Patios & Paving in Hertford
Porcelain, sandstone, limestone and reclaimed flag patios laid on full mortar beds with proper falls and drainage. We're a father-and-son team based in Buckinghamshire and Hertford is well within our regular working patch.
Patios & Paving for homes in Hertford.
Looking for patios and paving in Hertford? J.C General Builders is a family-run father-and-son team — James and Callum Weir — covering Hertford and the rest of Hertfordshire. The people who quote your job are the people who turn up and do it.
A patio is only as good as what's under it. We dig out to depth, lay and compact a proper MOT sub-base and bed every slab on a full wet mortar bed — no dot-and-dab, no spot bedding, no sunken corners two winters later.
Porcelain, Indian sandstone, limestone, granite setts and reclaimed York stone: we lay them all, set falls away from the house and get the drainage right so you're not standing in a puddle every November.
Most of what we're asked for here is space and outdoor living: side-return and rear extensions, garage conversions, driveways widened and re-laid in block paving, and gardens levelled with retaining walls and sandstone or porcelain patios. Conservation areas around Tring, Harpenden and Bishop's Stortford mean matching brick and mortar properly, which is the part we enjoy.
Patios & Paving in Hertford includes
- Porcelain and vitrified paving
- Indian sandstone, limestone and granite
- Reclaimed stone flags and traditional finishes
- Steps, level changes and raised patios
- Edging, setts, borders and feature circles
- Linear drainage, soakaways and surface falls
Our process on every Hertford job.
Layout and levels
We set out the shape, check levels against your damp-proof course and plan falls and drainage before anything is dug.
Excavation and sub-base
Dug to depth, membrane down, MOT Type 1 laid and whacker-plated in layers.
Laying
Full mortar bed, primed slab backs on porcelain, consistent joints and a laser-checked fall.
Jointing and wash off
Brush-in or slurry jointing to suit the stone, then a full clean down and site clear.
Patios & Paving in Hertford — common questions
- Porcelain or sandstone — which is better?
- Porcelain is harder wearing, doesn't stain and stays looking new; sandstone has more character and suits period properties. Both last if they're laid properly, and that's the real variable.
- How long does a patio take?
- A typical 25–40m² patio is around one to two weeks including groundwork, depending on level changes, steps and access.
- Will you take the old patio away?
- Yes — excavation, skips and waste removal are included in our quotes so there's no nasty extra at the end.
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