Paving Repairs & Driveway Releveling In
Manchester

Yes, we routinely lift just the sunken sections where vehicles have compressed the ground beneath the tyre tracks. We pull up the affected pavers, clear away the contaminated laying sand, and inspect the aggregate sub-base beneath for compaction failure. Once we top up and mechanically compact the sub-base with fresh Type 1, we screed fresh sharp sand, reinstate your original blocks, and vibrate them flush with kiln-dried jointing sand.

Lateral spread happens when the original concrete haunching supporting the perimeter kerbs or edge blocks cracks, breaks down, or was never laid thick enough. To repair this, we dig back the bordering turf or soil, lift the displaced edging, and clear out the failed concrete. We then reset the border blocks on a fresh concrete bed backed with a solid concrete haunch to lock the entire paved area tight against vehicle weight.

Individual rocking or dipped slabs can be lifted and reset provided the surrounding paved area is structurally sound. Older patios in Trafford often sink because flags were laid on dry spot-bedding rather than a full wet mortar bed, allowing water to wash the base away. We lift the problematic flags, clear the failed base down to solid ground, lay a full wet mortar bed with an SBR bonding slurry, and reset each stone level with the surrounding terrace.

When releveling sunken paving, we reset the sand screed with a deliberate fall to actively guide rainwater away from the house and into existing drainage channels or borders. If ground settlement has reversed the original slope towards the property, we regrade the sub-base aggregate to re-establish the drop and, where required, install a linear ACO channel drain connected to an adequate soakaway.

You cannot simply smear fresh pointing compound over loose, crumbling joints and expect it to hold. We rake or mechanically grind out the failing mortar to a depth of at least 20mm to give the new material a clean, solid edge to bond against. Once the joints are blown clean of dust and debris, we install high-strength jointing that flexes with temperature changes and resists frost heave.

We source replacement blocks from trade yards to match the profile, size, and original blend of your driveway as closely as possible. Because weathered blocks fade over years of exposure to rain and sunlight, a brand new block will look slightly brighter initially before weathering down. Where a clean visual match is critical, we often lift undamaged existing blocks from an out-of-sight corner and place the new pavers in that hidden spot instead.