Guides

The plain-English version.

The questions clients actually ask, answered straight — what needs planning permission, which materials suit our clay, and how to tell a fair quote from a vague one. No jargon, no sales spin.

Planning

Do I need planning permission for my driveway?

SuDS, the 5m² rule and the dropped kerb — the whole picture, plainly, for a Hertfordshire front garden.

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Materials

Porcelain vs sandstone in Hertfordshire clay

Two good materials, one honest comparison — and why, on Hertfordshire's shrink-swell clay, what's under the slab decides everything.

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Buying well

What a proper patio quote itemises

A fixed, itemised quote is a promise you can hold someone to. Here's what it should contain — and the rights that sit behind it.

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