Merseyside · Lift and re-lay

Lift and re-lay block paving in Garston

Before you replace a block drive in Garston, ask whether it can be repaired: re-levelling and re-laying often cost far less than new paving.

  • Postcodes L19, L18
  • £35–£80 per m² inc VAT
  • Free survey for new paving
Cleaned blocks stacked beside a screeded sand bed during a lift and re-lay

Lift and re-lay block paving in Garston: the local picture

Garston is a smaller town, and many of its homes have more frontage to work with than city houses, which leaves room for borders and planting.

Terraced streets across the North West often have very short frontages, so we check parking depth before quoting a conversion.

How much does a lift and re-lay job cost in Garston?

Guide price in Garston£35–£80 per m²Including VAT at 20%

Most lift and re-lay job quotes in the North West fall within £35–£80 per m² including VAT. 30 m² re-laid would usually be about £1,050–£2,400, with any extras listed separately on your quote.

ItemGuide price inc VAT
Lift and re-lay on a sound base£35–£80 per m²
Small repair (a few blocks or a short trench)£200–£650
Sunken or rutted patch repaired£300–£1,200
Lift and re-lay with sub-base rebuilt£60–£110 per m²

Guide figures for the North West, checked 9 November 2026. See all prices or use the guide price tool.

What you get with our lift and re-lay service

Lift and re-lay means taking up an existing block paved area, cleaning and stacking the blocks, correcting the bed and the sub-base, and laying the same blocks back down. When the blocks are still sound, it fixes widespread sinking, rocking and uneven joints for less than a new drive, because the blocks themselves are re-used.

  • Blocks relaid, new cuts made, edges re-set
  • Sub-base repaired or rebuilt where needed
  • Jointing sand and compaction
  • Lifting, cleaning and stacking
  • New screeded laying course

What we look at first in Garston

  • Condition and thickness of your existing blocks
  • How much of the area needs lifting to blend the repair
  • Whether the edging has moved or was never set in concrete
  • Falls, so water does not collect again
  • What caused the dip or movement: base, laying course, edging or drains

How it works

  1. Quick details

    Your postcode and the job. It takes a minute.

  2. On-site check

    Measurements, levels against the damp-proof course, ground and drainage.

  3. Itemised quote

    Fixed once the specification is agreed, with no vague extras.

  4. Laid and finished

    Compacted, jointed and handed back clean.

What you can expect from us

Clean finish

The site is swept, the joints are filled and you are shown how to look after the paving.

One point of contact

You deal with one team from survey to sign-off, with work carried out by paving teams working under S&K.

Honest timescales

We tell you how long the job takes and what can delay it, such as approvals and weather.

The dig and sub-base in writing

Your quote states the depth of dig, the sub-base thickness and how it is compacted.

Lift and re-lay in Garston: questions

Do you cover Speke, Halewood and Bebington?

Yes. We cover Garston and the places around it, including Speke, Halewood and Bebington, and the rest of Merseyside.

How much does a lift and re-lay job cost in Garston?

Our guide is £35–£80 per m² including VAT. Small repairs are often priced from photos.

Can you send someone just to look?

For larger or unclear problems we visit; for small repairs, clear photos with a tape measure in shot are often enough to price it.

Why does block paving sink?

Most dips come from a thin or poorly compacted sub-base, too much sand under the blocks, failed edging, or water washing material out from a broken drain.

Lift and re-lay near Garston

Nearby towns we cover for lift and re-lay, and lift and re-lay across Merseyside:

Other block paving services in Garston

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