Doncaster & South Yorkshire michael@surefootbrickwork.com+44 7856 247499 HomeAboutServicesWhat we build Bricklaying, groundworks and hard landscaping across Doncaster and South Yorkshire, delivered by one team from trench to final course. View all services - BrickworkStructural and facing brickwork laid to a high standard, with clean, consistent joints. - GroundworksExcavation, drainage and substructure prepared properly so what sits on top stays true. - Substructure & SuperstructureFull shell construction: footings and substructure through to superstructure brickwork, gables and plate level, on extensions and new builds alike. - Garden & Boundary WallingRetaining, garden and boundary walls built to last decades, not seasons. - PatiosLevel, correctly drained patios in stone or porcelain, cut and set with care. - DrivewaysHard-wearing driveways built on the right base for real vehicle loads. - LandscapingFull garden transformations delivered by one accountable contractor. - Bespoke Garden DesignDesigned around how you actually use the space: included with landscaping projects. - Outdoor KitchensBuilt-in masonry outdoor kitchens designed to survive a Yorkshire winter. - FirepitsMasonry firepits and seating areas that anchor the garden year-round. - Sunken TrampolinesExcavated, drained and edged flush, safer and far tidier than a freestanding frame. - Handover InspectionWe walk the finished work with you before we leave site and sign it off together. Our WorkAreasWhere we work Based in Doncaster and working across South Yorkshire and the wider region: pick your town for local project detail. View all areas - Doncaster - Sheffield - Rotherham - Barnsley - Scunthorpe - Leeds - Wakefield - York - Pontefract - Worksop - Selby - Goole ReviewsContactRequest Estimate - Home - Services - Bespoke garden designGarden design · Doncaster & South Yorkshire # Bespoke Garden Design In DoncasterDrawn Around How You Use It,Priced By Who Will Build It A garden layout designed by the contractor who will construct it, so the design is buildable, the levels work, and the price you are shown is the price of the thing on the drawing. Request Your Estimate+44 7856 247499 20 years' experience · fully insured · every project backed by a 2-year workmanship guarantee 20 years Trading experience Team of 11 Regular team £2m / £10m Public & employers' liability 2-year guarantee 10-year warranty on request CSCS · NVQ 6 SSSTS & NHBC Masterclass Overview ## Bespoke Garden Design In Doncaster And Across South Yorkshire Designs produced in isolation from construction are where garden budgets go wrong. A drawing can propose a terrace that needs two metres of retaining, or a level change nobody has costed. Surefoot designs and builds, so the layout you approve is one we already know how to construct, at a price built from the actual groundwork it requires. Bespoke design is included as part of our landscaping projects. ### What the service covers Site survey and level assessment, a layout worked around your use of the space, zoning for dining, seating, planting, play and storage, hard and soft landscaping specification, structures and feature planning, drainage strategy and a construction sequence, all followed by the build itself. ### Who it is for Homeowners in Doncaster and South Yorkshire with a garden that does not work: awkward levels, dead corners, no usable seating area, or a space that has never been planned as a whole. ### When it is needed Before spending money on individual elements piecemeal, after an extension has changed the shape and levels of the plot, and when a sloping or waterlogged garden needs a strategy rather than another patch of paving. ### Why professional help matters Good garden design is constrained by drainage, retaining, access and sunlight, not just taste. Designing with the construction knowledge of a groundworks and masonry contractor means the scheme accounts for footings, falls and buildability from the first sketch. What it costs to get wrong ## The Damage Starts Where Nobody Is Looking The costly failure in garden design is not an ugly layout, it is a beautiful one that cannot be built for the money. - ### Designs that cannot be built to budget A drawing that ignores a metre of fall across the plot hides tens of thousands in retaining and excavation. You find out at tender stage, having already paid for the design. - ### Piecemeal spending Buying a patio one year, a wall the next and a lawn after that means paying twice where they meet, and ending up with a garden of unrelated parts. - ### Zones that do not match real life Seating positioned where the sun never reaches by evening, a dining area too far from the kitchen door, no storage designed in, and nowhere for children to play that is not in the middle of the route to the shed. - ### The common mistakes we get called to correct Designing before surveying levels, ignoring drainage entirely, specifying materials without seeing them against the house, and leaving no allowance for services to lighting, power or water in features. Our process ## Five Steps From Enquiry To Guaranteed Handover - 01 ### Brief and photographs Tell us who uses the garden, when, and what currently stops you using it. Photographs and rough dimensions get us started. - 02 ### Site survey We take levels, assess soil, drainage, aspect, boundaries and access, and identify what the ground will and will not allow. - 03 ### Layout and material proposals A layout with zones, levels, structures and surfaces proposed, with materials chosen to sit with your property rather than fight it. - 04 ### Tailored written quote and sequence The design priced as a build, with the construction sequence set out so you know what happens in what order and why. - 05 ### Build, handover inspection and guarantee We construct the scheme with our own team, walk it with you at completion, and back it with a 2-year workmanship guarantee, with a 10-year warranty available on request. What you get ## Specific Outcomes, Not Vague Promises ### Buildable by definition Designed by the people who will construct it, so nothing on the drawing is a surprise on site. ### One price, one programme Design and build under one contractor rather than a designer, a groundworker and a landscaper with three sets of assumptions. ### Levels and drainage led The scheme starts from what the ground is doing, which is what determines whether the finished garden holds up. ### Designed around February, not just July Surfaces, drainage and access planned so the garden is usable outside of a good summer. ### Materials matched to the property Brick, stone and paving chosen against your elevation, by bricklayers who work with those materials daily. ### Guaranteed construction A 2-year workmanship guarantee on the built scheme, with a 10-year warranty available on request. In detail ## Materials, Methods And Where They Apply Design decisions on a South Yorkshire garden are dominated by slope, soil and drainage. These are the elements a scheme typically resolves. ### Level strategy Cut and fill to create usable terraces, retaining wall positions and heights, step runs and ramp gradients, and thresholds tied to house and extension DPC levels. ### Water management Falls across paved areas, channel drainage positions, soakaway sizing, land drainage for waterlogged lawns, and where surface water can legitimately discharge. ### Zoning and circulation Dining and seating positioned for evening sun, routes from the kitchen door that stay usable in the wet, play areas, storage, bin and bike access, and screening of the parts nobody wants to look at. ### Materials and palette Facing brick, natural stone, porcelain, clay pavers, timber and metal edging, decorative aggregate and planting beds, coordinated so the garden reads as one scheme with the house. ### Features and services Outdoor kitchens, firepits, seating walls, raised beds, pergola and garden building bases, sunken trampolines, and the conduit runs for lighting, power and water that have to be laid before the surfacing. ### Domestic and commercial spaces Private gardens are designed around a household's routine. Commercial and communal spaces are designed around traffic volume, maintenance cost and durability. Both start with the same survey of levels, drainage and access. ### Accreditations held by the team - CSCS Card - SSSTS - NVQ Level 6 - NHBC Masterclass£2,000,000 public liability and £10,000,000 employers' liability cover, with a 2-year workmanship guarantee on every project and a 10-year warranty available on request. Request Your Estimate Questions ## Bespoke garden design: Answered Straight Anything not covered here, call Michael on +44 7856 247499 and ask. How much does bespoke garden design cost?Design is included as part of our landscaping projects rather than sold as a standalone product. The overall project price is tailored to the scope after a site survey. How long does the design stage take?It depends on the size and complexity of the plot and how quickly decisions are made. We give you a realistic timescale once we have surveyed the site. Do you build the design yourselves?Yes. The design is produced by the contractor that constructs it, using the same team of eleven that works with us on every project. Can you design around a sloping garden?Yes. Level changes and retaining are our core strength as a groundworks and masonry contractor, and they are the first thing the design resolves. Will the design account for drainage?Always. Drainage strategy is part of the design, not an afterthought: falls, soakaways and land drainage are decided before surfaces are chosen. Can you include outdoor kitchens, firepits or a sunken trampoline?Yes. All are built in-house in masonry, with the services and drainage designed in from the start. Is the finished garden guaranteed?Yes: a 2-year workmanship guarantee, with a 10-year warranty available on request. Are you insured?Yes: £2,000,000 public liability and £10,000,000 employers' liability cover. Can the work be phased?Yes, provided the phasing is planned at design stage so the sequence still makes structural sense and nothing finished has to be disturbed later. Which areas do you cover?Doncaster, Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Scunthorpe, Leeds, Wakefield, York, Pontefract, Worksop, Selby and Goole. Related work ## Often Done At The Same Time ### Landscaping Complete garden transformations delivered by a single accountable team, groundworks, walling, paving and features, so you are not project-managing four trades, and the whole garden is covered by one 2-year workmanship guarantee. View service ### Patios Stone and porcelain patios built on a full sub-base with correct falls and edge restraint: the parts nobody sees, and the only reason a patio stays level, dry underfoot and free of rocking slabs. View service ### Outdoor Kitchens A permanent, built-in cooking and entertaining space founded on proper concrete and built in brick and block, with power, water and drainage designed in before a single slab goes down, and a 2-year workmanship guarantee behind it. View service We cover Doncaster and the surrounding towns, see the full list of areas we work in, browse all Surefoot services, or send your project details for a tailored price. ## Get A Garden Designed By The People Who Have To Build It Send photographs and tell us how you want to use the space. We will survey the levels, propose a layout, and price the build in writing. Request Your Estimate+44 7856 247499 Fully insured · CSCS, SSSTS, NVQ Level 6 & NHBC Masterclass · 2-year workmanship guarantee Bricklaying, groundworks and landscaping contractor based in Doncaster, working across South Yorkshire and beyond. 20 years' experience, fully insured, backed by a 2-year workmanship guarantee. - +44 7856 247499 - michael@surefootbrickwork.com - Doncaster, South Yorkshire ### Services - Brickwork - Groundworks - Substructure & Superstructure - Garden & Boundary Walling - Patios - Driveways - Landscaping - Bespoke Garden Design - Outdoor Kitchens - Firepits - Sunken Trampolines - Handover Inspection ### Areas Covered - Doncaster - Sheffield - Rotherham - Barnsley - Scunthorpe - Leeds - Wakefield - York - Pontefract - Worksop - Selby - GooleFacebook © 2026 Surefoot Brickwork Ltd. All rights reserved. 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