Work

Selected projects.

A working record of recent installations. Real photographs of real jobs — no stock, no staging. New work added as it completes.

Carlisle

145sqm anthracite white porcelain — full rear-garden transformation

145sqm porcelain · Curved charcoal sett feature · Artificial lawn inset · Decorative gravel borders

First big job of the year, ticked off. A tired gravel yard rebuilt as a 145sqm anthracite white porcelain patio with a sweeping curved charcoal sett detail, an inset artificial-lawn square framed in charcoal edging, and decorative gravel borders running tight to the brick walls. Porcelain supplied by Graeme Howe Fencing t/a Carlisle Concrete Supplies.

Client · Jamie Robinson

After — 145sqm anthracite white porcelain patio with curved charcoal sett feature and artificial lawn inset — After — 145sqm laid

Before — original gravel yard at dusk with conservatory and brick walls — Before — gravel yard

Wetheral

Grey porcelain rear patio with charcoal sett border

Plank-format porcelain · Charcoal sett border · Bullnose step · Gravel margin

A tired concrete-and-broken-brick yard lifted out and replaced with a clean, plank-format grey porcelain patio. A charcoal sett border defines the edge against the bed, with a crisp bullnose step up to the back door and a fine gravel margin keeping water clear of the fence line.

Client · Susan Armstrong

After — grey plank-format porcelain patio with charcoal sett border and step at the back door — After — porcelain laid

Before — broken brick and tired concrete patio at the rear of the bungalow — Before — broken brick + tired concrete

Annan

Grey Indian sandstone patio with accessible step and handrails

Indian sandstone · Random-coursed pattern · Powder-coated handrails · Accessible step

A generous rear patio in tumbled grey Indian sandstone, laid in a random-coursed pattern across the full footprint of the garden. A wide accessible step is finished with twin powder-coated handrails for safe step-out from the back door, with a fine gravel margin tracing the rear elevation.

Client · David Bell

Grey Indian sandstone patio at rear of bungalow with accessible step and handrails — Rear elevation — full sandstone footprint

Close view of the accessible step and twin powder-coated handrails on the sandstone patio — Accessible step + handrails

Wide view of the random-coursed Indian sandstone patio with garden fencing — Random-coursed sandstone, wide

Longtown

Buff sawn sandstone patio with tegula edging at a new-build home

Sawn buff sandstone · Tegula brick edging · Side path · Re-graded lawn

A blank new-build rear garden brought into use with a clean, large-format sawn buff sandstone patio and a matching side path running the length of the property. A tegula brick edging course defines the patio against the freshly turned soil, ready for turf or planting.

Client · Andrew Graham

Buff sawn sandstone patio across the rear of a new-build with tegula brick edging — Rear patio + tegula edging

Buff sandstone patio meeting the lawn area at the new-build, tegula border running the length — Patio-to-lawn transition

Wide view of the buff sandstone patio at the rear of the new-build property — Rear patio, wide

Buff sandstone patio at the back door of the new-build with tegula edging detail — Back door approach

Buff sandstone patio with tegula brick course leading to the back door — Tegula course + door

Sawn buff sandstone side path running between the house and fence line — Side path

Brampton

New-build rear-garden transformation in grey porcelain

Grey porcelain · Charcoal sett borders · Decorative gravel margins · Corner bench seating zone

A bare, builder-finish new-build garden taken from rough soil to a fully usable outdoor room. A clean grey porcelain patio runs the full width of the rear elevation, framed with a charcoal sett border and decorative gravel margins to the fence line, with a defined corner zone for the bench seating and dining set.

Client · Karen Little

After — full-width grey porcelain patio at the rear of the new-build with corner seating — After — finished patio

Before — bare soil and builder debris in the new-build rear garden — Before — bare soil

Aerial view of the completed grey porcelain patio with sett border, gravel margins and seating zones — Aerial — full layout

Dumfries

Bungalow rear garden — porcelain patio with sunken artificial lawn

Old slabs lifted · Grey porcelain · Charcoal sett-bordered artificial lawn inset · Step down · Gravel margins

A tired rear garden of broken concrete slabs and Indian sandstone fragments stripped out and rebuilt as a clean two-tier outdoor room. Grey porcelain at the upper level, stepping down to a sunken artificial-lawn inset framed in charcoal sett edging, with decorative gravel margins running the fence line.

Client · Tom Johnstone

After — bungalow rear garden with grey porcelain patio stepping down to a sunken artificial-lawn inset edged in charcoal setts — After — porcelain + sunken lawn

Before — broken concrete slabs and old paving being lifted at the rear of the bungalow — Before — strip-out underway

Lockerbie

Walled courtyard in grey porcelain with artificial-lawn inset

Grey porcelain · Charcoal sett borders · Artificial-lawn inset · Decorative gravel margins

A small walled courtyard treated as an architectural set piece. Grey porcelain laid wall-to-wall with a charcoal sett border defining a centred artificial-lawn inset, and decorative gravel margins keeping the perimeter tidy against the rough-cast walls.

Client · Claire Murray

Walled courtyard with grey porcelain paving and a centred artificial-lawn inset edged in charcoal setts — After — porcelain + lawn inset

Before — stripped-out walled courtyard with bare sub-base, wheelbarrows and tools on site ready for porcelain paving — Before — strip-out and prep

Penrith

Walled red-sandstone garden with rippled buff sandstone patio

Sawn buff sandstone · Channel drainage · Decorative gravel margins · Acer feature

A characterful walled garden built around an established red acer. Old surface and loose stone stripped back to a clean sub-base, then a sawn buff sandstone patio laid in a tight stack-bond pattern. A linear channel drain runs the front edge and a slim gravel margin tucks the paving against the original red-sandstone walls.

Client · Robert Beattie

After — walled garden with sawn buff sandstone patio under a red acer, framed by original red-sandstone walls — After — patio + acer

Close-up of the rippled buff sandstone paving laid in a stack-bond pattern with a channel drain along the front edge — After — paving detail

Before — walled garden stripped back to compacted sub-base with tools on site, ready for the new sandstone patio — Before — strip-out and prep

Wigton

Stone farmhouse wraparound porcelain terrace

Grey porcelain · Wraparound terrace · Recessed access cover · Gravel margins

A large wraparound porcelain terrace serving a restored stone farmhouse on open countryside. Grey porcelain laid in a long-format running pattern across the gable, front and side elevations, with recessed access covers tiled flush into the field and decorative gravel keeping a clean separation from the original stonework.

Client · Helen Carruthers

After — stone farmhouse with a wide grey porcelain terrace running along the front elevation under blue sky — After — front terrace

After — side elevation of the stone farmhouse with porcelain terrace continuing past oak-framed bifold doors out toward open fields — After — side elevation

After — gable end of the stone farmhouse with porcelain paving wrapping past the bay window to a timber boundary fence — After — gable wrap

Annan

Rural new-build wraparound porcelain terrace

Grey porcelain · Wraparound terrace · Recessed access cover · Decorative gravel margins · New hedging line

A wide grey porcelain terrace wrapping the rear and side elevations of a white-rendered rural new-build, looking out over open countryside. Long-format porcelain laid in a running bond, with recessed access covers tiled flush into the field, decorative gravel margins along the building line, and a freshly planted hedge defining the garden edge.

Client · Paul Maxwell

After — white-rendered rural new-build with a wide grey porcelain terrace running along the rear elevation — After — rear terrace

After — long-format grey porcelain terrace with a recessed access cover, looking out over open fields and a new hedging line — After — view across the fields

Carlisle

Walled bungalow garden — grey porcelain with curved sett detail

Grey porcelain · Charcoal sett curve · Artificial-lawn inset · Decorative gravel margins

An old gravel courtyard behind a white bungalow rebuilt as a full outdoor room. Grey marbled porcelain laid wall-to-wall with a sweeping charcoal sett arc breaking up the field, a generous artificial-lawn inset framed in dark setts, and decorative gravel margins keeping the original red-brick walls clean.

Client · Lorna Elliot

After — walled bungalow garden with grey porcelain paving, a curved charcoal sett detail, an artificial-lawn inset and red-brick boundary walls — After — porcelain + lawn inset

Before — walled rear garden of the bungalow finished in loose pea gravel at dusk, conservatory lit from inside — Before — gravel courtyard

Dumfries

Conservatory grey porcelain patio

Grey porcelain · Charcoal edging · Re-laid lawn · Family garden

A clean rectangular grey porcelain patio set off the conservatory of a family rear garden. Marbled grey porcelain in a long-format running bond, framed with a slim charcoal edge and tied back into freshly laid turf running out to the boundary fences.

Client · Iain Maxwell

Aerial view — rectangular grey marbled porcelain patio off a conservatory, with re-laid lawn running out to timber fences in a family rear garden — After — aerial view

Gretna

Wraparound porcelain patio with raised steps

Porcelain paving · Charcoal sett edging · Steps · Re-graded lawn

A full rear-garden rebuild in Gretna. Marbled grey porcelain laid in a long-format running pattern, framed with a charcoal sett border. Two crisp tiered steps drop the patio down to a re-shaped lawn, with a deep porcelain return wrapping the conservatory.

Client · Mark Johnstone

Gretna porcelain patio with charcoal-edged steps, side view — Tiered steps with charcoal sett risers

Front-on view of the porcelain patio and steps in Gretna — Front elevation, freshly laid

Aerial view of the completed Gretna porcelain patio and lawn area — Aerial — full garden footprint

Porcelain patio wrapping the conservatory with new lawn area, Gretna — Conservatory return + lawn cut-in

Aerial close-up of porcelain paving meeting prepared lawn bed, Gretna — Lawn bed prepped for turf

Rear elevation of the property in Gretna with completed porcelain patio — Rear elevation, prior to turf

Dornoch

Bell residence — porcelain patio, lawn and sett detail

Porcelain paving · Charcoal sett border · Striped lawn · Garden cabin surround

A destination project for Gav Bell in Dornoch. Marbled porcelain laid tight to a charcoal sett border, with a precision-cut striped lawn opening onto a freshly clad garden cabin. Detail-led from the courtyard return through to the sett edging.

Client · Gav Bell

Bell residence, Dornoch — patio meeting lawn at the rear of the house

Bell residence, Dornoch — wide overview of rear garden and cabin

Bell residence, Dornoch — full-width view of patio and lawn

Bell residence, Dornoch — porcelain courtyard return

Bell residence, Dornoch — striped lawn approach to garden cabin

Bell residence, Dornoch — charcoal sett edging detail

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