Hard Landscaping in KT23
Hard landscaping in Bookham, Surrey
Terraces, steps, retaining walls, paths and drainage. The structural half of a garden, built by employed crews rather than subcontractors.
9.86/10Hard landscaping for Bookham gardens
A village setting between Cobham and Leatherhead, with period cottages around the centre, post-war semis and bungalows on the streets off the main road, and detached houses on the larger plots to the south. Gardens here are usually a good size and level.
Level plots and generous gardens, sitting between our Esher and Cobham work, and the brief is usually a patio, a driveway or a full transformation rather than a small repair.
The build
How we build it, Bookham or anywhere else
The structural work is the same wherever we build it: levels surveyed, ground dug out to depth, spoil carted away, sub-bases compacted in layers, foundations and edge restraints in concrete, and drainage taken somewhere sensible. What changes street to street is access and where the water can go.
Soft landscaping is quoted with it, so the turf, topsoil and borders go back to the new edges instead of being left for someone else.
- Survey of levels, drainage and access on your plot
- Excavation, muck-away and the council skip permit where a skip stands on the road
- Compacted sub-bases and concrete-haunched edges
- Retaining walls, steps and paths as the levels need
- Drainage into a channel, soakaway or existing run
- Topsoil, turf and planting to finish the scheme
- Jet wash and full clear-up before handover
The full detail on materials, build-up and what a quote covers is on our hard landscaping page.
A Bookham project
Front garden artificial grass and chipping beds, Bookham
A tired front lawn in Bookham replaced with artificial grass on a proper base, framed by Cotswold chipping beds and new planting.
- Timescale
- Two days
- Approximate value
- Available on request
On the ground
Working in Bookham
How we work on site
Most properties have a driveway or a side return wide enough for plant and materials to reach the rear, which keeps the groundworks moving. The period cottages nearer the centre need a barrow route, which we plan on the first visit.
Waste and permits
Mole Valley District Council skip permits are arranged for anything standing on the public highway. Most Bookham jobs keep the skip on the drive.
Reviews
What our clients say
9.86/10“We had our patio laid a couple of weeks ago and couldn't be happier with the result. The team did a fantastic job from start to finish.”
Mariliz · May 2026
Google · 5/5
“A brilliant professional and highly skilled team which operate with a huge amount of integrity whilst offering excellent value for money.”
Nelson · May 2026
Google · 5/5
FAQs
Hard landscaping questions we get asked
What counts as hard landscaping?
Anything built rather than planted: patios and paving, driveways, steps, retaining and garden walls, paths, edging, drainage, decking and pergolas, plus the groundworks under all of it. Soft landscaping is the growing half: topsoil, turf, planting and borders.
Do you do soft landscaping as well?
Yes, and we price it in the same quote. Turf, topsoil, planted borders and mulch are part of nearly every scheme we build. We would rather finish the garden than hand over a terrace surrounded by builder's clay.
Do you subcontract the work?
No. We run three and a half employed crews and our own in-house designer. The people who survey your garden are the people who build it, which is the main reason structural details do not get lost between trades.
How long does a hard landscaping project take?
A single terrace or driveway is usually one to two weeks. A full structural scheme with retaining walls, steps, drainage and planting is typically three to five weeks. You get a programme with the quote, and one crew stays on the job from start to finish.
Do I need planning permission?
Usually not for ground-level paving, paths and normal garden walls. It becomes a question with raised terraces near a boundary, walls over about a metre next to a highway, front gardens that are not permeable, and listed or conservation-area properties. We will flag it at the site visit if your job is one of those.
How much does hard landscaping cost in Surrey?
Most of our jobs land between £5,000 and £10,000 for a single element, and £20,000 to £40,000 for a whole-garden scheme. Access, spoil volume, level changes and drainage move the figure far more than the choice of slab. We fix the price in writing after we have measured the site.
Free site visit
Get a fixed price for your Bookham garden
Tell us the postcode and roughly what you are after. We will come out, measure up and give you a proper fixed price for Bookham, not a ballpark over the phone.