Wickham is characterised by a Georgian and period market town centre, which shapes how Sealing & Restoration gets specified here: cleaning, joint repair and resealing of an existing surface to restore colour, grip and weatherproofing. The typical job in Wickham itself deals with heritage frontages around the square limiting material choice in a way a standard estate street doesn’t have to consider, and a conservation area across the historic market square. It suits a tired but structurally sound driveway where only the surface layer, not the sub-base, has faded, and it is worth knowing that where the sub-base itself has failed, restoration alone will not fix the underlying movement.
About Sealing & Restoration
Sealing and restoration covers bringing a tired but structurally sound existing driveway back to a good working condition rather than replacing it outright — pressure-washing to lift ingrained dirt, moss and weed growth, repairing or re-sanding open joints on block paving, and reapplying a sealant to resin, pattern-imprinted concrete or block surfaces to restore colour depth, sheen and slip resistance. This only makes sense where the underlying sub-base is genuinely still sound and it is the surface layer alone that has faded, stained or lost its grip; where the sub-base itself has failed, a restoration will not fix the underlying movement and a proper repair or rebuild is the honest answer instead.
Best suited to: an existing surface with a sound base that has simply faded, stained, or lost its sealant over time
Less suited to: a driveway where the sub-base itself has failed — cracking, sinking or heaving needs repair, not resealing
Ground & property in Wickham
Wickham is a genuinely historic market town built around the River Meon and its Georgian and period market square, with a conservation area covering that centre limiting material choice in a way a standard estate street doesn’t have to consider. Frontages around the square need sympathetic treatment; further out, the specification is much more standard.
Planning note: a conservation area across the historic market square