Driveways in Garston
Driveway quotes for Garston, north-west Watford's big 1930s and post-war housing: practical family drives where block paving is the street default and value matters more than showpiece finishes.
Driveways for Garston's family streets
Garston is honest 1930s and post-war suburbia: semis and short terraces with front gardens built for one car and households that now run two. Block paving in brindle is the default across these roads for good reason: it handles family use, repairs invisibly, and suits the brick and render of the housing stock. Tarmac with a block edge is the value alternative on bigger plots.
Making one-car plots work for two
The classic Garston job is extending an existing drive sideways across the front lawn, or converting the full frontage. That usually means a new or widened dropped kerb (Hertfordshire County Council approval) and a drainage plan, since full-frontage paving over 5m² in impermeable material needs water to drain on-plot. Permeable block paving is increasingly the tidy answer.
Typical Garston prices
A 40 to 55m² drive quotes £2,000 to £4,200 in tarmac, £2,600 to £5,800 in block paving. Widening jobs add kerb and edging work but reuse some of the existing base.