Landscaping in Binley
Gardens are won and lost underground. A patio on a proper sub-base, a drive with real edge restraints and a wall with drainage behind it all look the same on day one and completely different after three winters.
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Property Maintenance Coventry carries out landscaping in Binley: patios and paving, driveways, garden and retaining walls, fencing and gates, artificial grass and garden clearance. Levels, falls and drainage are worked out at survey, because they are what separates a surface that lasts from one that moves.
Working in Binley
Binley lies 2.8 miles east of Coventry city centre, in the CV3 postcode district.
Within walking distance you will find St Bartholemew's and Costcutter, and we work on properties throughout the streets around them.
The nearest areas we also cover are Binley Woods (1.1 miles) and Stoke Aldermoor (1.3 miles), so work in Binley sits inside the same run of the city.
- St Bartholemew's
- Costcutter
- Ernesford Grange Primary School
- Lidl
- Stoke Floods
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy
- Clay backfill behind a wall holds water and swells. Clean stone goes back instead.
- Slabs bedded on five dabs of mortar rock within a season. A full bed is the difference.
- Boundary ownership is set by the title plan, not by which side the fence rails face.
- Patios must finish at least 150mm below the damp-proof course and fall away from the house.
- Sub-base depth and compaction decide whether paving stays flat — not the slab you choose.
The work itself, in plain terms
The landscaping work we carry out on Binley properties, from patios and driveways to walls, fencing and clearance.
Patios & paving
Paving in porcelain, natural stone or concrete, set out and bedded so it does not rock, sink or hold water.
Driveways
Driveway construction including the drainage strategy, so run-off is dealt with on the property rather than pushed to the road.
Garden & retaining walls
Walls built to suit what they are doing — free-standing is one job, retaining soil and water is another entirely.
Fencing & gates
Boundary fencing and gates, built to a height that complies — including the lower limit next to a road.
Artificial grass
Artificial grass on a proper permeable base with membrane and pinned edges, not laid over existing turf.
Garden clearance
Full clearance including removal and legal disposal, with care taken over nesting season.
Built around how you own the property
Homeowners
Work done once and properly, with the base and the drainage right before anything visible goes down.
Landlords
The liability items dealt with first — loose paving, failing walls, blocked drainage.
New-build & bare plots
Dealing with the compaction first, because nothing planted into rolled subsoil will thrive.
The jobs that start with a phone call
- 01
Gravel that has migrated across the path and into the house, because nothing was edging it.
- 02
A patio built up above the damp-proof course, with damp now showing on the inside of that wall.
- 03
A retaining wall leaning outwards because nothing was ever drained behind it.
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A raised bed built hard against the house, bridging the damp-proof course with wet soil.
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A lawn that puddles all winter, where the ground was compacted by construction traffic and never broken up.
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A block drive with ruts where the wheels sit and the edges dropping away, from too little sub-base and no edge restraint.
What we check on a property in Binley
Every quote starts with a survey. These are the things we look at on landscaping work in Binley, and why each one changes the recommendation.
Drains, gullies and inspection chambers
We locate them before designing levels. Covers have to stay accessible, and a chamber discovered mid-excavation changes the layout at the worst possible moment.
Height of the damp-proof course
Any surface against the house must finish at least 150mm below the damp-proof course. We measure it at survey, because getting this wrong creates internal damp that looks like a building fault.
Step and threshold heights
Comfortable, consistent step heights and safe thresholds at doors. Uneven improvised steps are among the most common trip hazards we are asked to put right.
Permeability and the surfacing rules
For front gardens we check the area involved and how run-off will be handled, so the finished job complies rather than needing a retrospective fix.
Ground conditions and what is under the topsoil
Clay, made ground, old foundations or buried hardcore all change the excavation and the base build-up. A trial dig is sometimes the only honest way to price the groundworks.
Levels and where water currently goes
We take levels across the area and work out where water runs now. Changing a surface changes drainage, and the commonest complaint after landscaping is water appearing somewhere new.
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Our qualified, insured team completes the work on time, on budget and to a high standard.
Walkthrough & tidy finish
We clean up fully and don't leave until you're 100% happy.
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Landscaping in Binley — your questions answered
Still have a question? Our local team is happy to help — no pressure, no jargon.
Speak to us today0786 5778332How far is Binley from your base?
Binley is roughly 2.8 miles east of Coventry city centre. That is close enough that a survey can normally be arranged within a few days, and close enough that coming back afterwards is never a problem.
Is Binley inside your normal service area?
Yes, and so is everything immediately around it: Binley Woods (about 1.1 miles away), Stoke Aldermoor (about 1.3 miles away), Willenhall (about 1.3 miles away) and Wyken (about 1.4 miles away). We cover the whole of Coventry, so there is no travel charge for any of them and no minimum job value.
How high can a fence be?
In England, generally up to two metres without planning permission, dropping to one metre where the boundary adjoins a highway used by vehicles, including a front garden fence facing the road. Different rules can apply to listed buildings and some conservation areas. If a fence is going in near a road, the one metre limit is the one that catches people out.
Do you work for landlords and commercial clients?
Yes. For rental property the usual brief is low-maintenance and durable rather than ornamental — hard surfacing, sound boundaries and nothing that needs a tenant to look after it. For commercial premises we handle car parking areas, access paths and boundary treatments, working around opening hours where needed.
What goes under artificial grass?
Excavation, a compacted stone sub-base, a layer of sharp sand or granite dust screeded level, a weed membrane and then the grass itself, joined with seaming tape and adhesive and pinned at the edges. Laying it over existing turf or soil is the usual cause of failure: it goes lumpy as the ground beneath settles, and weeds come through at the joints and edges within a season.
What is the best time of year for landscaping work?
Hard landscaping can be done most of the year. The real constraints are frost, which stops mortar and concrete work, and sustained wet weather, which makes excavation and compaction impossible to do properly and turns a garden into a mud bath. Spring to autumn is easiest. Winter work is possible on well-drained sites with contingency for weather in the programme.
Which way should a patio fall?
Away from the house, always, at a gentle fall of roughly 1 in 60 to 1 in 80 — enough to shed water without being noticeable underfoot. It must also finish at least 150mm below the damp-proof course. A patio laid level, or laid up to the brickwork above the damp-proof course, will put water into the wall, and that shows up as internal damp that no amount of treatment inside will fix.
Get your free landscaping quote in Binley
Tell us what you want the garden to do and send a couple of photos. We will come and look at the levels, the access and where the water currently goes, then give you a fixed written price.
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- Qualified, insured Coventry tradespeople
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