Poynton, Higher Poynton & Disley · SK12

Patios, driveways & clay drainage in Poynton, Higher Poynton & Disley.

Poynton was built on coal, and its gardens still sit on the dense, grey clay that came with it. Further east the ground climbs towards Lyme Park. We drain the clay, step the slopes with sleeper walls, and finish with Indian sandstone patios and block drives.

Charcoal tumbled block driveway with a granite sett kerb at the pavement and a linear drainage channel across it, in front of a red-brick detached house with a grey garage door and black iron side gates

Chester Road North, Poynton (SK12) · 64 m² Tegula drive

Coal-Measure ClayWe dig test pits and plan drainage before anything else

Slopes Made LevelMulti-tier sleeper walls with drains behind every tier

3 Local Jobs ShownPoynton, Higher Poynton & Disley, with invoices

10-Year GuaranteeWritten cover on the sub-base and drainage

01 · SK12 GROUND CONDITIONS

Mining-town clay in the village, hillsides towards Lyme.

Two very different gardens share one postcode. Here is what we usually find when the digger goes in.

HistoryPoynton’s coalfieldThe Vernon family’s pits worked here until the 1930s. Some gardens still hide old ash or shale fill a spade or two down.

SoilDense grey clayHeavier and greasier than Stockport’s brown clay. Water sits on top of it, so lawns stay squelchy well into spring.

SlopeRising to the eastHigher Poynton and Disley gardens often climb 1.5 to 3 metres from house to back fence, falling towards the house.

LandmarksMiddlewood Way & canalHomes backing onto the old railway path or the Macclesfield Canal need careful access and tidy boundaries.

Council & travelCheshire East · 8 minStraight down the A523 from our Hazel Grove yard, so no travel charge and quick return visits.

02 · DRAINING A POYNTON GARDEN

Water off the slope, away from the house.

Dig a test pit
We dig a hole about a metre deep, fill it with water and time how fast it drains. On SK12 clay the answer is usually “very slowly”, and we tell you that honestly.
Catch water at the top
A French drain (a trench with a perforated pipe in washed stone) runs along the foot of the slope or behind the top wall, so run-off never reaches the patio.
Send it somewhere that works
Into a crate soakaway if the soil passes the test; if not, into your existing surface-water drain or a holding tank that lets water out slowly.
Then build the patio
Only now do we lay the sandstone, sloped gently away from your walls so rain runs to the drain, not the brickwork.

New striped lawn edged with charcoal blocks beside a pebble-filled drainage channel and a buff Indian sandstone patio — A pebble-topped drain between lawn and patio catches run-off before it reaches the house

03 · THREE SK12 JOBS

A village drive, a hillside garden and a Disley patio.

Overhead view of charcoal block paving with a silver granite sett border alongside a buff sandstone path and lawn

Final Invoice: £9,500

CHESTER ROAD NORTH, POYNTON (SK12)

64 m² charcoal Tegula drive, granite sett apron & sandstone side path

Area64 m²

On site6 working days

How it adds up64 × £140 + path £540

"We loved that it was just David and Callum on site every morning at 7:45am — no subcontractors, no mess, and a written 10-year sub-base guarantee handed over at the end." — Peter & Gillian Thornton, Poynton (SK12)

Sloping garden cut into three level lawns with railway-sleeper retaining walls and stone slab steps, with green hills behind

Final Invoice: £10,840

SHRIGLEY ROAD, HIGHER POYNTON (SK12)

Three sleeper tiers on a 2.4m slope, French drain & a 24 m² sandstone patio

Walling32 lin.m

On site9 working days

How it adds upsee note below

"The garden used to slide towards the back door every winter. Now it's three flat levels, and the drain behind the top wall takes everything coming off the field." — Gareth & Linda Pickford, Higher Poynton (SK12)

Buff Indian sandstone patio beside a pebble drainage channel and a newly laid lawn with a charcoal block edge

Final Invoice: £5,400

BUXTON OLD ROAD, DISLEY (SK12)

36 m² Rippon Buff sandstone patio with three wide stone steps to the lawn

Area36 m²

On site5 working days

How it adds up36 × £115 + 3 × £420

"I'm 78 and wanted steps I could manage safely. Callum made them wide and shallow with a grippy edge, and the patio catches the sun until teatime." — Margaret Holroyd, Disley (SK12)

Shrigley Road breakdown: 32 lin.m sleepers at £210 (£6,720) + 20 lin.m French drain at £68 (£1,360) + 24 m² sandstone at £115 (£2,760) = £10,840.

04 · WHERE WE WORK IN SK12

From Poynton Pool to the edge of Lyme Park.

Park Lane & around Poynton PoolOlder semis and bungalows on low, wet ground. Lawn drainage and modest sandstone patios are the usual jobs.
Chester Road & London Road North1960s–1990s detached homes with open front gardens, ideal for permeable two- and three-car block drives.
Towers Road & Woodford Road (Poynton)Larger plots with long rear gardens; terraces of 40 m² and more, often with a gazebo or kitchen base.
Shrigley Road, Higher PoyntonGardens that climb towards the hills. Sleeper tiers, steps and drains behind every wall.
Buxton Old Road & Lyme Road, DisleyStone cottages and steep plots below Lyme Park. Narrow access, so our 710mm micro-digger and power barrows earn their keep.

05 · SK12 QUESTIONS

What Poynton and Disley homeowners ask us most.

Do old coal workings under Poynton affect a patio?+

Very rarely for a patio or drive, which spread their weight over a wide area. What we do find is old ash, cinders or soft fill near the surface. If we hit it, we dig it out down to firm clay and replace it with compacted stone, and we show you before we carry on.

Our garden slopes down to the house. Where will the water go?+

We catch it before it arrives: a French drain at the foot of the slope or behind the lowest wall, connected to a soakaway or your surface-water drain. The patio itself falls gently away from the house towards that drain.

Why sandstone rather than porcelain up here?+

Many SK12 homeowners prefer sandstone because it matches the local stone walls and cottages, and at £115/m² all-in it goes further on a big garden. Porcelain (£185/m²) is the better pick under heavy shade, as it doesn’t go green. David brings both to your survey.

Can you get machinery into a Disley cottage garden?+

Usually, yes. Our micro-digger narrows to 710mm, so it fits through most side gates. Where there is no side access at all, we use tracked power barrows and lay protection boards through the garage or along the path.

Hazel Grove & Torkington (SK7) Marple & Mellor (SK6) Bramhall & Woodford (SK7) Retaining walls & steps Lawn drainage & soakaways

David Mercer checking a granite kerb with a spirit level on a compacted stone base, with an orange Kubota mini digger behind him

FREE SITE SURVEY IN SK12

Eight minutes from our yard. David checks your clay at the survey.

Drainage tested firstA real answer about your clay, not a guess
£0 upfront depositPay for stone only when it lands
Fixed quote in 48 hoursEvery wall, drain and m² itemised

Call 0161 570 8698 Book a Free Site Survey