Corton Road, Norwich

We employed KT Lake Paving & Landscaping, on the recommendation of our garden designer, to lay a new patio with brick retaining wall together with gravel paths and an ornamental pond. We also had the gravel drive at the front of the house re-laid and a paved hard standing area created.
Our initial discussions with Karl Lake were extremely reassuring as he very competently proposed materials that were most likely to look good in our situation (A property with Victorian and 21st century features). Karl also suggested some minor changes to the designer’s proposal which she readily accepted. A costing was arrived at on the spot and, despite some problems and variations during the job, this was the price that we paid.
We agreed a provisional date when we gave Karl the go-ahead and although this was revised for mutual convenience the work started in line with our schedule. The weather (variously hot and wet) extended the work a little beyond the planned period but the team worked impressively hard to complete the work as rapidly as possible.
The team of three were really helpful and kind people who worked incredibly hard to deliver each aspect of the job. We were regularly consulted on how we would like details completed and we felt that our wishes were always paramount. We also received lots of helpful advice on how to approach our bits of the project. Having workers around the place can sometimes be a trial but in this case we felt completely confident of the individuals and enjoyed their company.
The quality of the final work is excellent. The patio slabs were laid expertly and look superb surrounded by a low brick wall that matches the house brick as intended. The pond looks great and the gravel paths and block edgings have completely changed the appearance of the garden for the better. At the front of the house the weed strewn drive has been replaced by new clean gravel over a firm base that we have good reason to expect to remain impervious to weeds for a very long time. The block paving has also created a superb parking area opposite the front door where previously was weedy gravel and a scrappy lawn.
In summary we are very grateful to Karl and his Team for transforming our garden and drive. We recommend them without reservation for any hard landscaping project.
Dave Plummer & Lesley Whitby, Norwich