Driveways on Solihull housing
The interwar semis and detached houses that make up much of the borough came with a generous frontage, and a big share of the driveway work we do in Solihull is turning a tired tarmac or crazy-paved front into a seamless resin bound drive with a block paved border. Because the area is large the base matters even more: a proper dig, a compacted MOT sub-base, and either a permeable build-up or a drainage channel so the water does not run to the pavement. Resin bound is permeable by design, which is what keeps it inside permitted development.
In Knowle, Dorridge and Hampton-in-Arden the frontages can be larger still and often gravel, and the request is for something that stays put and looks right against an older house. We will show you samples in the actual light of your drive, because the same aggregate reads very differently in shade and in sun. A dropped kerb or widening goes through Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council as the highway authority, and we submit that as part of the job.
What we are asked for here
- Resin bound drives with block paved borders on interwar frontages
- Replacing tired tarmac and crazy paving
- Gravel-to-resin conversions on larger Knowle and Dorridge plots
- Dropped kerbs and widening through the borough highways team
Planning and building control
Planning and building control here go through Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, and conservation area status changes what is permitted, so it is worth checking before design work starts.
About 13 miles from our Redditch base.
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I’m really happy with the work carried out by Carter Langfold on my resin driveway. From start to finish, they were professional, reliable and worked hard to complete the order to a high standard.
Was very happy with the service provided. Very friendly lads and made sure I was happy with the completed job before they left. Would recommend the use of this company.
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Questions
Driveways in Solihull, answered straight
Which resin colour suits a Solihull house?
On the red-brick interwar housing, a warm buff or golden aggregate with a charcoal block border is the usual choice. On rendered or older houses, a lighter grey or silver reads better. We bring samples to the survey and look at them on your drive, not in a catalogue.
Will a resin drive stay inside permitted development?
Yes, provided it is resin bound (permeable) and not resin bonded, and provided the water stays on your plot. We build it that way as standard.
Can you do the front garden walls and steps at the same time?
Yes, and it is worth doing together: the same team handles the walls, steps and edging so the levels all agree and the drive is finished in one visit rather than three.
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