Armoured Drives is a family-run company installing new driveways, patios and landscaping in Long Eaton and the villages around it. Our own team handles every job from the free site survey to the finished surface, with no subcontractors, no deposit to pay and a 10-year guarantee on new installations. We are rated 5 stars on TrustATrader from over 240 reviews and have over 100 Google reviews.
New driveways are the main work we do in Long Eaton. The town has everything from Victorian terraces with short frontages to 1930s semis and newer estates, so no two drives are the same. Some homeowners need room for an extra car, some want to replace a cracked or sunken surface, and others simply want a tidier, lower-maintenance frontage. We will look at the space, the levels and the access, then recommend the surface that suits your home.
We install block paving, tarmac, resin bound, pattern imprinted concrete, gravel and cobblestone driveways, and we will talk you through the pros and cons of each in plain English. If you want to compare them side by side, see our driveways page.
Long Eaton sits between the River Trent and the River Erewash, so getting the drainage right matters. Every driveway we lay is excavated to the correct depth and built on a properly compacted sub-base, with falls, channel drains or soakaways where needed, so it stays level and sheds water for years to come.
Most new driveways do not need planning permission if they use a permeable surface, such as resin bound, permeable block paving or gravel, or drain onto a lawn or border. Laying more than five square metres of impermeable surface in a front garden without suitable drainage usually does need permission from Erewash Borough Council.
If your new driveway needs a new or wider dropped kerb, that requires separate consent from Derbyshire County Council, which handles vehicle crossings in Long Eaton. The County Council may ask for evidence that planning permission is not needed, which Erewash Borough Council provides as a Certificate of Lawful Development. We will flag anything you need to check at your site survey, but always confirm the details with the councils before work starts.
A new patio can completely change how you use your garden, whether you want somewhere to sit out in summer, space to entertain or a cleaner, more usable area for family life. We design the layout around your garden, the access and the way you plan to use it, and build every patio on a solid base with the right falls so water drains away.
We lay Indian sandstone, porcelain, concrete paving and block paving patios in a range of colours and finishes, and we can link them to paths, steps and borders so the whole garden ties together. See our patios page to compare materials.
Alongside driveways and patios, we can complete the surrounding work so the whole space looks finished rather than pieced together. That includes new lawns and turf, borders, paths, steps, edging, low walls and fencing. Doing it at the same time avoids a new driveway next to worn grass or a new patio with untidy edges. Take a look at our garden landscaping services if you are planning a wider makeover.
We are a family-run business with 20+ years of experience and hundreds of completed projects across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire. Every job is carried out by our own team, never subcontractors, and new driveway, patio and landscaping installations come with our 10-year guarantee on workmanship and materials, subject to terms and conditions.
There is no deposit to pay, we are fully insured with £10 million public liability cover, and we are rated 5 stars on TrustATrader from over 240 reviews and 4.7 on Google from over 100 reviews. Having work done at home is about more than the finished surface: turning up when agreed, keeping disruption down and keeping you informed matter just as much.
As well as Long Eaton itself, we work in the nearby villages of Breaston, Draycott, Risley and Attenborough, and across the surrounding towns, including Sawley, Sandiacre, Toton, Chilwell, Stapleford, Beeston, Borrowash, Castle Donington, Kegworth and Shardlow. See all the areas we cover in Derbyshire, or call to check your postcode.
We install block paving, tarmac, resin bound, pattern imprinted concrete, gravel and cobblestone driveways in Long Eaton, and Indian sandstone, porcelain, concrete and block paving patios. At your free site survey we will explain which surfaces suit your property, budget and the way you use the space.
Most new or replacement driveways do not need planning permission if they use a permeable surface or drain rainwater onto a lawn or border. Laying more than five square metres of impermeable surface in a front garden without suitable drainage usually does. Long Eaton is in Erewash, so check with Erewash Borough Council if you are unsure, and we will talk you through the options at your survey.
Dropped kerbs in Long Eaton need consent from Derbyshire County Council, which handles vehicle crossings for the area. The County Council may ask for evidence that planning permission is not needed, which Erewash Borough Council provides as a Certificate of Lawful Development. It is worth starting this early if your new driveway needs a new or wider access.
No. There is no deposit to pay. You pay once the work is finished and you are happy with it.
Yes. New driveway, patio and landscaping installations come with our 10-year guarantee, covering workmanship and materials, subject to our terms and conditions. We are also fully insured, with £10 million public liability cover.
As well as Long Eaton itself, we regularly work in Sawley, Sandiacre, Breaston, Draycott, Risley, Toton, Attenborough, Chilwell, Stapleford, Beeston, Borrowash, Castle Donington, Kegworth and Shardlow, along with the rest of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.
For a free, no-obligation site survey and written quote, call 0800 696 5195 or get in touch online. We will talk through your options, give you a clear price and leave you to decide in your own time.
Call us now and receive a free, no-obligation quote. Contact us at 0115 778 8190 or complete your details here, and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.
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