Tilbury Landscapers
Clearing the Ground in Tilbury
This garden in Tilbury had been left to its own devices for a while. Trees, bushes and a fair amount of rubble had taken over most of the space, and there was very little usable ground left before we started. Any new patio was going to need a proper clear-out first, right down to bare soil.
We took out the trees and bushes and dug through the rubble underneath, then removed all the waste from site. The customer didn't have to organise a skip or make any tip runs themselves - that side of things was handled as part of the job.
Preparing for the New Patio
Once the garden was cleared, the ground could finally be assessed properly. A sub-base was installed across the full 35 square metre area to give the new paving something solid and stable to sit on. It's not the most exciting part of the job, but skip it and the slabs will move and settle unevenly within a year or two.
There were no drainage complications to work around here, and access to the garden was straightforward, so the groundwork went ahead without any delays.
Laying the Indian Sandstone
For the patio itself we used Indian sandstone in a camel blend - a warm, sandy tone that works well in most gardens without dominating the space. Bull nose kerbs were laid as edging around the patio, giving it a clean border and a slightly softer edge underfoot than a standard square kerb.
Patio installation of this size takes a bit of patience. Each slab has to be bedded and levelled against the ones around it, and the joints need to line up properly across the whole run. The camel blend Indian sandstone came together well over the 35 square metres, and the bull nose kerbs tie the whole edge together neatly.
Flower Beds and Fencing
Alongside the patio, we put in new flower beds and fencing to finish the garden off properly. The beds give the space some structure and a spot for planting further down the line, while the new fencing marks out the boundary clearly now that the old growth is gone.
It's worth saying that this wasn't just a paving job. Between the clearance, the sub-base, the patio, the beds and the fencing, there was a good amount of work packed into a fairly small garden.
One Week, Start to Finish
From the first day of clearance to the last kerb going down, the whole project took one week. Given that we were starting with an overgrown garden full of rubble, rather than a clear site ready for paving, that's a reasonable turnaround.
Wisbey & Son Contractors carried out the full job in Tilbury - clearance, groundwork, patio laying, beds and fencing - as one continuous piece of work rather than separate stages spread over weeks. For anyone in the area looking at a similarly overgrown garden, this project is a fair example of what can be done in a short space of time once the clearance and landscaping are planned together from the start.
