

Travertine pool surrounds, large alfresco areas, feature entries and driveways paved across Gledswood Hills, finished to match the homes they sit against.
Gledswood Hills homes are large, modern and frequently designed around an outdoor entertaining zone, so the paving is a headline feature rather than a background surface. Most jobs we quote here take in a pool surround, an alfresco floor and a feature entry, all of which need to read as one continuous material palette. We plan the whole layout at the start so joint lines run through logically instead of stopping at random against each area.
The estate is built across rolling ground with plenty of cut and fill, and the golf course side in particular carries real level changes. Handling that well means resolving the drops deliberately, with a low wall and a comfortable step rather than a long awkward slope, and building the base carefully on filled sections where the ground is newest and softest. Where paving meets a fill batter we extend the base well beyond the paved edge.
On materials, unfilled travertine dominates around Gledswood Hills pools because it stays cool underfoot and grips when wet. Large-format porcelain suits the alfresco floor, while honed concrete or exposed aggregate handles the driveway. Estate design guidelines can restrict driveway finishes and Camden Council approves the vehicle crossing, so we check both before recommending a finish and set the apron to the approved level.
Every Gledswood Hills job is quoted after a free on-site measure, and you get a fixed written quote before we book the work in. Call 0492 879 796 to arrange yours.
Unfilled travertine with bullnose coping, laid cool underfoot with falls carrying water away from the shell.
Large-format porcelain floors bedded rigidly and set flush with the internal slab for a seamless transition.
Portico, entry path and step paving matched to the pool and alfresco palette so the front reads as one design.
Honed concrete, exposed aggregate or premium pavers chosen to satisfy the estate guidelines for your street.
Even risers, deep treads and generous landings where the block steps down toward the rear boundary.
Penetrating sealers on travertine and stone to resist salt, sunscreen and leaf staining around the pool.
Material and complexity, more than area. Travertine and large-format porcelain cost more than concrete pavers, and a layout that steps down through levels with retaining and drainage takes considerably more labour than a flat rectangle. Everything is measured on site free of charge and issued as a fixed written quote broken down by area.
Travertine is the usual pick around Gledswood Hills pools because it is naturally cool underfoot, textured enough to grip wet, and softer looking. Porcelain is harder wearing, more stain resistant and holds a sharper edge, and cool-touch pool ranges are now available. Many owners use travertine for the surround and porcelain in the covered alfresco.
We recommend it. A penetrating sealer helps travertine resist salt crystallisation, sunscreen oils and leaf tannins without changing the natural look. Reapply every few years depending on exposure. Rinsing the surround with fresh water occasionally also makes a real difference to how travertine ages around a saltwater pool.
We survey the fall first, then decide where the level breaks go. Usually that means one or two low retaining walls with paved terraces above and below, joined by wide steps with even risers. Grading a large drop out as a continuous slope makes furniture unstable and always looks unresolved, so we avoid it wherever we can.
They often do. Gledswood Hills releases have design guidelines that can specify acceptable driveway finishes, colour ranges and completion timeframes, and Camden Council separately approves the vehicle crossing. Send us the guidelines with your enquiry and we will make sure the finish we quote satisfies both before any work starts.
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