We have seen a marked increase in traders offering to carry out block paving for driveways at vastly reduced rates with no VAT charged and no long term guarantees. Whilst it is always tempting to go for a ‘cheaper deal for cash’ the consequences could be severe. With the current economic climate and lack of [...]
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TDS goes live
Total Driveway Supplies Ltd have bought the goodwill and URL www.totaldrivewayservices.co.uk from Total Driveway Services Ltd and will continue to honour all Approved Contractor Guarantees as per our standard terms and conditions available from our premises at World of Water, 42 Wraysbury Road, Staines, Middx TW19 6HA
How To Edge A Driveway
The most popular form of edging for a block paved driveway is the use of pre-formed concrete kerb edgings which are available in a range of styles and colours to complement the chosen block paving.
These concrete kerb edgings should be installed wherever there is a need to support the outer edge of a driveway and [...]
How Thick Should An Exposed Aggregate Driveway Be?
There are two types of finish for an exposed aggregate driveway and the construction process is the same for both.
Surface Dressed – this method is used to keep costs to a minimum and is popular on smaller projects such as garden paths and patios. The chosen decorative aggregate is pressed into the body of the [...]
Can I Drive Over A New Concrete Driveway After 24 Hours?
Installation of a Pattern Imprinted Concrete or traditional plain Concrete Driveways are subject to the same time restraints in terms of use for vehicular access. Any reputable contractor will advise you how long you should wait before using your new driveway and it would usually be 4 – 7 days in most cases.
Any form work [...]
How To Prevent Your Driveway From Flooding
New legislation was passed in October 2008 to prevent the run off of surface rainwater from driveways into roads and residential sewers. Homeowners are responsible for the installation of suitable drainage on residential driveways and failure to comply with these planning laws could lead to additional costs if the Local Authority requires them to be [...]
Block Paving January Sale
Beat the Jan 2010 VAT increase with TDS Paving and Landscaping.
We are offering all of our Brett 60mm Block Paving Range at reduced prices until stocks last for installations in Feb / Mar 2010.
Thought for today…………
John Ruskin – on paying too little.
It is unwise to pay too much, but it is worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money – that’s all.
When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was [...]
Block Paving and Driveway Paving Sale
With VAT due to rise by 2.5% in Jan 2010 to 17.5%, we are offering all of our customers the opportunity to agree a new Driveway Paving or Garden Paving installation before 31st Dec 2009 and the contract price will be held until Mar 2010 at the pre VAT increase rate.
This offer applies to any [...]
TDS Paving are moving
TDS Paving and Landscaping continue to grow and thanks to our ongoing success in 2009, we have moved to new premises at World of Water, 42 Wraysbury Road, Staines TW19 6HA.
We have a larger yard with even greater stocks of Natural Stone and Concrete Paving for Driveway, Patios and Paths.









