{"id":8672,"date":"2019-01-24T11:32:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T11:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/homeowner\/?p=8672"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:55:14","slug":"what-to-ask-a-paving-contractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/homeowner\/blog\/what-to-ask-a-paving-contractor\/","title":{"rendered":"What to ask a paving contractor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the questions we get asked most often at Tobermore is \u2018What questions should I ask a paving contractor?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>When you find the perfect Tobermore products for your home, you\u2019ll want to make sure they are installed by the very best paving contractors for that unbeatable finish.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing a paving contractor is an important decision, once you locate a paving contractor near you, you should ask these questions in order to make the best informed decision.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask the contractor how long they have been doing this kind of work.<\/li>\n<li>Ask them to give you names of customers for whom they have carried out similar work. Give these people a quick call to check their level of satisfaction or, better still, go and see the work that was done.<\/li>\n<li>Ask for a written agreement before commencing work. The agreement should include a detailed description of the proposed work and schedule for executing it.<\/li>\n<li>Ask the contractor to give you a written guarantee for the quality of their work.<\/li>\n<li>Ask if they have full Public and Employer Liability Insurance.<\/li>\n<li>Ask how long it will take and book well in advance. There can often be a lead in time of 2-3 months for this skilled service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At Tobermore we go to great efforts to create our list of approved paving contractors, ensuring only the best make the grade. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/homeowner\/find-paving-contractor\/\">here<\/a> to find your nearest approved contractor and get asking those questions today!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the questions we get asked most often at Tobermore is \u2018What questions should&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":21599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[533],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What to ask a paving contractor - Homeowner<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One of the questions we get asked most often at Tobermore is \u2018What questions should I ask a paving contractor?\u2019\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/homeowner\/blog\/what-to-ask-a-paving-contractor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What to ask a paving contractor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of the questions we get asked most often at Tobermore is \u2018What questions should I ask a paving contractor?\u2019\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/homeowner\/blog\/what-to-ask-a-paving-contractor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Homeowner\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-01-24T11:32:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-10T15:55:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/homeowner\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-to-ask-a-paving-contractor-blog-homeowner-2023.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"770\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"469\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David Thompson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"What to ask a paving contractor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"One of the questions we get asked most often at Tobermore is \u2018What questions should I ask a paving contractor?\u2019\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/homeowner\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-to-ask-a-paving-contractor-blog-homeowner-2023.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David Thompson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/homeowner\/blog\/what-to-ask-a-paving-contractor\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.tobermore.co.uk\/homeowner\/blog\/what-to-ask-a-paving-contractor\/\",\"name\":\"What to ask a paving contractor - 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