Paving Direct Reviews 3,998

TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Looking at 142 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the company for its excellent products, highlighting their quality and attractive appearance. Many appreciate the smooth ordering process and prompt delivery, often noting that items arrived on time and in good condition. The service is frequently described as fantastic, with helpful staff providing good communication and efficient resolution of issues. However, some customers experienced issues with delivery, including delays, incorrect items, or damaged goods upon arrival. A few also reported difficulties with communication regarding order status and delivery schedules, leading to frustration and inconvenience.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A shout out to Pavestone's Customer Service Manager Sam who sorted out my twice messed up request for samples from their sister company Paving Direct. Following my review this was fixed the next work... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great product, looks fantastic in our front garden, gives a real "wow" factor. Delivery could be done differently. A very heavy pallets of brick being delivered by a single person, on a very steep roa... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Pavings delivered on time. Only criticism was the large wooden pallets stopped access through a gateway. If pallets were similar size to the pavings we could have easily accessed our rear yard.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We did a lot of research into linear style pavers for our driveway and sourced several varieties from different suppliers. Paving Direct was the only supplier that was able to meet our desire for a pa... See more

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Company details

  1. #179 of 198 best companies in Garden centre

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Paving Direct is the online shop of Pavestone, one of the UK’s largest importers and distributors of landscaping materials. The Pavestone brand has always been synonymous with both quality and value for money. Our collection of garden landscaping and home flooring materials have been carefully selected to ensure that you will be able to find exactly the right colours, textures and materials to create your dream project.


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4.2

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered flexible grout for the patio

Ordered flexible grout for the patio. Easy ordering process and it was delivered today on time as stated. Perfect service

12 June 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you for your positive feedback, if we can assist you further please don't hesitate to contact a member of our team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent advice and hopefully good products

Steve provided us with excellent advice as to preservation of our Pavestone patio. Use of a cleaner and a preserver will do the trick. The products which I haven't used yet were however quite expensive compared with numerous other sellers

6 June 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback, it's great to hear our staff have helped.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super helpful

Super helpful on the phone. I had been let down by another company, and the order process was really easy with prompt and safe delivery.

5 March 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you for your feedback, we're pleased to hear you've been helped and hope you enjoy your product.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Porcelain product.

I bought a porcelain product! The finish was superb. Very natural looking. The delivery was just within the time frame. Can't wait to see the finished product and enjoy showing it off once finished. Very happy.

28 May 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you for your positive feedback, we're very happy to hear you're happy with your porcelain. Please send us some photos when it's finished as we love a transformation!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Knowledgable and helpful!

We initially ordered 3 samples which arrived promptly. We were still undecided, but Craig gave us some helpful advice on the upkeep of the different options and we’ve now received our order for Amalfi Beige. It is beautiful!
We were a little hesitant after seeing some reviews, but the staff couldn’t have been more helpful.

27 May 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback, it's great to hear our staff have helped you choose such a great product.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Looked online

Looked online, samples came fast, we fell in love with discovery origin grande. Fair price for premium product

26 April 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you for your feedback, it's great to hear you've picked such a fantastic product.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Used these for my business several…

Used these for my business several times, by far the best paving company about. Amazing products wouldnt go elsewhere.

3 June 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you for your feedback. It's great to hear and we value your loyalty.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't waste your time!

Should be ZERO stars. Ordered product that was displayed on their website as in stock with 3 to 5 days delivery. Received order confirmation, monies taken a few days later. After 5 working days no sign of order. Called and was advised that I would be given a delivery date the next day. No date provided. On second call was told that it was scheduled later in the week, ironically a day I was unavailable, so I was told it would be rescheduled for the following day, a.m. delivery. Surprise It never arrived! I called to cancel the order which was not disputed but was told that the order still might be delivered the following day (a Saturday). It didn't but that was no surprise to me as I had called the delivery company who had advised me that they had no record of the consignment. I was told that my refund would be processed immediately, after 3 working days I had to chase for the refund which was then processed straight away. Throughout, the item I had ordered continued to be shown in stock and delivery available in 3 to 5 days. I went elsewhere and received great service and delivery as promised.

6 May 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback. We’re sorry to read of your bad experience with your order and we can only apologies for this. As discussed a full refund has been issued and a full investigation will be carried out. If there is anything we can do to assist you further, please contact a member of our customer service team so we can discuss this further.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

No communication and poor delivery

Massive lack of communication and poor delivery. Ordered on a Thursday, called the following Thursday to see what was happening as all I had was an order confirmation, found out that it hadn’t even been scheduled to be delivered (should have been Wed-Fri) despite taking my money, so was put on a free express delivery. After a bit of pushing I got them to deliver on Saturday rather than the following Tuesday (due to bank holiday) as I had prepped everything ready for it to arrive by Friday. Saturday came and went, no delivery. Called on Tuesday, was told there was no reason why it shouldn’t have been delivered on Saturday and was now showing up for delivery on Wednesday. They said they’d get back to me on why it wasn’t delivered and to confirm Wednesday for delivery. I had to call back to check on the update, it wasn’t delivered because it was never loaded for delivery and they guaranteed delivery on Wednesday. Given the amount of times I had called, I’d have expected a call or email on Wednesday to say what time it’d be delivered but nope. Called 3 times on Wednesday, being on hold for up to 45 mins each time before I gave up (although I was number 1 in the queue). Despite being guaranteed by staff, once again no delivery arrived. I’ve now had to send an email as a formal complaint to their support email, with a final notice of when I want my order by or give me a refund. I’ve actually lost money as I’ve hired equipment and had labour waiting for this delivery.
UPDATE:
Pavingdirect have put a lot of effort into resolving my order and delivering which should be applauded. Sadly they appear to use an external haulier which also had its part to play in getting my order on time

22 May 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are incredibly disappointed that your experience has been like this, and we are very sorry for the clear frustration caused. This is not the service level we strive for and since your purchase we have implemented new processes and team members to ensure this doesn't happen again.
We're very pleased to hear that your paving has now arrived and that you're happy with your choice.

Kind regards,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service throughout

Needed to make a return as we changed our mind about the colour of grout to use on the new porcelain patio.
The customer service I received (thanks to Sam) was great and a refund was soon on its way.
We also purchased 2 pallets of porcelain tiles which look absolutely amazing. Customer service has been great from start to finish and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend PavingDirect.com!

14 May 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you for your kind words, we're delighted to hear of your great experience. We hope you enjoy your new patio.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor customer support

Very poor customer support, I’m waiting the right items to be send to me for a month now

15 May 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Good afternoon

We're really sorry to read about your experience. As discussed with a member of our team this morning 15/05/2025 I can confirm a return has been received and an additional order placed by yourself this morning along with a replacement order,
We would like to take the time to thank you for your feedback,
please let us know we can help with anything else.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Non Collection

We did not use one pallet of cobbler stones and arranged with you for the collection and return of the pallet. After a month we are still waiting for the collection.

4 April 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

We're really sorry to read about your experience with the collection of unused product. A member of our team has been in touch today to organise this urgently for you.
We hope you are pleased with the product that has been laid, but please let us know we can help with anything else.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give zero stars I would

If I could give zero stars I would. Now been 6 weeks waiting for 2 pallets of walling still no sign, asked just for a refund still reply . Look elsewhere guys these lot are a waste of time
The response to this review is also a lie ,still no refund ,I shall keep updating this so all future shoppers can be aware of this shambles of a company

30 April 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback. We’re sorry to read of your bad experience with your order and we can only apologise for this error on our part. As discussed a full refund has been issued on the 1/05/25. If there is anything we can do to assist you further, please contact a member of our customer service team so we can discuss this further.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

My grandson used it on my patio very…

My grandson used it on my patio very easy to do and great finish

28 April 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you so much for your review, we are glad you are happy with your purchase, If there is anything further we can assist you with please dont hesitate to contcat us,

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

What A Letdown

I placed an order for a sample because it was advertised as 200 x 100mm which was what I wanted, I had free samples from elsewhere but wanted a full size one so this seemed perfect, even though it was £8.99. Unfortunately when the sample arrived even though the invoice stated 200 x 100mm it was only 100 x 100mm. I emailed with my request for what I'd paid for which did not get a response, I waited for a few days then phoned and spoke to someone who said the website description was wrong and the samples were not full size, I requested a full size one and the response was that in order for this to be sent they would have to split a pack, was that something that I wanted, if so they would request this with the sample department, I said yes please. I waited another week and nothing came so I emailed requesting a full refund, then I got an email apologizing for the delay and stating that my delivery showed as being in the DPD network and they would upgrade it to next day delivery, I waited a couple of days and when nothing arrived I emailed requsting a tracking number, got a response saying one had been requested and would be forwarded to me as soon as available, that was just before the Easter bank holiday, I waited until 3 days after but still nothing so I emailed requesting the number again and lo and behold 4 minutes after my email a message from my DPD app saying there was a delivery on its way! I accept that people make mistakes and that things happen but this has been a bad experience from start to finish and to be honest the granite blocks I want for my drive from PD, are for some reason 3 times the price that most other granite blocks are available for. That's black granite just in case there's any confusion, as its harder to quarry it costs more etc but all the other black granite blocks are a third of the price of PD's. Another strange thing is that I approached Pavestone by email to enquire about different thicknesses of blocks as I wanted 50mm thick ones, the response was that they do different sizes but are a wholesaler so I would have to find a retailer to supply them, Paving Direct told me they only do the 100mm thick blocks, funny thing is that the sample PD sent me came from Pavestone which comes from Burford Quarry which is all the same company, just seems strange that they give conflicting information about what they can supply from their own supplier and don't promote their own retailer when asked. Anyway, enough ranting and I'm sure I'm not the only person this happens to. Maybe some LFE can be used from my feedback. P.S. my delivery has been showing in the DPD app for 2 days now, so much for upgrading it to next day! Oh and its really not good to mislead customers...

4 April 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Good evening,

We're very sorry to read of your experience when ordering a sample from us. We have emailed you to organise sending the size you requested, and we'd be more than happy to help if you need anything further.
Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback, we will use this to help develop our team as we strive for continuous improvement.

Thank you

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt delivery

3 April 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

Thank you so much for your positive review, we hope you enjoy your product.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My order didn’t arrive

My order didn’t arrive

31 March 2025
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Reply from Paving Direct

We’re really sorry that your sample hasn’t arrived on time. We will refund the delivery charge and send another set of samples to you free of charge.
We strive to deliver the best customer service, and we apologise that we haven’t fulfilled this on this occasion. A member of our team will be in touch to organise the refund, please let us know if we can help with anything further.

Best wishes,
Paving Direct

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