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Balfour - Landscaping and Construction Ltd

9.91/10

Waterlooville, Hampshire

£1,000 guarantee T&Cs apply

Checkatrade member since November 2012
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Skills

  • Block Paving
  • Bonded Aggregate Surfacing
  • Driveway Cleaning / Sealing
  • Driveway / Patio Design
  • Gravel / Shingle Driveways
  • Patios / Paving
  • Soakaways
  • Tarmac Driveways

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Customer Reviews

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9.91 /10

Based on 11 reviews over the past 12 months

Quality of work

10

Reliability

9.91

Communication

9.82

Reviews (382)

  • 10

    Landscaper

    Posted 1 day ago

    5 Stars: Exceptional service, honest advice, and highly professional team!

    Moving into a new-build, our garden was a blank canvas and we had ambitious ideas. Chris understood our vision and gave honest, practical advice, helping us focus on the core design rather than unnecessary, costly extras. His quote was prompt and the work was on budget. Jack and George were excellent workers who coped brilliantly with a May heatwave—polite, conscientious, and tidy throughout. We are delighted with the results and the attention to detail from Chris and his team. We highly recommend Balfour and would definitely use them again.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: PO7
  • 10

    Landscaper

    Posted 4 days ago

    5 Stars: Exceptional service, honest advice, and highly professional team!

    Having moved into a new-build house, our back garden was a complete blank canvas and we had some ambitious ideas on how to transform it. Chris came around to give a quote and, after understanding what we were aiming to do, explained how he could put in place the right foundation for it. We are very grateful for his sound advice and honesty. He could have gone along with all our original ideas, which would have cost much more. Instead, he made us think through some of our ideas and the value they may bring. He suggested it would be better to concentrate on the core design, which could then be
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: PO7
  • 10

    Brickwork in the Garden

    Posted 10 June

    Large landscaping project

    Balfour’s completed a major relandscaping of our garden which included the building of a 25m retaining wall, laying of 75m square of patio and composite decking, installation of raised beds and the construction of a summer house. The work was carried out to a very high standard by a friendly and extremely competent team. They were able to react swiftly to a number of changes as the project progressed. Overall I was entirely satisfied with the work carried out and the way in which it was conducted. I cannot recommend Balfour’s highly enough.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: PO7
  • 10

    Soakaways

    Posted 18 February

    Great work and great team

    Chris and the team at Balfour came in to fit a new drain down the side of our house and re-lay a couple of slabs in our garden. Their quote was fair and well explained, they arrived when promised and conducted the works exactly as discussed. There was an issue on the day, out of their control, and they happily came another day to finish up. The drain has made an amazing difference to our house and has been well tested with the recent inclement weather. They will certainly be our first call for any future works.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: PO7
  • 10

    Hard Landscaping

    Posted 09 February

    Highly recommended

    This is the 2nd time I’ve used Balfour. Their work 3 years ago was exemplary. With the piece of work just completed they have continued to live up to that standard. Carried out clearing and hard landscaping of front garden and block paving drive, installation of new soak away and other drainage, rebuild boundary wall, creation of lawn, border and gate. Materials and methods they use are excellent, they pay attention to detail, the team is extremely pleasant and knowledgeable. Very consultative and flexible, responding positively to any changes required.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: PO9
  • 9.67

    Garden Design

    Posted 20 November 2025

    Brilliant service all round

    We’re delighted with the work Chris and his team have done for us. The process of designing the garden was really enjoyable and we felt like our ideas had been thoroughly explored. When it came to the build Paul and Dylan were lovely to have around and made a special effort to entertain our little ones!
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: PO10

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Company Info

Owner

Mr Chris Stiles

Ltd Company

14 years on Checkatrade

VAT Registered

Yes: 178393463

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History & Introduction:

Chris founded the company in 2008 following serving apprenticeships within the landscaping and construction industry. After rising through the ranks and running projects for other companies, Chris felt it was time to start Balfour Landscapes Ltd.

Our ethos was pretty simple. We wanted to offer an honest, professional and high quality service. With over 200 CheckATrade reviews and an average score of 9.95, we are very proud to say that we continue to meet our initial goal.

Driveway & Patio Services:

  • Driveway & Patio Design
  • New Driveways & Patios
  • Driveway & Patio Repair
  • Block Paving
  • Gravel & Shingle Driveways & Paths

Landscaping Services:

  • Decking & Composite Decking
  • Sleepers
  • Garden Carpentry
  • Concrete Bases
  • Bespoke Out Buildings, garden rooms, Man Caves & Sheds
  • Brickwork
  • Play Areas
  • Artificial grass & turfing
  • Fencing & Gate services
  • Hard & Soft landscaping

Any services that you require not listed above enquire today to see how we can help you!

Our Process:

We probably work quite differently to other trades people you have met before. Our approach is all about listening, clarity and communication.

Our initial visit will always be very much centred around what YOU want to achieve from the space you would like created. From there we are on hand to assist you with our honest opinion and provide you with the years of experience we have. After all, that’s why you call us!

Whether this is design ideas, material pairings or colour schemes for planting. Our goal is to interpret your ideas and transform them into the dream you had before we started.

Once we leave you, we’ll have a great idea of what it is you are trying to achieve. Within a week we will have a full, detailed quotation sent across for you to read through. Where required we can also create ‘mood boards’ and sketches which certainly help with more detailed and complex projects. If you have any questions or amendments that you would like to discuss, we are always at the end of the phone or on email.

Once you let us know you’d like to us to work with you, we arrange a second meeting to agree the final design, material options and mark out the garden area if necessary, to help you visualise the space.

From that point, we provide you with an approximate start date (you never can rely on the British weather) and we get going with all the behind the scenes organising ready to begin.

Throughout the project Chris, Dan and the team are always on hand to answer any questions, make any adjustments you’ve since thought about and make any last decisions on materials, sizes of areas etc.

When we are all finished making a mess and your project is complete, we like to have a final consultation with our customers. Nothing formal, this is really just a walk round the garden discussing the particular elements, checking you are happy and providing information on the best ways to care for your new dream space.

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Member since November 2012

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