Simple gardens through to full hardsurfacing.

Simple

Garden tidy

From £450

Cut back, clear, haul the waste, and leave the plot ready for whatever comes next.

The guide assumes

• A domestic garden that can be reached from the drive
• Green waste and a modest amount of rubble
• No new patio, drive or retaining wall

A half day to a day. Heavier clearance, or a skip that fills twice, moves the figure up.

Simple

Garden reset

From £1,600

Clear and level a compact garden, then lay turf and tidy the beds.

The guide assumes

• About 40 to 60 square metres
• Real turf, supplied and laid, on prepared ground
• Basic edging so the lawn has a line
• Waste taken away

Many compact resets land between £1,600 and £3,500. Artificial grass is priced on the rate card, not this figure.

Hard surfaces

Patio and slabbing

From £2,600

Excavate, base, and lay a usable patio with a fall and a finished edge.

The guide assumes

• About 20 square metres
• Standard concrete or sandstone slabs
• Excavation, sub-base, bedding and pointing
• Straightforward access from the drive

Porcelain and awkward cuts around a conservatory raise it. A 30 to 40 square metre wrap around the house is a different job.

Hard surfaces

Fencing

From £1,900

A closeboard run on concrete posts, lined and finished.

The guide assumes

• About 15 to 20 metres
• Closeboard fence, concrete posts and gravel boards
• The old fence down and taken away
• A boundary that is roughly in a straight line

Gates are extra. A slope that has to be stepped, which is common towards Alva and Tillicoultry, is measured on site.

Hard surfaces

Decking

From £2,800

A timber deck, framed to meet the door and shed the rain.

The guide assumes

• About 12 to 16 square metres of timber decking
• A frame, boards, and a step if the threshold needs one
• Ground that does not first need a retaining wall

Composite boards are a materials upgrade. Lighting is quoted before the boards go down.

Hard surfaces

Driveway

From £4,500

A single block-paved drive, dug out, based and edged.

The guide assumes

• About 40 to 50 square metres
• Block paving, sub-base, compaction and edging
• The old surface excavated and removed
• Machine access from the street

Tarmac can come in lower. A double drive, a dropped kerb, or porcelain sets sits higher. Depth of dig changes the skip and the stone.

Hard surfaces

Steps

From £850

A flight of garden steps so a sloping plot can be walked.

The guide assumes

• A short domestic flight, set out with an even rise
• Block or timber construction, agreed before work starts
• The landing handed back to lawn or paving

A retained bank the width of the garden is walling, not a single flight, and is quoted from the slope.

Hard surfaces

Drainage run

From £850

A short run so a patio, drive or lawn stops holding water.

The guide assumes

• A domestic run of modest length
• A gully or channel and pipe
• Reinstatement of the surface that was lifted

A garden taking water off the hill is surveyed. It is not priced as a flat metre rate from the pavement.

Full plot

Full landscaping and hardsurfacing

From £12,000

Drive, patio, lawn, steps and fencing planned as one garden.

The guide assumes

• A domestic plot needing more than one surface
• Excavation, bases and waste included
• Standard materials, not porcelain throughout
• One visit plan rather than three separate crews

Complete plots often land between £12,000 and £28,000. Lighting, porcelain, retaining walls and long drainage runs sit on top of that band.