Is your Bournemouth driveway cracked, sinking or holding water after rain? C.W. Stanley resurfaces driveways across the town, including homes in Westbourne, Southbourne, Boscombe and Winton. To talk through resurfacing your driveway, call us on 01202 602 116 and a member of our family-run team will answer your questions.
Driveway Resurfacing Planned Around Bournemouth's Ground
Bournemouth sits on a sandy plateau cut by steep valleys known as chines. Much of that ground drains freely, but pockets of clay do appear, so the right base and drainage can change from one street to the next.
If the base under a driveway has failed, a new top layer alone will not last, so the condition of the base matters as much as the surface.
Signs Your Bournemouth Driveway Needs Resurfacing
Widening cracks, loose stones, potholes, dips where water pools and weeds pushing through are all signs a surface is wearing out.
On a sloping drive, water running off the surface can also wash out the edges and weaken the base. Dealing with problems early usually keeps the job simpler.
Sloped Driveways and Drainage in Bournemouth
Many properties in Bournemouth have sloped driveways because of the hilly terrain around the chines, and these need careful drainage planning. The new surface must fall so water runs away from the house and into a drain or soakaway, not across the pavement.
Replacing more than five square metres of front driveway with a surface that does not let water through needs planning permission, unless rainwater drains to a lawn or border. Permeable surfacing avoids this.
More Than Just Driveway Resurfacing in Bournemouth
As well as resurfacing, we install new driveways, patios and commercial surfaces for homes and businesses across Bournemouth. Our services include:
Not sure which resurfacing option suits your driveway? Call 01202 602 116 and our team will talk you through it.
Other Services We Can Offer
RESIN SURFACING
A resin bound driveway is smooth, seamless and lets rainwater drain through, which suits the free-draining ground found across much of Bournemouth.
BLOCK PAVING
A block paving driveway comes in a wide range of designs and colours, and individual blocks can be lifted and relaid if a repair is ever needed. When you are comparing repair options, our block paving service page explains this surface in more depth.
TARMAC DRIVEWAYS
A tarmac driveway gives a hard-wearing, uniform finish that suits longer or wider drives. We also lay gravel dressed tarmacadam.
PATIOS
A patio gives you space to sit out, eat or entertain in your garden.
We design and install patios for Bournemouth homes that can match or complement a newly resurfaced driveway, including block paving patios.
COMMERCIAL RESURFACING
We also provide commercial surfacing for businesses in Bournemouth, including access roads, pathways and car park resurfacing.
Work is planned around how your site operates, so disruption is kept to a minimum.
Resurfacing Driveways Across Bournemouth's Neighbourhoods
Westbourne and Boscombe sit beside two of Bournemouth’s chines, Alum Chine and Boscombe Chine, so driveways here can slope and need careful drainage. Westbourne, Boscombe Manor and Boscombe Spa are also conservation areas, where extra planning rules can apply.
Southbourne sits on the clifftop, and Southbourne Grove is a conservation area too. Whether you live in Southbourne, Winton or elsewhere in Bournemouth, a new or wider dropped kerb needs BCP Council’s approval before work starts.
ABOUT US
C.W. Stanley is a family-run surfacing company that has been laying driveways since 1956. We install Tarmacadam, Asphalt, Resin Bound Stone and Block Paved surfaces.
We put careful preparation and attention to detail into every driveway, whatever its size.
OUR DRIVEWAY RESURFACING CONTRACTORS IN BOURNEMOUTH
Our team resurfaces driveways for properties across Bournemouth, including Westbourne, Southbourne, Boscombe and Winton.
We aim to keep disruption to you and your neighbours to a minimum.
Other Serving Areas
We also offer driveway resurfacing in these areas:
GALLERY
See finished driveways in our gallery, and compare old and new surfaces in our “Before and After” section.
TESTIMONIALS
Read what our customers say about their driveways on our “Testimonials” page.
Why Choose Us for Driveway Resurfacing in Bournemouth?
At a free site visit, we discuss your requirements and assess the area before recommending a surface.
Our friendly team will talk you through every option for your home.
Contact Us Today
If your Bournemouth driveway is ready for resurfacing, get in touch with C.W. Stanley today. Call us on 01202 602 116, email info@cwstanley.co.uk or fill in our online contact form. To talk through which surface suits your property, get in touch and we will arrange a free site visit with no obligation.