Established 2013 · St Helens & the North West

Premium outdoor
living spaces

Resin driveways, porcelain patios and complete garden transformations, designed and built by one team. Thirteen years on the same patch, our own crews on every site, and a fixed written price before anything starts.

5.0Rated★★★★★

01. Design

We visit, measure up and show you the finished garden before a spade goes in the ground.

02. Build

Groundworks, surfaces, joinery and lighting — all handled in-house, in the right order.

03. Transform

Site cleared, everything explained, guaranteed, and we're still on the end of the phone.

What you get

Built to a
higher spec

Most gardens fail underneath, where nobody looks. We dig to the right depth, deal with the drainage and build up in compacted layers before a single slab goes down — which is why ours are still flat when the neighbour's has sunk by the gate.

  • Our own employed crews on every site
  • Fixed written quotation before anything starts
  • Thirteen years working the same patch
Porcelain stepping stones set in dark gravel beside a raised planter
Buff resin-bound driveway with a light porcelain border in Thatto HeathSlate-grey porcelain patio by the back doors with sleeper bedsComposite decking, sandstone patio and a curved lawnSteel sphere water feature with porcelain paving and artificial grass
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Typical specification

Resin Bound Driveway

Excavated to depth, compacted sub-base, then UV-stable resin bound on site so it cures as one seamless, fully permeable sheet. No loose stone, no weeds through the joints.

Typical size  40–60m²On site  4–6 daysGuarantee  10 years
Base build-up 150mm MOT Type 1, compacted in layers
Surface UV-stable resin, 18mm bound depth
Drainage Fully permeable, SUDS compliant
Edging Haunched block or steel restraint
Wide view of a full garden transformation with a steel sphere

Thirteen years,
one patch

We work within about half an hour of St Helens. It keeps the team on site rather than sat in the van — and it means we're never far away if you need us after the job's done.

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100+Projects Completed
13Years Established
5.0Rated On Facebook
30 MINRadius Of St Helens

Why MAE

No surprises,
start to finish

The four things customers tell us went wrong with the last firm they used — so they're the four things we put in writing.

Our own crews

Employed teams, never subcontracted. The people who quote it are the people who build it.

Fully insured

Full public liability cover and a written workmanship guarantee on every installation.

Fixed written price

One quotation covering the whole job. If something changes on site we tell you before we do it.

Start and end dates

Given in writing. If the weather moves them you hear it the same day, not the week after.

Recent work

Every job,
in the ground

Real gardens in real streets across St Helens, Rainhill, Widnes and Warrington. No stock photography, no borrowed portfolios.

How we work

Four steps.
No surprises

01

Visit

We come out, measure up and talk through how you actually want to use the space — not what's easiest to sell you.

02

Design

Visuals and a fixed written quotation. You see the finished garden before we lift a spade.

03

Build

Our own team on site. Groundworks, surfaces, joinery, planting and lighting, in the right order.

04

Hand over

Site cleared, everything explained, and we're still at the end of the phone afterwards.

Materials we trust

We don't cut
corners on stock

The surface is the part you live with for twenty years. We buy from established suppliers with real guarantees behind them, rather than whatever happens to be cheapest that week.

MarshallsPaving & Porcelain
BradstoneNatural Stone
TrexComposite Decking
VubaResin Systems
DurapostFencing Systems
and 100+
completed projects
Note for Martin: supplier names are placeholders — swap these for the merchants and systems you actually buy through. Named suppliers with guarantees behind them are one of the strongest trust signals on a site like this.

What people say

Rated five stars,
job after job

★★★★★

"Turned a tip of a back garden into the best room in the house. Turned up when they said they would, cleaned up every night, and the finish is spot on."

Verified review · St Helens
★★★★★

"Quoted, started and finished exactly when they said. The porcelain still looks like it went down yesterday and we've had it two winters now."

Verified review · Rainhill
★★★★★

"Third contractor we've used on this estate and the first one we haven't had to chase. Residents have stopped ringing us about the grass."

Managing agent · Merseyside

News & Updates

Latest from the yard.

Straight answers on materials, costs and what actually lasts — written by the people laying it, not by a copywriter who has never mixed a bag of mortar.

Driveways Grey resin driveway with a block border in front of a rendered house
14 Jul 2026

Resin or block paving? An honest comparison for a North West driveway

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Common questions

The things
everyone asks

If it isn't answered here, ring or send a message — you'll get a straight answer rather than a brochure.

How much does a typical garden transformation cost?
Our sweet spot is between £10,000 and £15,000 for a full rear garden — patio, lawn or artificial grass, fencing and lighting. Smaller packages start around £5,000 and larger projects run well beyond £25,000. Every completed job on our projects page carries the actual figure it came to, so you can judge for yourself before you ring.
How long does a project take?
Most driveways are four to six days. A full garden transformation is usually two to three weeks on site. We give you a start date and an end date in writing, and if the weather moves them we tell you the same day rather than the week after.
Do you charge for a quotation?
No. The visit, the design and the written quotation are free and there's no obligation. We'd rather spend an hour finding out we're not the right fit than have you commit to something you're unsure about.
Are you insured, and do you guarantee the work?
Yes to both. We carry full public liability cover and every installation comes with a written workmanship guarantee on top of the manufacturer warranties on the materials themselves.
How far do you travel?
About half an hour from St Helens — so Rainhill, Widnes, Warrington, Runcorn, Haydock, Prescot and the south side of Liverpool. Staying local keeps the team on site rather than sat in the van.
Can we pay in stages?
Yes. Most projects run on a deposit to secure materials and a schedule of stage payments as the work progresses, with the balance due on completion once you're happy with it.

Where we work

Local, and
we stay local

We work within about half an hour of St Helens. It keeps the team on site rather than sat in the van, and it means we're never far away if you need us after the job is done.

Front garden with new lawn and a slate porcelain path and border
Garden lighting seen from under the pergola after dark

Get started

Send us a photo
of your garden

That's all we need. A couple of pictures over WhatsApp and we'll come back with an honest idea of what's possible and what it costs. No obligation, no chasing.