Bramhall & Woodford · SK7 · 6 minutes from our yard

Patios, driveways & landscaping in Bramhall & Woodford (SK7).

Bramhall’s big 1930s plots around Bramhall Park and Pownall Park sit on heavy, wet boulder clay. We fix the waterlogging first, then lay the 60 m²-plus porcelain terraces those long back gardens deserve.

Large red-brick detached house with open bifold doors onto a light-grey porcelain terrace with a dining set and barbecue, two wide lit bullnose steps, an oak sleeper planter and a rotary laser level on a tripod

Pownall Park, Bramhall (SK7) · 68 m² two-tier porcelain terrace

3 Bramhall Jobs ShownPownall Park, Woodford Road & Moss Lane, with final invoices

Clay Fixed FirstFrench drains & soakaways before a single slab goes down

10-Year GuaranteeWritten cover on the sub-base, drainage & frost lift

★ 4.9 Google (96)David & Callum on site every day, no subcontractors

01 · WHAT’S UNDER A BRAMHALL GARDEN

Big plots, slow-draining clay and a brook through the middle.

Most of the gardens we dig in SK7 behave the same way: a spade’s depth of decent topsoil, then sticky grey-brown clay that holds water from October to April. Here is what that means for your patio or drive.

Housing1930s detached & semisDeep back gardens of 25–40 metres, often with an old concrete path and a tired 1980s patio by the back door.

SoilHeavy boulder clayLeft behind by the last Ice Age. It swells when wet and cracks in dry summers, so shallow patios move.

WaterLady Brook catchmentGardens that fall towards the brook and Bramhall Park stay soggy for days after rain. We test before we promise a soakaway.

Typical size50–70 m² terracesAbout 10 m × 6 m: the full width of a detached house and six long strides out from the back door.

CouncilStockport CouncilBack-garden patios need no permission. Front drives follow the permeable-paving rules; dropped kerbs need council approval.

02 · STREET BY STREET

The parts of Bramhall & Woodford we know by heart.

Pownall ParkWide 1930s detached homes with long lawns. Owners usually want a two-level terrace off new bifolds, plus raised oak beds to hide the change in level.
Bramhall Park & Bramhall Park RoadGardens slope gently towards the park and the brook. Lawns here are the wettest we see in SK7, so land drains often come before the patio.
Carr Wood areaMature trees and big hedges mean root checks at survey and careful hand-digging near trunks. Shade suits porcelain, which does not go green like sandstone.
Bramhall Lane SouthBusy road, so we plan deliveries before 8am and keep pallets on your drive, never the pavement. Lots of front-garden drive conversions here.
Ladythorn & Dairyground1950s–1960s semis with medium gardens. A 30–35 m² family patio and a tidy lawn edge is the most common job.
Woodford & New WoodfordOlder cottages along Woodford Road, and newer homes on the old aerodrome site where builders’ topsoil is thin over rubble and clay. We dig it out and start again.

03 · THREE BRAMHALL JOBS, WITH THE INVOICES

What Bramhall neighbours actually paid.

Area, days on site and how the final figure adds up from our published rates.

Light-grey porcelain patio outside open black bifold doors, with dark oak sleeper raised beds of white hydrangeas and grasses beside a lawn

Final Invoice: £13,950

POWNALL PARK, BRAMHALL (SK7)

68 m² two-tier porcelain terrace, oak planters & flush bifold drain

Area68 m²

On site8 working days

How it adds up68 × £185 + £1,370

"Three quotes came in — two couldn't tell us how deep they dug, and David handed us a printed section drawing showing 150mm Type 1, 40mm full mortar bed and SBR slurry on every slab. Two winters on and not a single puddle." — Sarah & Richard Bradshaw, Bramhall (SK7)

Grey porcelain dining terrace beside a long oak sleeper planter, with horizontal cedar louvre fence panels on anthracite posts

Final Invoice: £8,950

WOODFORD ROAD, BRAMHALL (SK7)

42 m² porcelain dining terrace, lit bullnose steps & cedar screening

Area42 m²

On site6 working days

How it adds up42 × £185 + £1,180

"Callum's mitred porcelain step edges and recessed 12V lights look like an architectural hotel terrace. Everything was laser-levelled to the millimetre and our front drive was jet-washed spotless before they left." — Dr Helen & Mark Armitage, Woodford (SK7)

Newly striped lawn edged with charcoal blocks and a pebble-filled drainage channel beside a sandstone patio

Final Invoice: £15,224

MOSS LANE, BRAMHALL (SK7)

Clay waterlogging cured, then a 62 m² porcelain entertaining terrace

Area62 m²

On site10 working days

How it adds up62 × £185 + drains £3,754

"Water used to sit by the back door for three days after a storm. David dug a test pit, showed us the clay, and put in 28 metres of French drain and a crate soakaway before the terrace went down. Last February it was dry within the hour." — Neil & Judith Kershaw, Bramhall (SK7)

Moss Lane breakdown: 62 m² porcelain £11,470 + 28 lin.m French drain at £68 (£1,904) + Polystorm soakaway £1,850 = £15,224.

04 · YOUR HOUSE, YOUR LIKELY JOB

What we usually build for each kind of SK7 home.

A rough guide from the jobs we have done locally. David gives you the exact figure after measuring.

Porcelain £185/m², permeable block £140/m², sandstone £115/m², sleepers £210/lin.m, all-in. Ranges include typical extras such as steps and drains.
House type	What owners usually ask for	Typical size	Typical spend (all-in)
1930s detached, Pownall Park / Bramhall Park	Porcelain terrace across the full width, flush with new bifolds, plus land drains on a soggy lawn	55–70 m²	£10,200–£15,500
1950s–60s semi, Ladythorn / Dairyground	Family patio, new lawn edge, a short run of concrete-post fencing	30–35 m²	£5,550–£7,800
Detached with front lawn, Bramhall Lane South	Permeable block drive for two cars, granite kerbs, ACO channel at the garage	45–60 m²	£6,300–£8,400
Woodford cottage or New Woodford home	Dig out builders’ rubble, sandstone patio, raised sleeper beds	25–40 m²	£3,900–£7,400

Porcelain & sandstone patios Lawn drainage & soakaways Cheadle Hulme (SK8) Hazel Grove (SK7) Poynton & Disley (SK12)

05 · QUESTIONS BRAMHALL OWNERS ASK

Straight answers before you ring.

Our lawn near Bramhall Park stays wet all winter. Will a patio make it worse?+

It can, if the patio simply sheds water onto the lawn. We fall every terrace (1:80, about 1cm per metre) towards a channel or French drain that takes the water somewhere useful. If the clay fails our soak test, we will not fit a soakaway that cannot work; we connect to your existing surface-water drain instead.

Our 1930s house has a low damp-proof course. Can we still have a level step-out from new bifolds?+

Yes. The normal rule is that paving sits 150mm below the damp-proof course (the waterproof layer in your brickwork). For a level threshold we fit a slot drain right against the door frame, so rain is caught before it can reach the wall. David checks your levels with a laser at the survey.

Where do the clay and deliveries go on a busy road like Bramhall Lane South?+

Stone arrives early on a crane lorry and sits on your drive on boards. Dug-out clay goes straight into a licensed grab lorry, usually two or three loads for a 60 m² terrace, so there is no skip sitting outside for a fortnight.

How long does a 60 m² Bramhall terrace take?+

Usually 7 to 9 working days for the two of us: two days digging and drainage, one day of stone base and compaction, and four to five days laying and pointing. Add a day or two if we are putting land drains across the lawn as well.

David and Callum Mercer holding a porcelain slab beside their rotary laser level

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