Gardens in Brecon tend to be generous, with stone-built houses, plenty of lawn and farmland views beyond the boundary. A patio here can be a proper outdoor room, large enough for a table, a barbecue and a few chairs. We design and lay new patios and paved areas throughout the town and the country around it.
We build every patio on a proper foundation and finish the edges to suit your house, whether that is a stone wall, a step down to the lawn or a border. We also cover Talybont-on-Usk, Libanus, Sennybridge and Llanfrynach, so tell us what you want from the space.
With more room to play with, the first question in Brecon is where the patio will be happiest. Sun at the end of the day, shelter from the wind and a view you actually want to look at all count. We walk the garden with you, mark the outline on the ground with paint or string, and adjust it until it feels right.
Larger patios need a bit more planning. We think about how the surface will meet the lawn, whether a step is needed, and how to keep a long run of paving looking balanced. Wide areas often look better with a change of pattern or a border, and we can suggest layouts without making things fussy, so the paving sits naturally beside the house.
Brecon has a lot of stone-built homes, so paving that echoes the tone and texture of the walls usually looks the part. Sandstone-look slabs and natural stone are popular choices, while porcelain gives a crisper, contemporary line for a newer extension. Holding a sample slab against your own walls is the easiest way to judge colour, and matching the tone matters more than matching it exactly.
Beneath the surface we do the same careful job whatever you choose. That means excavating, compacting a sub-base in layers, bedding the slabs on mortar and laying to a slight fall for drainage. Rain runs off open ground and lawns toward the house if the fall is wrong, so getting the levels right at the start is what keeps the patio dry and level afterwards.
Field boundaries and open ground mean wind can sweep across many Brecon gardens, so we consider whether a patio needs a fence, wall or planted screen for shelter. Because the town lies within the national park, it is sensible to check whether any consent applies to your plans. We will explain what we know and what to ask the council.
A few jobs we have completed. We also work in and around Brecon.
Patio ConstructionWe cleared the old paving at the back of a Bridgend house, compacted the base and stacked new slabs ready for laying.
See the project →Patio ConstructionWe laid new grey paving slabs in a narrow Cardiff garden, with timber-edged gravel beds and a membrane-lined side strip.
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Patio ConstructionWe replaced the front lawn of a red-brick terraced house in Neath with dark grey paving and a pale border of edging stones.
See the project →We work across South Wales. Pick your town to see how patio construction works locally.
Porcelain offers a consistent, low-maintenance surface, while natural stone brings variation and character, and both depend on a properly built base.
Read the guide →The cost of a patio depends on its size, the paving you choose, the ground beneath it and how easily materials and waste can be moved.
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Read the guide →As large as the space and your budget allow. Bigger areas simply need more careful levels, edging and drainage, and a long run of slabs needs joints and borders planned so it does not look empty. We mark the outline on site so you can judge the size before any digging starts.
Usually not for a simple ground-level patio, but national park status, listed buildings and raised platforms can change things. It is sensible to ask the council before work starts. We can talk you through what to check for your property.
Sandstone-look and natural stone slabs tend to blend well with local stonework. Porcelain suits a modern extension or a crisp, clean style. Seeing a sample against your walls is the surest way to choose, and it also helps to think about which parts of the patio get shade and which take the wind.
Tell us what needs doing and where. We will come back to you, or call 07766 919630 if it is urgent.