Cullompton · Devon
Patios, Driveways & New-BuildGarden Landscaping in Cullompton
Cullompton has grown fast, and a lot of its newest gardens are turf laid straight over compacted builder's spoil. We dig out, drain and rebuild so the garden works instead of holding water.
Free site visit in Cullompton · Itemised written quote usually within a week · Written contract on every job
Serving Cullompton
Landscaping for Cullompton's old town and new estates
Cullompton is about thirteen miles from Wellington, a straight run down the M5 to junction 28, typically twenty minutes.
Cullompton is two towns in one. There is the historic centre around Fore Street with its old cob, brick and rendered buildings and long narrow burgage-plot gardens, and then there are the large modern estates that have expanded the town outwards over recent decades. The landscaping problems in each are completely different.
In the older part, gardens are long, narrow and often reached only through the house or a shared passage, with settled levels and tired hard surfaces. On the estates, plots are smaller and more regular but come with a specific and very common problem: thin turf rolled over compacted subsoil left by the housebuilder, with no real drainage and no usable hard surface beyond a token slab area outside the back door.
The jobs we are asked for most in Cullompton are patios with correct falls and drainage, block paving and gravel driveways, fencing that upgrades builder-grade panels, turfing done on properly prepared ground, and complete first-time garden builds for people who have just moved into a new house.
Twenty minutes down the M5
Junction 28 from Wellington. Cullompton is one of our regular Devon runs and site visits are usually booked within a week.
New-build garden specialists
Digging out compacted spoil, installing drainage and rebuilding bases so lawns and patios actually last.
Historic centre experience
Long narrow plots, restricted access and older buildings where levels and damp need careful handling.
Most-requested work
Patios and paving, block paving driveways, fencing, turfing, sleeper beds and full garden transformations.
Request your free quote
Free site visit, itemised written quote, typically back with you inside a week.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 07340 000463 between 8am and 8pm, Monday to Saturday.
What we build in Cullompton
Our services, available across Cullompton and the surrounding villages
Patios & Paving in Cullompton
Our specialty. Precision-laid patios with proper falls, drainage and edging so the finish still looks right in ten years.
Guide price £130–£180 per m²
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Driveways in Cullompton
Block paving and gravel driveways built on a properly dug and compacted base. We do not offer resin.
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Fencing in Cullompton
6ft feather edge, picket and closeboard fencing, set true and built to stand up to a Somerset winter.
Guide price around £100 per m²
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Landscaping in Cullompton
Full garden transformations: levels, hard surfaces, planting beds and borders, planned as one coherent scheme.
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Retaining Walls in Cullompton
Structural walls that hold back levels safely, with the drainage and foundations the job actually needs.
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Groundworks in Cullompton
Foundations, drainage and site preparation, carried out as part of our own landscaping projects for private clients.
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Turfing in Cullompton
New lawns laid on prepared ground. Price depends on how much digging out or topsoil the site needs.
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Decking & Sleepers in Cullompton
Timber decks, sleeper beds and raised planters, built with the joinery detail to match.
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Garden Rooms in Cullompton
A growing part of the business. Sheds, pergolas and full start-to-finish builds covering groundworks, insulation and electrics.
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Stonemasonry in Cullompton
Smaller feature stonework such as dry stone details. Larger walls are subcontracted to a trusted mason.
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Why Cullompton homeowners choose us
New-build gardens are where corner-cutting is easiest to hide and hardest to live with. Turf laid on compacted subsoil looks fine for one summer, then waterlogs; a patio bedded on sand over the same ground settles unevenly within two winters. Our approach on those jobs is unglamorous: dig out what the housebuilder left, get drainage in, compact a proper base, then build. It is why our quotes itemise excavation separately, that is the part other quotes quietly omit.
James has six years in landscaping, backed by his dad's thirty-plus years in carpentry, joinery and building, with a family team of up to four on site. You get the same people from the quote to the final sweep-down.
We fix the ground first
Compacted builder's subsoil is dug out and drained rather than covered over with turf and hope.
Driveways done properly
Block paving and gravel on a dug-out, compacted base. We do not offer resin, and we will say so rather than sell you something we do not do.
Nine five-star reviews
Somerset and Mid Devon homeowners, all five stars, consistently citing timekeeping, communication and tidiness.
Priced line by line
Excavation, base, materials and labour separated out, with 50% at the start and the balance on completion.
Local conditions
Cullompton ground conditions and common issues
Much of the land around Cullompton is heavy clay in the Culm valley, which drains slowly at the best of times. When a housebuilder then runs plant over it for eighteen months and rolls turf across the result, you get a garden that sits wet from November to March. Aerating the lawn will not fix that; the compaction and the missing drainage route are the problem.
In the older parts of town, the issues are different: long narrow plots with no vehicle access, patios that have dropped towards the house, and boundaries shared with several neighbours where responsibility is unclear. We work all of that out at the site visit - who owns which fence line, where materials can be delivered, how far things have to be barrowed - before putting a price on paper.
Compacted new-build subsoil
The single most common cause of failing lawns and settling patios on Cullompton estates. It has to come out.
Culm valley clay
Slow-draining ground means falls, drainage runs and proper sub-bases are essential rather than optional extras.
Builder-grade boundaries
Thin panels and shallow posts installed at handover often fail early. Feather edge on proper posts is the usual upgrade.
Narrow historic plots
Old-town gardens with passage-only access mean longer barrow runs and careful spoil management, priced honestly.
Our Process
How a Cullompton job runs, from first call to final sweep
- 1
Call or send the form
Tell us the town, the rough size of the area and what you want out of it. We answer between 8am and 8pm, Monday to Saturday, and we will say straight away whether the job is one for us.
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Free site visit
James comes out, walks the garden with you, takes levels and measurements, checks access for machinery and materials, and looks at where water currently goes.
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Itemised written quote
You get a written quote, usually back within a week, broken down by excavation, base, materials and labour, so you can see exactly what you are paying for.
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Contract and start date
Both parties sign a written contract with the scope and price on it. 50% is payable at the start to cover materials, and the balance on completion. Then we book you a start date and keep to it.
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Build, snag and clear down
A team of up to four works on site until the job is done. We walk the finished work with you, sort any snags there and then, and leave the site swept and cleared.
Cullompton FAQs
Questions we get asked about working in Cullompton
Do you work in Cullompton?＋
Yes, regularly. It is about thirteen miles from our Wellington base, straight down the M5 to junction 28.
How fast can you get to Cullompton?＋
Around twenty minutes. Site visits are typically booked within a week, and the itemised written quote follows soon after.
My new-build lawn is always waterlogged. Can you sort it?＋
Usually. The cause is almost always compacted subsoil left by the developer plus no drainage route. The fix is digging out, improving the ground and creating somewhere for water to go, then laying turf on prepared soil.
What does a patio cost in Cullompton?＋
Guide price is £130 to £180 per square metre. On new-build plots there is usually extra excavation, which is priced as its own line so you can see it.
Do you install driveways?＋
Yes, block paving and gravel driveways built on a properly prepared base. We do not offer resin driveways.
Can you replace the builder's fencing?＋
Yes. 6ft feather edge is around £100 per metre as a guide, set on posts fixed to last rather than the lightweight panels usually installed at handover.
Can you landscape a brand-new garden from bare ground?＋
That is a large part of what we do here, levels, drainage, patio, paths, boundaries, beds and lawn planned and built as one scheme.
Do you take on commercial work in Cullompton?＋
Not currently. We work with private homeowners.
How do I get a quote?＋
Call James on 07340 000463 between 8am and 8pm Monday to Saturday or send the form. The visit and the quote are both free.
Nearby
We also cover the areas around Cullompton
Full coverage: Wellington, Taunton, Tiverton, Chard, Somerton, Ilminster, Wiveliscombe, Milverton, Sampford Peverell, Bishops Lydeard, Langport.
Fix your Cullompton garden at the ground level
Free site visit, an honest look at what the developer left behind, and an itemised written quote with the excavation shown clearly.
Family-run · 6 years landscaping, backed by 30+ years of family trade experience · Nine five-star reviews