JHG.Groundworks

JHG.Groundworks Driveways - Patios - Footpaths - Concreting - Drainage installation and repairs - Footings - Fencing

An amazing transformation with this now beautiful back garden. Its gone from dangerous, gloomy, unusable garden with rot...
07/04/2026

An amazing transformation with this now beautiful back garden.

Its gone from dangerous, gloomy, unusable garden with rotting decking to now, a bright, spacious area which can now be used to their hearts content.

Being a terraced house with narrow doors and a windy path through the house. Everything.. and I mean EVERYRHING! Was transported through the house via Gorrila tubs. But that is no issue at all, all I say is challenge accepted 💪🏽.

The lower area was extending into the higher tiered section by 2 meters. Allowing a bigger area of patio, making the garden more usable and convenient for friendly gatherings.

Retaining walls are built out of beautiful Islington Rustica Yellow Smeed Dean Facing Bricks (Which have now discontinued), with weepholes every 600mm and 100mm thick Shingle behind to allow a perfect drainage system and irradiated any hydrostatic pressure.

The Patio finish is Autumn Brown Indian Sandstone 900x600mm, laid on 100mm subbase of Primary Type 1 Aggregate. 40mm of sharp sand and cement bed with a neat cement slurry on the back of each slab.

The decorative chippings are a Cotswold decorative chipping. Which really completes and brightens up the whole garden.

Also, each fence panel was replaced with Green Lap Panels from to finish it off.

This was a great job through and through, with an amazing customer who kept me watered with tea throughout. What more could I need!

Let me know what you think in the comments below.

A small task of installing a French drainage channel along a raised area, which had breached the damp course of an exten...
22/03/2026

A small task of installing a French drainage channel along a raised area, which had breached the damp course of an extension the customer had built and needed signing off.

I cut a straight, clean line in the porcelain paving including a rounded corner for aesthetic purposes.
Breaking out the tiles, sand and cement bedding and ground beneath until hitting soft ground.

Installing a non woven membrane within the trench after the proofers had altered the rendering and waterproofed the wall. Then a 50mm bedding of 10mm Shingle at the bottom, followed by a perforated pipe, wrapped in membrane and then covering with 10mm Shingle until it reached 50mm from the surface level.

Wrapping the membrane over the 10mm shingle and then topping with a blue, decorative chipping.

We recently carried out the groundworks at the front of a set of flats for the communal outside area. Contracted in by W...
07/03/2026

We recently carried out the groundworks at the front of a set of flats for the communal outside area. Contracted in by Woodnut Construction LTD. 107m2 area which was dug out to the correct depth before installing new edgings, readjusting manhole and service covers to suit new levels, new 150mm subbase, 75mm tarmac and reinstating around.

Another satisfied customer. A great 3 day job carried out in the Dartford area. - Hand dig down 230mm- Membrane Install-...
04/03/2026

Another satisfied customer.

A great 3 day job carried out in the Dartford area.

- Hand dig down 230mm
- Membrane Install
- 150mm Type 1 MOT subbase
- Natural 50mm Block for Border and Charcoal for mass area.

Another brilliant job carried out for some wonderful customers. This new mixed sized silver grey cobble blocks with the ...
27/11/2025

Another brilliant job carried out for some wonderful customers.

This new mixed sized silver grey cobble blocks with the Damson Cobble 225 x 150mm border blocks has really transformed the driveway. Giving it the modern, clean uplift with the additional tree pits to allow a little bit of greenery still.

70m2 area

- Dig out and Subbase installation
- Soakaway installation
- Block kerb and acco channel installation
- Block paving installation

Another block paving job completed for a repeat customer. I thoroughly enjoyed working on this project. Brindle block pa...
23/11/2025

Another block paving job completed for a repeat customer.

I thoroughly enjoyed working on this project.

Brindle block pavers with Charcoal border with the additional feature pattern in the center and along the front.

45m2

- Excavation and waste removal
- Soakaway installation
- Membrane and Subbase preparation
- Block kerb and acco installation
- Block paving installation

152m2 Rake out and Repointing. A lovely job in the Bromley area. Pointed with Sharp sand and cement 4:1.
12/10/2025

152m2 Rake out and Repointing.

A lovely job in the Bromley area.

Pointed with Sharp sand and cement 4:1.

New Brickwork Retains, Rake out, Repoint and Jet wash.- Taking out the old railway sleeper patio retains and installing ...
23/08/2025

New Brickwork Retains, Rake out, Repoint and Jet wash.

- Taking out the old railway sleeper patio retains and installing a new concrete strip footing and brickwork face, matching the bricks with the existing build.

- 60m2 - Raking out and repointing with Sharp sand and cement (4:1)

- Jetwash the patio areas

Block Paving InstallationA beautiful face lift for this lovely, quiet bungalo. The old concrete footpaths that came into...
22/08/2025

Block Paving Installation

A beautiful face lift for this lovely, quiet bungalo. The old concrete footpaths that came into the property and around it had been broken out and replaced with block paving.

The footpath leading to the entrance, I used a pattern and lowered the levels to allow 2 courses of brick to be built on either side, creating a beautiful walkway.

Colours of Charcoal for border blocks
Brindle for main colour
Natural for the spot pattern block

Manhole cover replacement.The old manhole cover which was near on buried, has now been made into a feature and will serv...
22/08/2025

Manhole cover replacement.

The old manhole cover which was near on buried, has now been made into a feature and will serve the purpose to centrepiece a statue.

- Camtech Red bricks around the border
- Autumn Blend Indian stone in recessed manhole.

French Channel/ Shingle StripThe Property had a damp issue inside where the block paving had been laid halfway over the ...
20/08/2025

French Channel/ Shingle Strip

The Property had a damp issue inside where the block paving had been laid halfway over the air vents with not enough distance from the damp course.

Therefore I

- Broke took out the light grey blocks and stored them to reinstate

- Dig down to the old crazy paving and then break out to access soft ground

- Paint on Bitchumen Paint to waterproof the brickwork below surface level

- Install a nonwoven w**d proof membrane

- Install shingle 100mm thick and type one bordering the property.

- Reinstate the grey block border

- Cut in charcoal blocks

- Sweep in sand

- Top up shingle with decorative shingle

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