Underground drainage & block paving repairs.

A real construction-stage photo gallery showing excavation, the fitting of underground drainage pipework and reinstatement of the existing block-paved surface.

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STAGE ONE · PREPARATION

Lifting the paving and preparing the trench.

Existing blocks were lifted in the work area to provide access beneath the paving. The photos show the excavated sections and the material removed during groundworks.

Initial section of block paving lifted to access underground drainage — **First access opening in the existing block-paved area**

Excavated aggregate and lifted paving blocks beside a walkway — **Excavated material and salvaged blocks kept alongside the work**

Long drainage trench excavated through the block-paved area — **Trench excavated through the existing paving**

STAGE TWO · PIPEWORK

New underground drainage pipework.

The exposed trench shows new underground drainage pipework being positioned, before the surrounding area was reinstated.

New orange underground drainage pipe laid in the trench next to a building — **New underground drainage pipe positioned in the excavated trench**

STAGE THREE · REINSTATEMENT

Relaying the block paving.

The later photographs show granular base preparation and the existing paving blocks being relaid. Some loose materials remain visible in the final photographs because they were taken before the site was fully tidied.

Block paving relaying underway around prepared trenches — **Preparing the excavated sections for block paving reinstatement**

Open strip of block paving exposing compactable granular material and a drainage access point — **Rebuilding the paving base around a drainage access point**

Existing block paving reinstated in stages with narrow gravel-filled strip remaining — **Original paving blocks being relaid around the repaired area**

Large area of relaid block paving with some site materials still at the edge — **Reinstated paving with final site tidy-up still underway**

Block-paved area after much of the reinstatement, with a small pile of residual rubble — **Wider view after paving reinstatement work**

These images document visible stages of the work; they are not a substitute for an inspection of underground drainage or evidence of pipe testing.

DRAINAGE & EXTERNAL REPAIRS

Need access repairs or paving reinstatement?

Tell us what needs attention, the type of paving and your location in Cornwall. Photos of the area are always useful for an initial enquiry.

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