Merseyside · Lift and re-lay

Lift and re-lay block paving in St Helens

If your drive or patio in St Helens has dips, ruts or broken blocks, we can usually re-use your own blocks so the repair matches.

  • Postcodes WA10, WA9, WA11
  • £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

Planning a lift and re-lay job in St Helens

St Helens has everything from short terrace frontages to wide drives on newer estates, so the survey sets the layout and the dig.

The North West is one of the wetter parts of England, so falls, channel drains and permeable options matter more than usual.

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

Guide price in St Helens£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

It is also the way to change a layout, add drainage or a recessed cover, or raise or lower a drive, without buying new blocks. A small allowance of new blocks is usually needed for breakages and new cuts.

  • New screeded laying course
  • Survey of the blocks: thickness, damage and whether they are worth re-using
  • Sub-base repaired or rebuilt where needed
  • Lifting, cleaning and stacking
  • Blocks relaid, new cuts made, edges re-set

How we find the cause

  • Whether the edging has moved or was never set in concrete
  • How much of the area needs lifting to blend the repair
  • What caused the dip or movement: base, laying course, edging or drains
  • Whether a drain or gully is leaking under the paving
  • Replacement blocks or hidden blocks to swap in

How it works

  1. Send the basics

    Postcode, what you need and a rough size. Photos help.

  2. Survey

    We measure, check levels, ground and drainage, and talk through blocks and patterns.

  3. Written quote

    An itemised quote with the specification, the price and the start date.

  4. The work

    Our paving team builds it to the agreed specification and leaves the site swept.

How we work

Clean finish

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

The dig and sub-base in writing

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

Edges set in concrete

Every edge restraint is bedded and haunched, so the paving cannot creep.

Itemised quotes

Break-out, waste, edging, drainage and covers are separate lines you can see.

Lift and re-lay in St Helens: questions

Do you cover Prescot, Huyton and Golborne?

Yes. We cover St Helens and the places around it, including Prescot, Huyton and Golborne, and the rest of Merseyside.

Can you repair block paving in St Helens without replacing it?

Usually, yes. We lift the affected blocks, fix the bed or base, and re-lay the same blocks so the repair matches.

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

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.

Lift and re-lay near St Helens

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

Other block paving services in St Helens

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Next step

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Call, WhatsApp or use the form, and we will come back to you to arrange a visit or a price from photos.

Hands laying charcoal paving blocks in herringbone on a sand bed
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