Planning a lift and re-lay job in Thornaby-on-Tees
Thornaby-on-Tees 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.
Wind-driven rain on the North East coast makes falls and a well-filled joint more important.
How much does a lift and re-lay job cost in Thornaby-on-Tees?
For Thornaby-on-Tees, our guide is £30–£70 per m² including VAT, so 30 m² re-laid is likely to be £950–£2,150. Smaller jobs cost more per square metre because set-up and waste costs do not shrink with the area.
| Item | Guide price inc VAT |
|---|---|
| Lift and re-lay on a sound base | £30–£70 per m² |
| Small repair (a few blocks or a short trench) | £180–£590 |
| Sunken or rutted patch repaired | £270–£1,100 |
| Lift and re-lay with sub-base rebuilt | £55–£100 per m² |
Guide figures for the North East, checked 9 November 2026. See all prices or use the guide price tool.
What does a lift and re-lay job involve?
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.
- Jointing sand and compaction
- New screeded laying course
- Sub-base repaired or rebuilt where needed
- Blocks relaid, new cuts made, edges re-set
- Survey of the blocks: thickness, damage and whether they are worth re-using
Before we price your lift and re-lay job
- Trees, roots and past trenches
- Condition and thickness of your existing blocks
- Replacement blocks or hidden blocks to swap in
- How much of the area needs lifting to blend the repair
- Falls, so water does not collect again
From enquiry to finished paving
Send the basics
Postcode, what you need and a rough size. Photos help.
Survey
We measure, check levels, ground and drainage, and talk through blocks and patterns.
Written quote
An itemised quote with the specification, the price and the start date.
The work
Our paving team builds it to the agreed specification and leaves the site swept.
What you can expect from us
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.
Repair before replace
If your drive can be fixed or re-laid, we will say so.
Clean finish
The site is swept, the joints are filled and you are shown how to look after the paving.
Water planned first
Falls, channels and soakaways are designed before the pattern is chosen.
Lift and re-lay in Thornaby-on-Tees: questions
Can you repair block paving in Thornaby-on-Tees 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.
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.
How much does a lift and re-lay job cost in Thornaby-on-Tees?
Our guide is £30–£70 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 Thornaby-on-Tees
Nearby towns we cover for lift and re-lay, and lift and re-lay across North Yorkshire:
- Lift and re-lay in Middlesbrough
- Lift and re-lay in Redcar
- Lift and re-lay in Stockton-on-Tees
- Lift and re-lay in Billingham
- Lift and re-lay in Darlington
- Lift and re-lay in Hartlepool
