Worcs · Glos · Warks
How much does a patio cost?
Between £190 and £260 per square metre, fitted. Here is how that's built.
The breakdown
Six lines.
That's the whole quote.
Five known, one variable. Once you've seen these, the rest of the website is just applying them to your garden.
- 01£25 – £80 / m²
Materials
A curated trade range across porcelain and natural stone — entry-level to premium, picked so there's an honest option at every budget. We always order 10% over your square meterage to cover cuts and breakages — itemised on the written quote so you can see exactly what's been added.
- 02£40 / m²
Ground preparation
Dig-out to formation, geotextile membrane, and a minimum 100mm of MOT Type 1 sub-base compacted in layers — the foundation BS 7533-101:2021 sets out for a domestic, pedestrian patio.
- 03£75 / m²
Installation
Two-person team, salaried not subbied, around 5 working days for an average 30m² patio. Laid full-bed on a 40–50mm mortar bed with a primer slurry and joints fully filled — the workmanship the BS 7533 series calls for.
- 04£20 / m²
Waste removal
Skip, tip or grab hire — whichever suits the site. However we do it, the waste leaves with us, not left for you to deal with.
- 050 – 15%
Site conditions
Steps, drainage, restricted access, awkward subsoil. We won't know until we walk it.
- 0620%
VAT
We're VAT registered. Most one-man bands aren't, which is part of why their headline number can look lower.
Every patio we lay is built to the current British Standards for modular paving. Most of the gap between our quote and a cheaper one sits below the slab — sub-base depth, the full mortar bed, the detail — the bits the British Standards are written about, and the bits a quick eye on the finished patio will never see.
Three recent jobs
Those numbers, fitted. So you're not just reading prices in a vacuum.
Pershore, Worcs
32m² · porcelain
£6,600
Cheltenham, Glos
24m² · sandstone
£5,400
Stratford, Warks
41m² · porcelain
£9,500
Your garden
Same breakdown.
Your numbers.
Pick a material, type the rough size. Surface work is priced per m² — the rest is for your specific garden: drainage, steps, ground conditions, anything hidden.
Material
Three representative tiers per material — enough to price honestly here. The full curated range, with samples to hold against your house, comes out at the appointment.
Porcelain
Crisp, modern, low maintenance.
Natural stone
Warm, characterful, no two slabs alike.
Shape
Size
How a job goes
Four steps from this page to a finished garden.
- 01
The visit
Half an hour. Measure, ground check, samples in hand.
- 02
The number, in writing
Your range becomes a fixed price. Sent the same day.
- 03
Build
One team, 5–8 working days, same faces start to finish.
- 04
Sign-off
Walked together. Guarantee posted in writing.
From Trustpilot
In their words.
"So pleased with our new patio! Ian works quickly and efficiently to such a high standard."
"Very happy with what was done — quality, and communication. Would highly recommend."
For new-build owners
The little concrete square the developer left you, replaced.
Most new builds come with a small patch of concrete slabs outside the back door — the developer's idea of a patio. Usually 6 to 10 square metres, often laid straight onto sand, almost never level. We lift the lot and replace it with something the size you actually wanted, in a material you actually chose — and we don't tend to keep people waiting.
The visit
The same person who walks your garden builds it.
One van. One installer. You meet Ian at the visit, and Ian is who you'll see every morning until it's done.
Ian Townshend
Lead installer · 5 years
The visit
Half an hour. One number.
Same day in writing.
We measure, check ground and access, and bring the slab samples so you can see them in your own light.