Charcoal block paved forecourt in front of a white guest house with hanging baskets

Commercial

Commercial surfacing and landscaping

We work for guest houses, shops, developers and small businesses across the south: forecourts, car parks, yards and the landscaping around them. We plan the work around your opening hours and keep access open where we can.

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Free site visitMeasured and quoted in writing
Fully insuredPublic liability cover on every job
Itemised quotesEvery stage priced separately
Bournemouth basedWorking across the south

What we do for businesses

Commercial work we take on

Commercial driveways

Entrances and drives for offices, care homes and business premises, in block paving, resin or tarmac.

Car parks and forecourts

New surfacing, relays and repairs, with drainage, kerbs and edging to suit the traffic.

New-build developments

Driveways, paths, patios and turf for developers and builders handing over new homes.

Hotel and pub grounds

Forecourts, beer gardens, terraces and paths that look smart and take heavy footfall.

Retail and industrial sites

Yards, loading areas, access roads and frontages, plus the groundworks beneath them.

Schools and public spaces

Paths, play-area surrounds, seating areas and hard landscaping, planned around term times.

The job we can show you below is a guest house forecourt. The list above is the commercial work we take on. A shop yard and a school path are priced the same way: visit, measure, written quote.

How it differs from a house drive

Heavier use, and the site has to stay open

A house drive takes a few cars. A forecourt, yard or car park takes delivery vans, turning wheels and people walking across it all day. The base has to be built for that, and the edges and kerbs have to hold.

The other difference is access. We phase the work so you are not shut for the whole job. On a guest house that means guests can still arrive. On a shop it means the front stays usable. We agree which part is closed, and when, before we start.

Visit. We measure the area, check the existing surface, the drains and how vehicles turn.
Written quote. Dig out, sub-base, kerbs, drainage, surface and waste, each on its own line.
The build. Done in sections where the site has to stay open, with the surface you chose: block paving, tarmac or resin bound.
Handover. We clear the site and walk the finished area with you.

Recent commercial job

A guest house forecourt, relaid

The front of this guest house was a worn tarmac car park with faded bays. We took it up and relaid the forecourt in charcoal block paving, which gives the guest house a smart, hard-wearing frontage for guests arriving by car.

The photos below show the car park before we started and the finished forecourt.

Worn tarmac car park with faded bays in front of the guest house, before the work

Larger surfaces

Big drives and long runs, built the same way

Wide resin, block paving and tarmac areas from our driveway work. A car park or a yard gets the same dig out, sub-base and edging, scaled up.

Wide cream resin bound driveway curving round a house, with a round stone inlay and a black edge — Resin bound driveway

Long curving brindle block paved driveway with charcoal edging leading up to a bungalow across a lawn and low wall — Block paving

Black tarmac driveway with a brick-paved apron beside a detached brick house and double garage — Tarmac driveway

Long buff resin bound driveway running down the side of a brick bungalow to a garage, with a black edge at the road — Resin bound driveway

Wide brindle block paved driveway with a curved sandstone and charcoal border beside a flower bed — Block paving

Where we take on commercial surfacing

Dorset

Hampshire

South Wiltshire

Salisbury

West Sussex

FAQs

Commercial surfacing questions

Can you work around our opening hours?

Yes. We agree the hours before we start, and on a car park or forecourt we can phase the job so part of it stays open. Guests and customers should still be able to get in.

Is a commercial quote itemised, like a house job?

Yes. Dig out, sub-base, kerbs, drainage, the surface and waste each have their own line. You can see what a heavier base or a phased job adds before you agree to it.

Which surfaces do you lay for businesses?

Block paving, resin bound and tarmac, plus the groundworks underneath. A guest-house forecourt is usually block paving. A yard or a long access is often tarmac. We say which we would use after we have seen the traffic and the ground.

Can you repair a forecourt instead of replacing it?

Often, yes. Sunken bays and loose blocks can be lifted and relaid if the base underneath is still sound. If the base has failed, a relay will not last, and we will say so at the visit.

Get a quote for your site

Tell us about the site and when you need it done. We will visit, measure up and send an itemised written quote.

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