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Driveways in Bonnyrigg

New drives for homes without parking, extensions for growing families and sloping drives that drain and grip.

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We build driveways in Bonnyrigg, Lasswade and Poltonhall – monoblock and paved drives dug out, built on a compacted sub-base and finished with proper drainage.

Bonnyrigg's driveway jobs come in three kinds. Older homes in Poltonhall and around the town centre often have no off-street parking. Newer homes in Hopefield have a drive that's a car too short. And in Lasswade, drives are often steep, which brings its own problems with water and grip.

Driveways in Bonnyrigg: how we work

New driveways for homes without parking

In Poltonhall and similar streets, front gardens are often deep enough for a car. We remove the lawn and any old wall, dig out to full depth, build a compacted sub-base, set edging in concrete and lay monoblock. A dropped kerb must be approved by Midlothian Council before cars cross the pavement.

Extending new-build drives

In Hopefield and the newer estates, we widen single drives into doubles, matching the depth and build of the existing drive and blending or relaying the surface.

Sloping drives in Lasswade

A steep drive needs a few extra things. Water runs down it, so we fit a channel drain across the bottom, especially in front of a garage or house door. Herringbone monoblock gives the best grip and resists creeping downhill, and the edging needs to be especially solid. On very steep drives, a textured block helps in frost.

Drainage and permission

New front-garden hard surfaces in Scotland need to be permeable or drain into the garden rather than the road to avoid needing planning permission. We plan for that with falls into lawns or borders, soakaways or permeable paving. In Lasswade's conservation area, removing a front wall to create a drive may need permission.