Yes — properly. Hampshire Patio Services has been owned and run by the same Hampshire family since 1996. When you call us you speak to family members, when we quote it’s the family team that visits, and the same family team installs every patio. No franchise, no sales reps, no subcontractors we’ve never met.

Porcelain is the modern premium choice — virtually maintenance-free, slip-rated, frost-proof, and stays colour-true. Indian sandstone is the classic, hard-wearing, ages beautifully. Block paving offers the most flexibility on pattern and colour. As a general rule from our family team: modern homes suit porcelain or granite; traditional homes suit sandstone or block paving.

For most domestic patios, no — they fall under permitted development if they’re less than 50% of your garden area and use permeable construction or drain to a soakaway. We design every patio to be compliant from the start. Listed buildings, conservation areas and AONB locations may need consent — we’ll flag this at the site visit if it applies.

Most residential patios from our family team take 4-8 working days, depending on size, materials, drainage requirements and weather. Larger projects with walls, steps or pergolas may run two to three weeks. We give you a written schedule with your quote.

Our family team covers the whole of Hampshire and the surrounding counties — including Fareham, Winchester, Southampton, Portsmouth, Petersfield, Eastleigh, Gosport, Romsey, Hamble, Hayling Island, Basingstoke, Chichester, and the New Forest.

It depends on size, materials, drainage, edgings, and any walls or extras. As a rough family-business guide: a small sandstone patio typically starts from around £2,800, mid-size porcelain patios with proper drainage tend to be £5,000-£10,000, and larger premium patios with walls, lighting or steps range upwards. Always a full written quote at no charge.