Types of Natural Stone

Here at Stone Made Drives, we are the experts when it comes to all things related to stone. After all, it is the material that we use to create our customers driveways! In this blog, we going to take a deeper look into the industry and tell you some of the different types of stone…

Driveway Care Tips and Tricks

Maintaining your driveway and ensuring that it stays at its best should not be considered a chore. After all, you paid good money in order to receive the driveway that you have and it’s only natural that you should want to care for it. Despite this, day to day requirements can get in the way…

The History of Driveways

If we were to talk technical, it could be argued that the beginning of the driveway dates back to dirt roads and riders on horseback. In fact, before the 1850’s, driveways were not a common thing and the closest homeowners came to one was the dirt tracks that lead people from one location to another.…

Paving Laying Patterns

In a quick summary, you could say that block paving is our expertise here at Stone Made Drives- however we always wonder how much our clients actually know about the art of block paving. Unknown to many, there are actually many different designs and patterns that can be implemented during this type of driveway installation…

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Improving the Look of a Driveway

Sometimes a new driveway isn’t what your yard needs and there are plenty of ways to provide your driveway with a little bit of TLC without breaking the bank and splashing out for a complete refurbishment. Here are a few tips and tricks when it comes to improving the look of a driveway… If you…

A-Z Driveway Terminology

If you have ever hired a professional to complete a job, you will quickly realise that they converse with one another using specialist terms and jargon that goes in one ear and out of the other when you try to understand it. Before you get someone to carry out a service, we always recommend that…