny patio goes around the hills and the sun, not just the back door.
Stone cottage or Victorian villa, we choose materials and layouts that look as if they belong.
Full mortar beds, proper falls and water from the slope caught before it reaches the paving.
Paths, walls, lighting and planting can all be done alongside the patio, so it finishes as one garden.
Abergavenny sits in a valley surrounded by high ground, and it gets its share of rain and cold winter nights. Frost is hard on paving that holds water, and on joints that were not finished properly. We use a full mortar bed so there are no hollows for water to collect in, set falls that clear the surface quickly and choose jointing to suit the stone and the exposure.
Hillside plots on the edges of Abergavenny also have to deal with water running down from above. We catch that before it reaches the patio with a channel drain, a gravel strip or a land drain. Our guides on how a patio should be laid and looking after a new patio explain the rest. For a timber option on a sloping plot, have a look at garden decking in Abergavenny.
Abergavenny is a town that likes its food, and plenty of gardens here have a vegetable patch or a few raised beds. Firm, level paths between the beds make them far easier to use in wet weather, and a paved area by the greenhouse or potting bench stops mud being carried back to the house. We often lay a simple path in the same stone as the patio so the whole garden ties together. Our guide to kitchen gardens and raised beds in Abergavenny covers layouts.
If you entertain, size the patio around the table you actually own, with space to pull chairs out and walk behind them, and room for a barbecue or pizza oven well clear of the house. We also think about how people get from the patio to the lawn, the kitchen and the gate without crossing wet grass.
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Local and practical guides to help you plan the work.
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Natural stone or Indian sandstone in warm tones, often in a random pattern, usually looks most at home. We bring samples so you can see them against your walls.
It will if it is laid properly, on a full mortar bed with good falls and suitable jointing, so water cannot sit in or under the slabs.
Size, material, how much digging and levelling is needed on a sloping plot, drainage, steps or walls, and access for materials. A free quote after our visit gives you a firm idea. Our guide on choosing patio slabs also helps.
Usually. We lift the affected area, correct the base and relay it. See why patios sink, crack or lift for the common causes.
Tell us about your house, the area you want paved and where the best view is. Photos are really helpful.