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matt.c - 10/3/07 at 05:55 PM

Sorry, i know this aint locost but does anyone know how much it's going to cost to brickweave my driveway?

Its about 40ft x 15ft

What about crazy paving and other types?

NO GRAVEL

any help will be very usefull

Cheers all

matt


rusty nuts - 10/3/07 at 06:02 PM

I'm sure there are some travellers around that will give you a quote!!! My neighbour had his done recently by a reputable company IIRC he said it cost several thousand


Jasper - 10/3/07 at 06:02 PM

Same size as mine and I wanna use brick too - be interested to get an idea of price.....


Pdlewis - 10/3/07 at 06:14 PM

I have a company which does this I used the following guide prices which include digging, muck away, sand, type 1 road stone and bricks

Standard Block pavers £50 per m2
Tegualre drivesets (expensive blocks) £85 per m2


matt.c - 10/3/07 at 06:31 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Pdlewis
I have a company which does this I used the following guide prices which include digging, muck away, sand, type 1 road stone and bricks

Standard Block pavers £50 per m2
Tegualre drivesets (expensive blocks) £85 per m2



Ok cheers, but im a real dumb arse when it comes to working out how many m2 in my measurements. Can anyone help?


Pezza - 10/3/07 at 06:42 PM

£2800 for the cheaper stuff
£4760 for the more expensive
Providing I got my calculations right :p


DIY Si - 10/3/07 at 06:44 PM

80m2 give or take a bit.


Pezza - 10/3/07 at 06:45 PM

40 x15 is 600 sq ft or 55.74182 sq m :p


matt.c - 10/3/07 at 06:45 PM

Cheers Pezza,Pdlewis and si,

[Edited on 10/3/07 by matt.c]


DIY Si - 10/3/07 at 06:48 PM

Damn the calculator on a PC. I'm used to a Mac. You are correct 55.74m 2 it is. God only knows what I hit wrong there.


Humbug - 10/3/07 at 06:53 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DIY Si
80m2 give or take a bit.


Give or take quite a bit, if my calcs are right - I make it about 55m2

Doh! too slow

[Edited on 10.03.2007 by Humbug]


Simon - 10/3/07 at 07:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DIY Si
80m2 give or take a bit.


Like "Build Your Own Sports Car for £250 - Give or take a bit"

ATB

Simon


Avoneer - 10/3/07 at 09:18 PM

Concrete it.

Easy to clean when you've leaked on it.

Cheaper as well.

Pat...


pif - 10/3/07 at 09:45 PM

my drive is 11 metres long x 2.5 metres wide at thin end and 5 metres wide at widest point and to block paved to a meduim std by small local firm including 20 metres of path down the side and around the back of the house was £3000 all in and took them 2 days.

hth


MikeR - 10/3/07 at 11:18 PM

I graveled an area at the front of my house for either 400 or 500 quid (can't remember). If i ever leak oil i just move the gravel around. Stops burglers as they make a noise walking over it, drains easily and won't go wonky in a few years as the sand underneeth gets washed out.

(although the toy car does have a brick 'road' to the garage)


Chippy - 10/3/07 at 11:49 PM

Just had a price for doing my patio, 32' x 11', (don't do metric), £900 in brick block paviours. Mind you that doesn't include the blocks, as I had purchased those intending to DIY it, but SWMBO said get it done profesionaly, (wonder if thats because I brought the blocks two years ago). Ray


JoelP - 10/3/07 at 11:51 PM

you can get concrete pressed into the shape of bricks, so it looks good but cannot settle. The only give away is the expansion joints.

My pal had a vast area (about 100m squared) done for £800 labour only, supplied his own materials. Included concreted edges in a fancy shape. Anyone in Yorkshire who wants it doing i can put through to the guy, an old pal who retired from kitchens into landscaping.