Windlesham · GU20 · Surrey
Patios & Decking in Windlesham.
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Patios & Decking
Windlesham, GU20
Porcelain Paving
£90–£150 /m²
Large format, full-bed adhesive system
Windlesham
Patios & Decking in Windlesham, Surrey
What changes here.
The patios we build in Windlesham tend to serve much larger gardens than the Berkshire towns nearby, which changes the brief: a bigger paved area, often with more than one zone — a dining terrace off the house, a separate seating area further into the garden — rather than a single slab against the back wall. Large-format porcelain and calibrated Indian sandstone both work well on the free-draining sand here, and composite decking is a genuine option too, since the ground under a deck's footings behaves consistently rather than shifting the way clay can.
Patios & Decking ground conditions in Windlesham
Windlesham's acidic, free-draining sand means a patio bedding layer drains quickly once it is built correctly, which suits porcelain and sandstone equally well — the failure mode here is not standing water so much as a base that was never properly compacted, since loose sand settles unevenly under a slab within a year or two if it was laid straight on top of it rather than on a consolidated bedding layer. On the bigger plots we also design falls for a much larger catchment area than a standard town garden, so rainwater off a sizeable terrace has somewhere specific to go rather than sheeting across the lawn.
Planning and permissions in Windlesham
Ground-level patios within a garden boundary are permitted development for the great majority of Windlesham properties, and that holds true even where a plot sits inside the Metropolitan Green Belt, since ordinary garden landscaping is not what the Green Belt policy is aimed at. The exceptions worth checking are raised decking above 300mm, structures with a roof, and any patio work that would affect a tree covered by a preservation order — common on the mature, well-treed plots here. We confirm all three against your specific address at survey before the design is finalised.
Pricing guide
Patios & Decking costs in Windlesham.
Ranges, not quotes. Access, levels, drainage and ground conditions move these numbers in both directions, and only the survey settles it. We publish them so you can sanity-check anyone else's figure before you agree to it.
| Material / option | Typical cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Porcelain Paving | £90–£150 /m² | Large format, full-bed adhesive system |
| Indian Sandstone | £70–£120 /m² | Calibrated, multiple colour options |
| Composite Decking | £150–£250 /m² | Millboard or Trex, low maintenance |
| Typical patio (40m²) | £3,500–£7,000 | Includes groundworks and edging |
Scope of works
Patios & Decking — what's included
- Large-format porcelain paving (600mm × 600mm and above)
- Indian sandstone in buff, silver, raj green & more
- Limestone, travertine, and slate options
- Composite decking boards, no annual re-oiling
- Hardwood timber decking: Ipe, Balau & Garapa
- Built-in seating, raised planters, and feature walls
- Groundworks for outdoor kitchens and BBQ areas
- Steps, balustrades, and multi-level transitions
Patios & Decking in Windlesham FAQs
In Windlesham, specifically.
Yes, and on the bigger plots it is often the better brief than one large terrace. A dining area off the kitchen and a separate seating spot further down the garden, linked by a path, gets more use out of a large space than a single slab everyone has to walk past to reach. We plan the linking paths and drainage as one scheme so the two areas read as designed together rather than added at different times.
Not the acidity itself — that affects planting far more than paving — but the free-draining nature of the sand means the bedding layer under a patio has to be properly compacted rather than left loose, or the slabs will settle unevenly within a couple of seasons. We build the sub-base the same way we would a driveway's, just to a shallower depth, before the paving goes down.
Often, particularly on plots with mature trees nearby where dappled shade makes a stone patio slow to dry after rain. Decking footings go into the same free-draining sand that suits a soakaway well, so the ground rarely gives us trouble setting posts. We check for tree roots and any preservation orders at survey before finalising the footing positions.
By sizing the falls and any soakaway or permeable margin to the actual area being paved rather than a standard assumption. A big terrace on a large rural plot sheds a lot more water in a downpour than a modest town patio, and on sand that usually means the water disappears quickly once it reaches open ground — the design work is making sure it gets there rather than pooling against the house first.
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