Avoneer
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 12:20 PM |
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Rough price of tarmac please
Anyone know a rough price for tarmaccing a drive?
Price epr square metre would be handy.
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bernie955
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 12:45 PM |
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Actually I'd like to know that as well. Only have a single drive and could use a 2nd.
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ned
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 12:51 PM |
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A friend of mine does a lot of tarmac laying, don't have a price but block paving is cheaper per sq/m and you can do it yourself if you
hire/borrow a vibrating plate.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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DarrenW
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 01:00 PM |
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I found that too. Block paving worked out cheaper than tarmac or that concrete stuff (pattern impregnated??).
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gingerprince
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 01:07 PM |
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Guess it depends if you want it doing properly or if you want a pikey to lay a 2cm covering on your lawn 
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Avoneer
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 01:18 PM |
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Ned - can you ask your friend for a very rough price per square metre of pavin blocks.
Obviously won't be using him as way up North from you, but just for a general idea.
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smart51
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 02:20 PM |
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I had a tarmac drive laid 5 years ago. It was definatly cheaper than block paving. W had a hard core base with a 50mm wear coarse of tarmac which
the guy said would be OK car parking cars but not for driving trucks over. I don't remember how much it cost but I doub't I'd have
paid £2000 for it. My drive is about 8m by 3.
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ned
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 02:51 PM |
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i got quoted about £1200 iirc for the local council to drop the kerb for our double width drive, although the kerb is subsided so much I never
bothered having it done - the pavement is falling to pieces though so I'll have to have it done eventually.
Ned.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 02:55 PM |
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My drive will be 18M long and 6M wide when I get this new house.
I wonder if concrete would be a better/simple/cheaper option ???
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 03:23 PM |
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Pat, we got tarmac, wish i had gone block paving, had quotes for both tarmac wasn't that much cheaper sqr mtr, cant remember exact prices,
trouble was our drive is a touch on the big side, with hindsight would have had blocks laid.
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Nick Skidmore
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 04:03 PM |
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Just had a big area done, three individual drives and our shared area and it was £20 per metre.
That was dug out, MOT stone base, base coat and top coat.
We had 5 prices and this guy was the cheapest which put me off initially but went to look at some of his old (2 yrs+) work and it was still good.
The most expensive quote was triple!!! the cheapest.
We had some block work done as well, couple of paths etc. and at £250 for a pack of 1000 blocks it's difficult to see it ending up cheaper than
tarmac??
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Danozeman
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 04:44 PM |
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You could lay a concrete yourself for not much money.
Dig it out shutter it up and lay some hardcore then get readymix to fill it up.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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Avoneer
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 05:12 PM |
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Yep - I was thinking about the concrete route.
I could dig it out and hardcore it and then get a builder in to do the rest and get a nice ribbed neat top surface.
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MikeR
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 06:24 PM |
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Gravel is always a good option for standing normal cars - if the car leaks, mix the gravel around a bit and ...... no unsightly oil stain
Careful with blocks, over time it sinks if you keep jetwashing it.
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Moorron
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 06:30 PM |
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Think i can help here. Just about to get our drive done, 55sq/m is 3455 for block paving and 2000 for tarmac. Getting it block paved as tarmac doesnt
like axle stands used on it.
We are using a guy who does all the Telford centre and carparks round here (also a friend of a friend). Going to take 5 days to do, but he as assured
me that it wont budge under my range rover. 10 year garantee.
Hope it help.
Sorry about my spelling, im an engineer and only work in numbers.
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Moorron
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 06:34 PM |
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ps, geting it done as my gravel extension to my drive attracts cat poop, which isnt to nice if u walk in it and then walk thru the garage, then lye
down in it to weld up car sills and smell it for days. !!!!
gravel is cheap and really easy to do, but it gets dragged onto the path by your tyres, cant work under your car on it and also the above.
Sorry about my spelling, im an engineer and only work in numbers.
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lexi
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 06:58 PM |
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Monoblock look nice when just done but I aint seen one that dont have weeds come
up through time. I think they are crap. You can`t power wash without resanding and vibrating it back in. I`ve heard all the promises of how much
hardcore is under them and special membranes etc. Basically the blocks used are not good quality. I mean if you build a wall in facing brick there are
scores of different quality brick you can use and the more you pay the better you get and good brick aint cheap. My driveway is on a slope. I put
4inch of concrete and 2inch crushed granite with steel mesh underneath. Put a ribbed finish on the slope and a smoother brush finish nearer the top
where it levels out. Did it in five rectangular slabs with 20mm expansion joints. 11 ton of mix through a barromix mixer and nine years later it still
powerwashes up every year. Ithink including the steel the materials were about £700. You`re only doing a panel at a time so can`t go wrong. If you can
build a Locost you can screed concrete.
Alex
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GEORGE80
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 07:08 PM |
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block paving
i charge around £40.00-£47.00 a metre,
that includes 5 different colours, dug out, hardcore,bottom, then a layer of concrete, then the blocks, evrything.
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JoelP
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 07:51 PM |
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ive never seen block paving that doesnt sag, nevermind jetwashing it. Mines shite, its only been down about 3 years and theres a dent where my 406
used to park. Being on a slope cant help (nor can the underground stream!) but im disappointed really. I dont think concrete or tarmac looks anywhere
near as good though, so maybe if i sorted some proper drainage and a better base, it might be better next time.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 08:07 PM |
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Tarmac goes soft if you have a car with an oil leak , oil stays in. Gravel drives stay damp under the gravel for longer and seems to cause cars to
rust quicker . Would reccomend concrete. Dries quicker than gravel , you can use a trolley jack and axle stands without "denting" the
surface and can be steam cleaned if you have oil leaks . Just my opinion though, from my own experiences
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wilkingj
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| posted on 3/4/06 at 08:34 PM |
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I agree with Rusty.. Concrete every time.
Tarmac... beware of Travelling Ethnic Minority types...
£50 for the tarmac, then later they tell you its an Extra £1000 for rolling and laying it AFTER its been laid.
BTW... cheapo Cat Litter stuff is good for cleaning up oil... cheaper than the special absorbent stuff for your garage floor.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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