Driveway Restoration

Cleaning, repair and aftercare

Driveway restoration in Nottingham

An assessment of your driveway as a whole, bringing together suitable cleaning, local repairs and finishing options in a clear plan.

A considered approach

Restore the driveway as a working surface.

A driveway restoration enquiry starts with the surface material, how the drive is used and what has changed. Tell us about standing water, movement, loose edges or worn finishes as well as its appearance. We assess which parts may benefit from cleaning, which need repair and whether a wider investigation is necessary.

With 25 years in building and landscaping, RMS can assess the clean and the construction beneath it as one connected job.

Surface assessment

We review the driveway material, visible defects and adjoining areas before discussing a suitable scope.

Cleaning scope

Surface dirt and organic growth are assessed separately from cracks, movement or failed finishes.

Repair decisions

We explain where a local repair may help and where the underlying condition needs further assessment.

Suitable finishing

Joint care or optional sealing is considered only where it suits the material, condition and drying requirements.

Typical faults

Which restoration route suits your driveway?

If the surface is sound and the concern is mainly dirt, our driveway cleaning service may be the appropriate starting point. For sunken or rocking blocks, read about block paving repairs and relaying. The quotation should distinguish the clean, any repairs and suitable finishing work.

Extensive structural failure or major drainage alteration is assessed separately and clearly explained.

Real RMS work

Block paving cleaned and re-sanded in Radcliffe on Trent

These RMS photographs show the surface-cleaning and re-sanding stages of care for existing block paving. Local lifting, bedding or drainage repairs are assessed for the individual driveway. Read about this Radcliffe on Trent job.

Radcliffe on Trent block-paved driveway before RMS cleaningRadcliffe on Trent block driveway after RMS pressure cleaning and re-sanding
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Include your postcode, a short description and clear photographs of the area.

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Planning your driveway restoration

How do you decide between cleaning and restoration?

We assess the material and visible condition, then separate surface soiling from problems with joints, levels, edges or drainage. A sound driveway may benefit from cleaning. Moving or sunken block paving may need lifting, bedding correction and relaying.

Can the existing paving be retained?

Where the existing material is suitable, local repairs can allow sound paving to remain in use. We assess damage, movement and support before recommending what can be retained. Widespread base failure or major drainage defects may need a wider construction assessment.

Is sealing always the final stage?

No. Sealing is considered only when it suits the material and condition. Existing coatings, preparation, drying and weather all matter. Our paving aftercare guide explains how re-sanding, repointing and sealing serve different purposes.

Find out who carries out the work at RMS, or send your enquiry. Photographs are optional.

Driveway restoration areas we cover

For a driveway that needs cleaning and local repairs, we assess the surface before recommending work. We serve the areas below, with repair and finishing options quoted according to the condition of the drive.

See our full list of areas we cover, or request a quotation with your postcode and photographs.

RMS Exterior Cleaning & Restoration is a trading name of RMS Building & Landscaping Limited.