Mannmade Drives & Designs Ltd

Our latest blog post on the website is all about being asked by Checkatrade to create a handy guide for people thinking about having a new driveway installed, the "Do's and Don't's" etc. The guide we wrote is now featured on their website, to read our blog and check out our guide on Checkatrades website, click the link to our post below.

Our brand new website is now live, please check out www.MannmadeDrives.com to see all our latest work, pics, contact details and a blog that we will be reguarally updating with helpful information and posts about all things landscaping!

We've been saving up our Brett Landscaping points and have invested them in some new tools, a Slanetrac Manufacturing Skip Tipper and a Wacker Neuson Breaker. Maisie can't wait to watch us use them!

Our customers in Hayling Island loved their garden, but wanted something with a little less maintenance whilst still looking great in all seasons, and their existing patio was showing it's age. We created a whole new patio area using Brett Landscaping Forest Glen Sandstone slabs, as well as replacing the existing lawn with Artificial Grass for that effortless all year round natural look.

Here's a nice little project we completed recently in Droxford, the customer wanted to modernise their existing patio area into something a little more modern and a lot more picturesque. We achieved this using Brett Landscaping Honey Limestone slabs, with Autumn Gold Kerbs and Alpha Trio Blocks.

Putting the final touches on this driveway in Fareham. Sanding, compacting, sealing and ready to go. Using Brett Landscaping Silver Haze Beta blocks.

Today we helped the Happy Hot Tubs installers to move our customers hottub into their new sunken hottub area. Next up is the lighting, decking and solidercourse to go on, then it'll be all ready for summer!

This week at Mannmade we've been having fun with Hot Tubs! Not in them unfortunately, instead we've been digging out and building the base and retaining walls for a massive 7 seater with wooden decking surround. Perfect for summer!

It's always nice to receive good feedback from happy customers! 🙂

We're delighted to have been voted Job of the Month by Brett Approved Installers for our Yin Yang driveway 😄

Just a quick update on one of our posts, our Yin Yang driveway has now been seen by over 100,000 people! We're beyond happy, thanks to everyone that's checked it out or commented!

Because this project has two entrances we wanted to create something that looked great no matter which way you enter. So we designed a driveway which features two 45 degree random paving patterns in Bretts Alpha Trio paving in the Rustic Bronze colour, which interlocks in the middle of the driveway. For the entrance to the house we were inspired by the unique design on the doors to create something similar, by using two Brett Aura circle packs we created two radiating circles within a half circle to complement the doors and offer something unique and eye catching. We're really pleased with the results.

Here's the time lapse video of our Yin Yang driveway, roughly 1 and a half weeks distilled into just over a minute. We started filming once the groundworks and brickwork was completed. Enjoy!

Now this was something a bit different! Our customer wanted something a little unique, so we created a truly original Yin Yang design for her, complete with brick walling with inset Flint, Collingwood Lighting built into the flower borders and even a twisted brick pier. With Brett Landscaping Silver Fleck Aura Circle packs for the Yin Yang, Beta Burnt Oak on a 45 degree stretcher bond and Beta Silver Haze for the border.