A driveway is only as good as what sits underneath it. We dig out, lay a compacted sub-base and sort the drainage before any paving goes down. Front driveways start from £6,000.
We dig down to firm ground and lay compacted MOT Type 1, so the surface does not sink or rut.
Permeable paving, soakaways or channel drains, so your drive meets the rules for front gardens.
Tumbled or smooth blocks in any laying pattern, or a resin bound finish in the colour you pick.
Contrasting border courses, kerbs and planting beds, set out to suit the front of your house.
Block paving gives you the most choice. We lay tumbled blocks for older properties and crisp, smooth blocks for newer ones, in herringbone, stretcher bond or circles, with a contrasting border to finish the edge.
A typical double driveway takes around a week to ten days. We dig out, set the kerbs on a concrete haunch, lay and compact the sub-base, screed the sand bed, lay the blocks and brush in kiln-dried sand. You can park on it the day we finish.
Resin bound is natural aggregate mixed with clear resin and trowelled by hand into a smooth, porous surface. Rainwater drains straight through it, so a front driveway in resin usually needs no planning permission.
We lay it on a new base, never straight over old tarmac that is already cracking. Once the base is ready, the resin goes down in a day and you can walk on it the next morning.
Why Fosse & Fen
Three promises we make to every customer, written into every quote.
The price we give you after the 3D design is the price you pay. If we find something underground that nobody could have seen, we stop, show you, and agree any change before we carry on.
We protect your drive and lawn, keep materials stacked in one place and sweep up before we leave each evening.
Our founder visits every site during the build as well as at the quote. If something needs deciding, you are talking to the person who can decide it.
How it works
1
Free
We visit, measure the garden and talk through how you want to use it. We check levels, drainage and access while we are there.
2
No obligation
We draw the garden in 3D and walk you round it. Once you are happy with the design, you get a fixed, itemised quote.
3
Tidy site
Our team builds it from dig-out to planting. You get a start date, a weekly plan and a tidy site every evening.
4
10 years
We walk round the finished garden with you, show you how to look after it and hand over your 10-year workmanship guarantee.
Reviews
They dug out the whole back garden and had the patio, lawn and lighting finished in four weeks. The 3D drawing meant there were no surprises. It looks exactly like the drawing.
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Sarah K.
Nettleham
Owen came out three times during the build to check on things. The lads were polite, started on time every morning and swept the drive every night.
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David and Helen R.
Heighington
Our resin driveway went down in a day once the base was in. Fixed price, no extras, and the guarantee in writing.
MT
Mark T.
Washingborough
If your question is not here, call us on 01632 960418.
Most of our front driveways start from £6,000. The final price depends on the size, how much we need to dig out, the drainage and the material you choose. After the free design visit you get a fixed quote, so the price will not creep up during the job.
Not usually, as long as the surface is permeable or the rainwater runs onto a lawn or border inside your boundary. Resin bound and permeable block paving both meet the rules. A new dropped kerb is a separate application to the county council, and we can help you with it.
Most driveways take five to ten working days. The dig-out and sub-base take the longest. You get a start date and a plan before we begin, and we keep part of the drive usable where we can.
Block paving is easier to repair and gives you more patterns to choose from. Resin bound gives a smooth surface with no joints for weeds to grow in. We show both on the 3D visual so you can compare them against your own house.
Our workmanship, including the sub-base, edging and laying. If the drive sinks, a block rocks or the edging moves because of how we built it, we come back and put it right at no cost.
Tell us about your garden and we will book your free design visit.
