How much does a new driveway cost in Barnet?

There is no fixed price. The cost depends on the size of the driveway, the material (tarmac, block paving, resin bound or pattern imprinted concrete), the state of the existing ground, and whether drainage or a dropped kerb is needed. Every quote is free, written and itemised after a site visit. Send a few photos by WhatsApp and we'll give you a ballpark the same day.

How long does a driveway take to install?

Most residential driveways take three to seven working days — a couple of days to dig out and lay the base, then lay the surface, then allow it to cure. Block paving and tarmac are usually quicker than resin or pattern imprinted concrete. We give you a date range in the written quote.

Can you repair or resurface an existing driveway instead of replacing it?

Often yes. If the base is sound, tarmac drives can be overlaid and block paving can be re-laid or re-pointed. We tell you honestly after the site visit whether a repair will last or whether a full replacement is the better spend.

Do I need planning permission for a new driveway?

Usually not, if the driveway is permeable or drains onto your own land. Under the 2008 SuDS rules planning permission is only required if you are laying more than five square metres of impermeable surface that drains onto the public highway. We design for whichever route suits the site.

Do you guarantee your work?

Yes — a five-year workmanship guarantee on all driveway, patio and fencing installations across London and the home counties. You keep the quote, invoice and written guarantee at handover.

EvoBuild Ltd — Drives, Landscaping & Groundwork, London & Home Counties

Driveways laid properly.
Patios built to last.

Family-run driveway, patio, fencing and landscape contractors based in Barnet — serving London and the home counties, with over 15 years' experience. Block paving, tarmac and resin installers, plus commercial surfacing and utility reinstatement.

Tarmac being laid — tipper lorry and paver on site

Oncue depot before — muddy yard with roller and excavator

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Commercial

Oncue Transport depot

1,750 m² porous asphalt resurface with thermoplastic line marking and EV bay marking. Potholed yard to SUDS-compliant fleet depot.

Porous asphalt 1,750 m² Thermoplastic

Finished reinstatement — fresh tarmac strip and double yellow lines following the kerb

Existing commercial estate road with faded double yellow lines before works

Open trench with JSP safety barriers and mini-excavator

Completed tarmac reinstatement with new thermoplastic double yellow lines

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Utilities

Utility cable reinstatement

120 m of 500×500 mm trench. Dig, cable in, type-1 backfill, tarmac reinstatement and thermoplastic double-yellow re-laid. Four days, kerb-to-kerb.

120 m HAUC reinstatement 4 days

Completed driveway running the length of the property

Tarmac being laid with mini-excavator and edging formers on site

Finished tarmac driveway leading into the garage

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Driveways

Residential tarmac driveway

Full excavation, correct sub-base, manhole covers rebated flush into the new surface. Budget-friendly, turned around in 6 days.

Tarmac 6 days North London

Finished sandstone patio behind a black-clad rear extension with bifold doors, wet after final wash

Sandstone-paved side return with linear drainage channel and rebated manhole cover

Compacted sub-base laid and timber edge formers in place, ready for slabs

Sandstone slabs being set on a full cement bed against the gravel border

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Patios

Riven sandstone patios

Riven sandstone slabs on a full cement bed with proper falls and rebated manhole covers. The right way — not dry-laid on sand.

Indian sandstone Cement-bedded Rebated manholes

Completed rear garden — artificial turf, slatted fencing, slate-dressed sleeper bed and porcelain patio

Sleeper-built raised planters with white cobble dressing and ornamental trees

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Landscaping

Full garden rebuild

Sleeper-built raised planters, artificial turf, slate-dressed borders and porcelain paving. Blank canvas to handed-over — complete garden transformation.

Sleepers Artificial turf Porcelain paving

New pressure-treated closeboard fence on brick plinth with concrete posts

Old weathered feather-edge fence, leaning and warped

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Fencing

Closeboard with brick plinth

Rotted feather-edge replaced with pressure-treated closeboard on a brick plinth. The plinth keeps timber off wet ground — doubles the fence life.

Closeboard Brick plinth Pressure-treated

Driveways laid properly.
Patios built to last.