07466 254430 7:00am – 6:00pm AboutServices Areas Our workContact07466 254430Free quoteMenu - Home - Areas covered - Kenilworth # Landscaping in Kenilworthpatios, paving, fencing and lawnsfrom a firm based in the town Kenilworth is home ground. Gardens laid out properly, quoted as a fixed price, and built by a team that is minutes away if you need us. Get my free Kenilworth quote07466 254430 Based in Kenilworth · Free quote, usually same or next day Our home town Based in Kenilworth: the shortest response time of any area we cover. Quotes usually within hours Same or next day is normal in Kenilworth; 48 hours at the very latest. Every property type Old town cottages, Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and new-build plots near the station. We know the ground Clay, made-up ground and sloping plots are what we build on every week. Serving Kenilworth ## Landscaping in Kenilworth, by a firm based minutes away SOS Landscaping is a Kenilworth business. We are based in the town, which means this is the one area where a quote visit can usually happen within hours rather than days, and where dropping back to check a level or answer a question costs nothing but a five-minute drive. Kenilworth housing is unusually varied for a town of its size. There are period cottages and stone properties around the old town and Castle End, Victorian and Edwardian houses off Warwick Road and Albion Street, big 1930s semis with long rear gardens, generous post-war housing around Whitemoor and Crackley, and newer developments towards Thickthorn and the station with smaller, tightly-defined plots. Each of those brings a different job. The older properties tend to need sympathetic paving, careful levels around low thresholds, and often retaining work where a garden steps down. The 1930s and post-war stock has the long, wide gardens where a new terrace, a proper lawn and a fresh fence line transform the whole space. The newest houses usually have builder-standard turf over compacted ground and a token slab area that needs replacing with something usable. Underneath all of it is heavy clay, plus pockets of made-up ground where gardens back onto former field boundaries. Clay holds water, shrinks in summer and heaves in winter, which is exactly why we do not skimp on excavation depth, sub-base compaction or drainage falls. That is the part of the job you never see and the part that decides whether a patio is still flat in five years. On site ## A finished garden, start to end Grey porcelain patio and lawn, terraced rear garden Services in Kenilworth ## What Kenilworth gardens usually need The most common Kenilworth job is a patio replacement: lifting a tired, mossy or sunken slab area and rebuilding it larger, level and with a drainage fall, usually in Indian sandstone or porcelain, with a path linking it round to a side gate. Block paving driveways are the second big one, especially on the wider 1930s and post-war plots where there is space to park two cars properly and existing tarmac or concrete has cracked and sunk. Beyond that: fencing along long shared boundaries, turfing after building work or where a lawn has worn out, sleeper walls and steps on the sloping plots around Crackley and towards the castle, and jet washing to bring back paving that is dirty rather than failed. ### Patios & paths in Kenilworth A level, well-drained patio with tight joints and clean cut lines: priced as a fixed figure before we start, built by a team of at least two, and finished on dates agreed with you up front. See how we do it ### Block paving in Kenilworth Driveways, parking areas and paths laid on a compacted sub-base with haunched edge restraints, kiln-dried sand joints and drainage that actually works: fixed price, agreed dates. See how we do it ### Fencing in Kenilworth Replacement fence lines and new boundaries with posts fixed properly, gravel boards where they are needed and panels running level: fixed price agreed before we start, old fencing taken away. See how we do it ### Turfing in Kenilworth Old lawn stripped, ground levelled, graded and dressed, then fresh turf laid tight with staggered joints: a lawn that roots quickly instead of shrinking back at the seams. See how we do it ### Sleeper walls & steps in Kenilworth Retaining walls, raised borders and steps built from timber sleepers: properly founded, fixed and drained, so a sloping garden becomes a level space you actually use. See how we do it ### Jet washing in Kenilworth Green, black-streaked paving brought back to its actual colour, then joints re-sanded or re-pointed where they need it, so the surface is finished rather than just clean. See how we do it Also available in Kenilworth: cobblestones, artificial grass, decking. See all services. Why us ## Why choose SOS Landscaping in Kenilworth ### We are in the town Not a national firm subcontracting locally; a Kenilworth team you can call and see. ### Fastest response we offer Quote visits often the same day; every quote inside 48 hours and free. ### Checkatrade approved, CHAS accredited Ten years in the trade, five running SOS Landscaping. ### Fixed price in writing Around 95% of jobs quoted at one fixed figure before anything starts. ### Always a team of two or more Work moves at a proper pace and heavy materials are handled safely. Local conditions ## Kenilworth-specific problems we deal with Clay is the recurring theme. It drains slowly, so water sits on lawns through winter and finds the lowest point on a badly laid patio. It also moves seasonally, which is what cracks concrete bases, tips slabs and lifts block paving edges where no proper edge restraint was ever fitted. The answer is unglamorous: dig out to a real depth, compact a graded sub-base in layers, restrain the edges, and give water somewhere to go. Sloping plots are the second. A lot of Kenilworth gardens fall away: towards the brook, the common, or simply from a house set above its garden. Left alone that produces a lawn you cannot put a table on. Sleeper walls and steps are usually the most cost-effective way to cut a slope into two or three level terraces without the expense of a full masonry retaining structure. On the period properties around the old town, levels near the house need care: low thresholds, air bricks and damp courses all limit how high a new patio can finish. On the newest estates near Thickthorn the issue is the opposite: thin turf laid straight over compacted builder's subsoil, which never roots properly and needs the ground genuinely broken up and graded before new turf is worth buying. Mature trees add a final Kenilworth quirk. Established gardens near the common and the castle grounds often have big root systems close to where people want paving. That affects excavation, sometimes affects the surface we recommend, and always needs looking at on site rather than guessed at over the phone. ### What we allow for in Kenilworth - Heavy claySlow drainage and seasonal movement; the reason base depth and falls are not negotiable. - Sloping gardensSleeper terraces and steps to turn a bank into level, usable space. - Period thresholds and DPCsPaving levels set so damp courses and air bricks stay clear. - New-build compactionBuilder turf over subsoil needs breaking up and grading, not just replacing. - Mature tree rootsAssessed on site so the build allows for them rather than fighting them. Our process ## How a Kenilworth job runs, start to finish - Step 1 ### Call or send the form Tell Guy what you want done and where. Photos help, but they are not essential. - Step 2 ### Site visit Guy measures up, checks access, ground and levels, and talks through the options honestly. - Step 3 ### Free written quote Usually the same or next day, always inside 48 hours. Around 95% of jobs get one fixed price. - Step 4 ### Booked in and built A team of two or more, working 7:00am to 6:00pm, with the site cleared at the end of each day. - Step 5 ### Walk round and aftercare We check the finished work together. If anything needs attention later, call and we come back. Nearby ## Areas next to Kenilworth We work out of Kenilworth and cover the towns and villages around it. If you are just outside Kenilworth, it is still worth a call. - Landscaping in Leamington Spa - Landscaping in Warwick - Landscaping in Leek Wootton - Landscaping in CoventrySee every area we cover, all services or the page about Guy. ### Getting to you from Kenilworth Based in Kenilworth · Free quote, usually same or next day. Guy works 7:00am – 6:00pm and will agree a time with you rather than turning up unannounced. - Kenilworth, Warwickshire - 07466 254430 - Free quotes, fixed prices on around 95% of jobs, Checkatrade approved and CHAS accredited. Kenilworth questions ## Straight answers for Kenilworth customers Are you actually based in Kenilworth?Yes, Kenilworth is our home town and where we are based. How quickly can you come and quote?In Kenilworth, often the same day and almost always the next. The quote follows within 48 hours and costs nothing. How much will my patio or driveway cost in Kenilworth?It depends on size, access, ground conditions and the materials you choose. Guy measures up, then gives one fixed written price: around 95% of our jobs are fixed price rather than day rate. Do you offer emergency or urgent work?We are not a 24-hour call-out service, but being local means genuinely urgent jobs: a fence panel down after a storm, a dangerous slab, can often be looked at quickly. Call Guy and he will tell you straight what is possible. Who buys the materials?You do. Guy advises exactly what is needed and where to get it, you purchase it, and there is no mark-up added on your stone, timber or turf. Can you deal with a garden that slopes badly?Yes. Sleeper walls and steps are one of our most requested Kenilworth jobs precisely because so many plots here fall away. Do you work on older properties in the old town?Regularly. The main considerations are finished paving levels near the house and choosing a material that suits the age of the building. What hours do you work?7:00am to 6:00pm. Guy will agree a start time with you rather than turning up early unannounced. How are payments handled?Small jobs on completion. Larger jobs are staged: one payment at the end of the first week, the balance on completion. What if I am not happy with something?Tell Guy. We come back and sort it out: being five minutes away, there is no excuse not to. Free quote ## Get your free Kenilworth quote Tell Guy what you are planning in Kenilworth and he will come and look at it. The visit is usually the same or next day, the written quote follows within 48 hours, and around 95% of jobs are given as one fixed price before anything starts. Prefer to talk it through? 07466 254430finchfinishings@gmail.comHours: 7:00am – 6:00pm Free quotes · Fixed prices · Checkatrade approved · CHAS accredited Owner-led hard and soft landscaping across Kenilworth, Warwickshire and the surrounding area. Every job run by Guy Finch, Founder. Checkatrade approved · CHAS accredited ### Get in touch - 07466 254430 - finchfinishings@gmail.com - Kenilworth, Warwickshire - Hours: 7:00am – 6:00pm ### Services - Patios & paths - Cobblestones - Fencing - Turfing - Sleeper walls & steps - Jet washing - Block paving - Artificial grass - Decking ### Areas covered - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa - Warwick - Coventry - Balsall Common - Chadwick End - Knowle - Earlsdon - Leek Wootton AboutOur workReviewsServicesAreas coveredContactPrivacy policyTerms & conditionsCookie policy © 2026 Signature Outdoor Spaces (trading as SOS Landscaping). Kenilworth, Warwickshire · Free quotes on all work Call GuyFree quote We use essential cookies to run this site, plus optional ones for our chat and to see which pages get used. Read our cookie policy. Accept allEssential only