Linton, Cambridgeshire
Brickwork, Landscaping & Driveways in Linton
Amber Brickworks & Landscapes covers Linton, 8 miles west of Haverhill on the A1307. We repair and build garden walls, lay patios and block paving driveways, and take on extensions and outbuildings in the village and its neighbours along the Granta valley.
Chalk, flint and clunch
Linton lies where the River Granta cuts through the chalk, and its older buildings show it. The High Street conservation area has timber-framed and thatched houses, and many boundary walls are built of flint and clunch, the soft local chalk stone, capped and edged with brick.
These walls fail in a particular way: water gets in through a missing coping or hard cement pointing, and the soft core washes out. The repair is to rebuild the damaged length, restore the coping so the top sheds water, and point in lime.
A village on a slope
The village rises from the river towards Rivey Hill, so many gardens are on a gradient. Terracing with retaining walls and steps makes them usable, and driveways need falls and drainage worked out so that water does not run onto the road or back towards the house.
Services
What we do in Linton
Brickwork in Linton
Brick, flint and clunch boundary wall repairs, copings and lime repointing.
About brickworkLandscaping in Linton
Retaining walls, steps and terraced patios for sloping gardens.
About landscapingBlock Driveways in Linton
Block paving driveways with drainage designed for the gradient.
About block drivewaysConstruction in Linton
Extensions and garden buildings.
About constructionOur work
The kind of work we do
These projects show the services most often needed in Linton. See the full set on the projects page.
Questions
Linton: common questions
Do you cover Linton and the villages nearby?
Yes. Linton is about 8 miles from Haverhill. We also cover Hadstock, Bartlow, Hildersham, the Abingtons, Balsham and West Wickham.
Can a sloping garden have a level patio?
Yes. The usual approach is to cut into the slope and build a retaining wall on the high side, or build up and retain the low side, then add steps between levels. The wall needs a proper footing and drainage behind it.
Who do I apply to for a dropped kerb in Linton?
Cambridgeshire County Council is the highway authority and handles dropped kerb applications. Planning questions go to South Cambridgeshire District Council through the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning service.
Get a quote
Get a quote in Linton
Call Andrew Martin or send a few details and photos, and we will arrange a visit to look at the job and give you a written quote.
07876 762956