Windsor
Patios & Decking in Windsor, Berkshire
What changes here.
Windsor patios split along the same line as the driveways. Heritage gardens around the town centre and Eton expect a traditional stone finish, and Indian sandstone or reclaimed Yorkstone on a full-bed mortar system sits comfortably against older brickwork in a way porcelain rarely manages. Nearer the river at Datchet and Old Windsor we lean towards large-format porcelain instead: frost-proof, it will not stain, and it copes far better with the humidity and standing water that riverside gardens deal with through a Berkshire winter.
Patios & Decking ground conditions in Windsor
Gardens close to the Thames in Windsor and Datchet sit on clay-heavy subsoil with a high water table, so a patio needs a full-bed system with real falls rather than a thin bedding layer that traps moisture under the slabs and pushes it back up through the joints. Further into the town centre and Eton, established gardens usually have old paths or concrete already in place; we assess that for level, falls and cracking at survey and tell you whether it can be built on or wants breaking out.
Planning and permissions in Windsor
Ground-level patios are normally permitted development, but Windsor town centre, Eton and several nearby villages are conservation areas, and a number of properties are listed — either of which can change what is allowed if the work affects the setting of the building. We check the conservation area boundary, the listing status and any protected trees at survey, and where consent is needed we take you through the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead process before design work starts rather than after.
Pricing guide
Patios & Decking costs in Windsor.
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 Windsor FAQs
In Windsor, specifically.
It is one of the main reasons we specify it so often in Datchet and Old Windsor. Porcelain has virtually no porosity, so it does not draw up moisture from a high water table the way natural stone can, and it resists the algae and green staining that riverside humidity encourages on other surfaces within a couple of seasons.
In almost every case, yes. Ground-level patio work in a conservation area is usually unaffected provided it does not touch a listed structure or a protected tree. We confirm the conservation area boundary and any tree preservation orders on the plot at survey, so you know exactly where you stand before anything is designed.
Falls are graded to move water away from the house, and on the plots closest to the Thames around Datchet we specify a fully permeable bedding system so surface water drains through the build-up instead of sitting on top of the paving while the river is high.
Yes, reclaimed and new. We bring samples to Windsor and Eton surveys as a matter of course, because so many properties here are period builds where a modern porcelain finish would look imported. Where an exact reclaimed match is not achievable we design a complementary border rather than forcing a mismatch that will bother you every time you look at it.
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