Active Drives
Blockpaving & Driveways. Active Drives has been vetted and approved by TrustATrader. Covering Kinross, Kirkcaldy, Edinburgh, Dundee, Perth, Stirling and Falkirk
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Register GuaranteeAbout Active Drives, Kinross
At Active Drives, we believe that your outdoor space should be an extension of your home – a beautiful, functional area that you can enjoy with family and friends. That’s why we offer a wide range of services to help you transform your outdoor space, from stunning driveways to beautiful landscaping and paving.
If you are looking for a block-paving specialist, Active Drives can help. We have been transforming driveways for over 25 years, laying tarmac and installing block-paving, fences and crazy paving for happy customers.
All too often a property’s exterior is overlooked but the fact is your driveway is the first thing you see when you return home and the first thing others will notice too. A well-tended, beautifully laid driveway can add to the tranquillity you feel at the end of the day so it is important that you get it just right. We pride ourselves on the high standards we achieve for each customer, working closely with our customers to understand their needs and provide them with hard wearing, attractive exteriors, guaranteed to add kerb appeal.
For Active Drives, there is no job too big or too small. We understand the importance of preparation and use high quality materials to provide an excellent finish. Our 25 years in the block-paving and driveways industry means that we operate efficiently, offering a high-quality finish to every job we do.
In order to promote best practice among our staff we are members of the following professional body:
Street Works Qualification Register
We specialise in block-paving and driveways and our services include:
- Hard Landscaping
- Dropped Kerbs
- Block-paving
- Driveways
- Patios
- Paths
- Gates
- Brick Walls
- Crazy Paving
- Fencing
- All Aspects of Garden Maintenance
We know that every customer has unique requirements so please feel free to get in touch with us. Our friendly team will be happy to provide you with free, no-obligation information and advice and a quote should you require one.
If you would like to know more about the work that we do visit our website
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- Fully completed steps/Indian sandstone patio.
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- Triple course steps firmly set and ready for final product.
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- Excavation and preparation.
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- Full new type1 hardcore foundations for firm support.
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- New sharp sand fully screened and ready to go.
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- Full complete new mono block to complete finish.
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- Side view prestige finish.
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- Full new landscape designs.
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- New features to complement the property/new top soil ready for planting.
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- Corner view of driveway.
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- New steps to complete finish.
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- Preparing drop Kirb..
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- New kirbs firmly set in place.
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- 20ml base course fully complete.
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- Final finish and ready to use.
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- Indian sandstone steps preparation.
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- Indian sandstone steps fully completed.
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- New fife stone design.
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- Final finish with new artificial grass.
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- Excavation been fully carried out.
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- Full new type 1 sub base fully compacted for firm standing.
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- Starting with new paving.
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- All fully layed and ready for finishing.
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- Excavation underway.
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- New foundations firmly compacted.
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- Full levelled to create new driveway.
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- Then new 6ml tarmac power rolled finish.
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- Quality comes as standard.
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- Excavation about to begin l.
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- Fully dug out and new membrane for weed control.
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- Full new type1 hardcore foundations.
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- Fully screened sharp sand ready for new paving stones.
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- Final finish with new paving another happy customer :)
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Active Drives
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Insurance details
| Provider | AXA Insurance |
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| Verified | 15th January 2024 |
Qualifications
- Street Works Qualification Register - Location & Avoidance of Underground apparatus, monitoring signing, lighting & Guarding
Associations
Reviews (24)
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Average rating: 5.0 out of 5
Review by Jo
on 30th August 2024
"Really pleased with the work John and team did in our garden. We had a small area where a shed had been that we wanted block paved. We had the bricks left over from a previous project and John used them to create a nice paved area. They were really quick, got the job done in about 5 hours and meant we could use the space the next day. We've already started talking about the next project of a resin driveway with John possibly next year. Very happy with the work and that we found John here on Trust A Trader"
- Initial impression Initial impression: 5 out of 5.0
- Punctuality Punctuality: 5 out of 5.0
- Cleanliness Cleanliness: 5 out of 5.0
- Quality Quality: 5 out of 5.0
- Value Value: 5 out of 5.0
- Overall opinion Overall opinion: 5 out of 5.0
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Average rating: 5.0 out of 5
Review by Kevin
on 26th August 2024
Kevin - Image 1 "John and his team did a superb job of completely transforming our existing gravel driveway to a fantastically high standard. Additionally they completely removed overgrown shrubs, trees and heather from the front of the house- this space is now laid with gravel creating a new parking space. Broken paving slabs were fixed or replaced and all slabs were high pressure cleaned to look brand new. Throughout the whole process, John was friendly, professional and courteous- as were his team. I am still amazed that this high standard of work was completed in only 4 days! We are incredibly pleased with the completed work and would thoroughly recommend Active Drives to anyone looking to transform their outside space."
- Initial impression Initial impression: 5 out of 5.0
- Punctuality Punctuality: 5 out of 5.0
- Cleanliness Cleanliness: 5 out of 5.0
- Quality Quality: 5 out of 5.0
- Value Value: 5 out of 5.0
- Overall opinion Overall opinion: 5 out of 5.0
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Average rating: 5.0 out of 5
Review by FIONA
on 19th August 2024
FIONA - Image 1 "John and his team were helpful, polite and did a great job. We can thoroughly recommend them ."
- Initial impression Initial impression: 5 out of 5.0
- Punctuality Punctuality: 5 out of 5.0
- Cleanliness Cleanliness: 5 out of 5.0
- Quality Quality: 5 out of 5.0
- Value Value: 5 out of 5.0
- Overall opinion Overall opinion: 5 out of 5.0
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Average rating: 4.83 out of 5
Review by Adele
on 29th July 2024
"I needed a dropped kerb for my driveway and the job was completed to an excellent standard. The pavement on that section was uneven so John also levelled it to ensure the finished result for the driveway was as neat and durable as possible. Overall the team did a fantastic job and were always friendly too!"
- Initial impression Initial impression: 5 out of 5.0
- Punctuality Punctuality: 4 out of 5.0
- Cleanliness Cleanliness: 5 out of 5.0
- Quality Quality: 5 out of 5.0
- Value Value: 5 out of 5.0
- Overall opinion Overall opinion: 5 out of 5.0
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