Patios & Paving in Northwood
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 Northwood is well within our regular working patch.
Patios & Paving for homes in Northwood.
Looking for patios and paving in Northwood? J.C General Builders is a family-run father-and-son team — James and Callum Weir — covering Northwood and the rest of London. 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.
The housing stock is mostly Victorian and Edwardian terraces plus 1930s semis, so we're usually dealing with London stock brick, side-return extensions, loft and kitchen refurbishments, small rear gardens re-laid in porcelain or reclaimed flags, and drainage that hasn't been touched in fifty years. Party Wall notices and Building Regs get sorted before the tools come out.
Patios & Paving in Northwood 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 Northwood 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 Northwood — 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.
Also available in Northwood
Get a free quote for patios and paving in Northwood
Tell us what you're planning and we'll come out, take a proper look and price it honestly. No pressure, no obligation.