Cobblestone Driveway or Cobble Setts are visually appealing paving units used to create classic, textured borders and pathways. Cobbles Setts provide a traditional look with their rustic appeal and hardwearing design, ideal for enhancing driveways, pathways, and garden features.
🖼️ Timeless Aesthetic
✅ Durability
✅ Versatility
👨🔧 Easy Maintenance
✅ Enhanced Safety
It is easy and beneficial to choose relevant stones for your path or patio. Other than enhancing appearance, they possess a functional significance too. Such stones make it neat because they delineate clean paths and inhibit weeds from emerging. Additionally, they provide support to other construction features as well as direct people where they ought to go.
We provide cobble and edging stone for both modern and traditional tastes. Our Cobblestone Driveway setts provide a modern interpretation of tradition, as granite cobble setts are available with a finish of silver or mid-grey for a minimalist appearance.
As a fan of a classic appearance, our multi-colored cobbles have an air of old-world charm, especially with granite edging. Porcelain cobbles provide a superior value proposition with long-lasting strength and minimal maintenance.
Sandstone Cobbles: These are well-liked for their natural look and can be purchased in a variety of earth tones from reds to browns. The cobbles are dense and not slippery so are ideal for high usage locations like driveways and patios.
Limestone Cobbles: Offering a smooth finish with a more subdued colour range, they are perfect for modern aesthetics. Hardy enough to take extreme weather, they will keep your outdoor spaces in perfect order all-year-round.
Granite Cobbles: Also known as Belgium Block, they are ultra-durable and timelessly chic. Edge your driveways, garden beds, and pathways with them and your landscape takes on a touch of class since they resist wear and tear. Both offer a certain appeal as well as daily benefits, so it depends on your strategy and needs!
Installing a Natural Stone Cobble Drive or terrace isn't as difficult as you may think. Start by marking out the space with spray paint. See that the ground is flat using a rake to smooth out any lumps. Then compact the ground with a compactor. Fit a layer of MOT type 1 sub-base material and compact until you reach a depth of approximately 75mm. Repeat again for an additional layer.
Once you have installed your sub-base, get a mixture of mortar ready and roll out your mortar over your sub-base. Then, lay your cobbles with small gaps between each cobble. Gently tap your cobbles into place with a rubber mallet. Once you have installed your cobbles, pack your gaps with a jointing solution and tamp with a pointing tool.
1. How do cobbles differ from setts?
Ans: They tend to be used synonymously, but cobbles tend to be more rounded and natural in appearance, whereas setts are more regular and square-shaped—ideal for tidy, formal arrangements.
2. Are cobblestones suitable for driveways?
Ans: Yes. Rock sets such as granite or sandstone are extremely strong and sticky, ideal for driveways. And they have a classic appearance, which won't deteriorate quickly.
3. Will weeds grow between cobbles?
Ans: They can, but a good jointing compound and solid base prevent weeds. A bit of maintenance keeps them clean and tidy.
4. Are cobbles slippery when wet?
Ans: Not typically. Natural stones such as sandstone and granite have a rough surface that gives grip. Just avoid very highly polished finishes in areas where there is a lot of use or wet conditions.
