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[blackviper90210]

Anyone in the business of doing driveways?   

SWMBO wants gravel, I want tarmac!

I've got a driveway approx 20' x 30' with road chippings down as a base atm.

Waiting on a local firm to pop round a give me quote, but does anyone on here do it or know roughly what might be a good price guide?

TIA

[The Red Baron]

concrete the bugger dave. 

[Varche]

pikeytastic 

[blackviper90210]

pikeytastic 

 

[blackviper90210]

concrete the bugger dave. 

Given half the chance Jon, I would 

I concreted our last drive, sloped nicely to the drains etc, but she "hates" concrete

I want to deck our patio, but no, it'll be too slippery

Time to change SWMBO me thinks

[The Red Baron]

concrete the bugger dave. 

Given half the chance Jon, I would 

I concreted our last drive, sloped nicely to the drains etc, but she "hates" concrete

I want to concrete our patio, but no, it'll be too slippery

Time to change SWMBO me thinks

corrected that for you dave. 

[pscocoa]

choice 1 would be block pave but that area would cost a bit if done properly. Gravel is a PITA with stone all over place. Tarmac fine if you get a good base whacked down.

Depends on your budget and how it fits in with the plot/property.

[blackviper90210]

concrete the bugger dave. 

Given half the chance Jon, I would 

I concreted our last drive, sloped nicely to the drains etc, but she "hates" concrete

I want to concrete our patio, but no, it'll be too slippery

Time to change SWMBO me thinks

corrected that for you dave. 

It is already concrete, but a bloody mess, plus she "hates" concrete???  I can't sodding win

[Elite_L0ver]

concrete the bugger dave. 

Given half the chance Jon, I would 

I concreted our last drive, sloped nicely to the drains etc, but she "hates" concrete

I want to concrete our patio, but no, it'll be too slippery

Time to change SWMBO me thinks

corrected that for you dave. 

It is already concrete, but a bloody mess, plus she "hates" concrete???  I can't sodding win

Time to change SWMBO as was said

[blackviper90210]

concrete the bugger dave. 

Given half the chance Jon, I would 

I concreted our last drive, sloped nicely to the drains etc, but she "hates" concrete

I want to concrete our patio, but no, it'll be too slippery

Time to change SWMBO me thinks

corrected that for you dave. 

It is already concrete, but a bloody mess, plus she "hates" concrete???  I can't sodding win

Time to change SWMBO as was said

Fancy swopping then? 

[The Red Baron]

put her in the sub base then concrete it, sorted.







only kidding of course. 

[blackviper90210]

put her in the sub base then concrete it, sorted.







only kidding of course. 

Well that just took the fun out of it

[The Red Baron]

put her in the sub base then concrete it, sorted.







only kidding of course. 

Well that just took the fun out of it

 

[Elite_L0ver]

put her in the sub base then concrete it, sorted.

speaking from expierence there







only kidding of course. 

Well that just took the fun out of it

 

[aaronjb]

I paid about £2500 to have a pikey mate of my pikeytastic neighbours (he really was, too .. if you've seen Snatch he was properly "do ye like dags?" ) block pave a slightly smaller (probably 6m x 7m) area last year.

He was begging for work, mind, the quote started out at £4k

That included removing all the soil/gravel, compacting, laying a sub base, compacting, sand, compacting and then blocks, including a drain in front of the garage (sloping drive) and a soakaway - kept an eye on the two blokes doing it (who were eastern european and spoke nil English  ) and they appeared to do a fairly proper job.

Well, it's been almost a year and it's still level..