Project Description

Patio Renovation: Saffron Walden, Essex

Here’s a quick case study about a Patio Renovation in Saffron Walden that saved one of our customers around £9000 – instead of having a new patio, we were able to renovate their existing patio.

Quite often we look at replacing a patio for a customer, but sometimes its quite feasible and certainly more economical to renovate the existing one.

The most common complaints about paving and patios are:

  • Dirty, mossy or green with algae – so it spoils the look of your garden
  • It’s slippery – which could cause a fall by you, your family or friends
  • It has weeds growing on it – which is time consuming to remove them
  • The slabs are loose – meaning you could trip over a loose slab

Firstly, we check if the paving slabs have been properly laid and retained, if not, we recommend a course of action to correct that, because otherwise no matter how clean and neat it looks, it will always be a problem.

Assuming your patio was well installed, the next thing to go is the pointing between the slabs; this allows weeds to grow and that will lift the slabs causing them to rock, which can be dangerous.

Here is an example of a patio we renovated recently in Saffron Walden

Patio Renovation, Saffron Walden, Essex

The program of work was to:

  • Jet wash all the paving thoroughly
  • Clean out the existing cement based pointing
  • Relay any patio slabs that were loose
  • Fill the gaps and voids
  • Point the paving with an epoxy wet applied grout
“We were absolutely thrilled with the result and it looks and feels like a brand new patio, but for a fraction the cost. Great work!”

The customer saved around £9000 having a Patio Renovation, compared to having a new patio installed.

Here are some before and after pictures (click images to enlarge)

Before Patio Renovation in Saffron Walden
After Patio Renovation in Saffron Walden
Before Patio Renovation in Saffron Walden
Before Patio Renovation in Saffron Walden
After Patio Renovation in Saffron Walden

If you would like to talk to one of our patio specialists about renovations, replacements or new patios, contact us on 01233 926954 or email: enquiries@greenmanlandscapes.co.uk