Streatham SW16 · Garden paths
From the back door to the shed, on solid ground.
As local paving contractors, we lay garden paths across Streatham, usually as part of a bigger change to the garden. Just up the road in Streatham Hill, Mark's garden got an Indian sandstone patio and a footpath to the shed between new flower beds and grass, shown below with before and after photos.
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Your garden, considered
Many Streatham gardens are long and narrow, with the shed or a garden room at the far end. A path down one side keeps the lawn usable and gives a clean line to walk on, and on ground that is mostly clay it stops the same strip of grass turning to mud each winter.
On Mark's job in Streatham Hill the garden was dug out and a base laid before the sandstone went down, first as a patio by the house and then as a footpath towards the shed, with flower beds dug on either side and new grass in the middle.
At the front, a new path to the door is often the moment to replace the whole front garden, as on Warren's porcelain front garden in Stockwell.
Real jobs · real prices
Other documented jobs with paths, closest first, including a porcelain footpath to a garage in Tooting.
Around 20m² of grey 60x90 porcelain laid to drain towards the garden, a new wall clad in the same paving, a new manhole cover and a footpath to the garage, in four days for £5,000 including VAT.
A small, tired patio fully dug out and replaced with mint Indian sandstone on a Type 1 base across the back of the house and down the side return, with a gravel strip along the fence, in two days for £5,000 including VAT.
A light grey Indian sandstone footpath and a 3m x 3m patio, both with gravel around them, supplied and fitted in 3 days for £4,620 including VAT.
Plants and old sandstone removed from a front garden, a new base laid and the front finished in light grey porcelain, with the back sandstone patio cleaned and regrouted, in three days for £5,860 including VAT.
Details from our portfolio
Every photo here is from Mark's sandstone patio and path in Streatham Hill SW2, from the dig-out to the finished garden.
Materials & possibilities
Matching the path to the patio usually looks best, and every option here comes from one of our own jobs.
Over the length of a Streatham garden, small errors add up, so the line is set out first and the levels checked from end to end. The ground is dug out, the base laid and compacted, and each slab bedded down, so the path runs true from the patio to the shed with a slight fall to shed water.
From first ideas to finishing touches
Measure the garden, set out the line and check levels.
Stone to match the patio, width, edging and beds.
Dig out, base, then lay and point the path.
Cleaned down, beds and edges finished, waste gone.
Documented project · Streatham Hill SW2 · 1 mile from Streatham
Mark's garden in Streatham Hill, under a mile from Streatham, was dug out and a base laid before new Indian sandstone went down as a patio and a footpath leading to the shed, with flower beds on both sides and new grass in the middle. Five days, £6,500 including VAT, waste removal included. Drag the slider to compare.
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Oana's grey porcelain patio and footpath to the garage in Tooting was £5,000 in 4 days. Mark's sandstone patio, path to the shed, flower beds and new grass in Streatham Hill was £6,500 in 5 days, and Warren's whole porcelain front garden in Stockwell £5,860 in 3 days.
Request your free quoteCompare like for like. If the path is part of a bigger job, ask for it to be itemised, so you can see what the path itself costs and what the patio, beds and lawn add.
| Project | Where | Time on site | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grey porcelain patio and footpath in Tooting | Tooting SW17 | 4 days | £5,000 inc. VAT |
| Mint Indian sandstone patio in Mitcham | Mitcham CR4 | 2 days | £5,000 inc. VAT |
| Indian sandstone patio, path to the shed and new lawn in Streatham Hill | Streatham Hill SW2 | 5 days | £6,500 inc. VAT |
| Front garden porcelain paving in Stockwell | Stockwell SW9 | 3 days | £5,860 inc. VAT |
| Indian sandstone footpath and a 3m x 3m patio with gravel in South Norwood | South Norwood SE25 | 3 days | £4,620 inc. VAT |
Prices as shown on each case study. Every garden is different, so your price is fixed in a written quote after a free survey.
Streatham · SW16
We lay paths across Streatham SW16, from Streatham Common and Streatham Park to Furzedown and Streatham Vale. Mark's path is in Streatham Hill, and Oana's is in Tooting, both a short drive away.
Our base is next door in Norbury, and we also cover Tooting Bec, Telford Park and Brixton Hill.
A few useful answers
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Read our warranty termsMark's job, with an Indian sandstone patio, a footpath to the shed, flower beds on both sides and new grass, cost £6,500 including VAT in 5 days.
Yes, and it usually looks best. Mark's path in Streatham Hill and Oana's in Tooting both continue the stone or porcelain used on the patio.
Yes. Oana's footpath in Tooting runs down to the garage from a new grey porcelain patio.
We set out the line and check the levels from end to end before digging, then lay every slab on a compacted base.
Yes. Warren's front garden in Stockwell was cleared, given a new base and finished wall to wall in light grey porcelain in 3 days.
Yes. On Mark's job, flower beds were dug on both sides of the path with new grass in the middle.
Most path jobs take a few days. Oana's patio and path took 4, and Mark's garden with a path, patio, beds and lawn took 5.
All of Streatham SW16, including Streatham Common, Streatham Park, Furzedown and Streatham Vale, plus Streatham Hill and Tooting Bec.
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Tell us about your garden paths project in Streatham. We will get in touch to discuss your ideas and the next step towards a site survey.
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