Recent work

[cookiewales]

I love your work cookie. I honestly wish I could lay nothing but natural stone or clay for a living.

Out of interest and just in case I get asked to put some cobbles down in the future, what's the going rate per m2?

rates vary so much we are up and down the country depends on skill level and the finished job the better you are the more you can charge .when i first started laying setts £12 was good in the eighties i am about just over half the speed i was 30 years ago .use my head more don't waste energy use machines for donkey work it pays . : :p overheads travel digs all have to be built in ???

[sy76uk]

Nice one lemoncurd. I tegs are my favourite too mate. I always use flat top edgings as rule when I'm block paving but never against tegs. I just don't think they look good together. Instead I lay the border on 200mm of concrete and give it a right good haunch to stop them moving.
Where the drive meets the footpath I did the same but under the 300mm strip of tarmac there is a 150mm bed of concrete and the black stuffs only 30mm thick. I doubt that it'll spread

I always patch up the grass. I know a lot of firms only do what they have to but I take too much pride I'm my work to leave anything looking pants. I'm sure the same goes for every contractor that uses this forum.

He wants me to price up his patio now.
Happy days

[mickg]

stunning work as always Cookie

[mickg]

Nice job Simon

[cookiewales]

ps not having a pop at CBP just showing diffrent materials
http://theoriginalstonepaving.blogspot.co.uk

[sy76uk]

Thanks Mick.

I won't take offence cookie. I'm going to be moving house at some point in the next 18 months.
I won't be laying COP on my driveway.

[lutonlagerlout]

sy
posting images

firstly get a photobucket account

once that is done use the settings shown here

http://ext.pavingexpert.com/cgi-bin....t=11429

then either upload photos from your phone or camera to photobucket or to your PC and then to photobucket

lets say you now have an album called *sampavingjan2015*

as you look at that album there will be a menu on the right

it will say
"share links"
and underneath it will have a menu

email
direct
HTML
Image

when you are on the photo you want to post here click on the image tab and then come back here and right click then paste

then carry on
images need to be in the 800 by 600 format max if possible

cheers LLL

[lutonlagerlout]

like this





the shortcut to wycombes football ground



cheers LLL

[lemoncurd1702]

As beautiful as natural stone is, it is beyond most peoples budget.

There is some smart looking concrete products out there, in particular the ones that don't try to replicate natural stone. Argent, Savannah and the new Marshalls product Driveline Metro come to mind.

[sy76uk]

Thanks Tony. I made a Photobucket account last night so I'll give it a go.

Mark I agree, there are some really nice concrete products out there and as far as driveways are concerned, yes natural stone is very expensive in comparison.

The thing is I've been at this a long time now.
When I see work that I helped my dad out with 30 years ago, as you'd guess, the blocks need replacing.

I've dug up Victorian blue footpaths that with a bit of a wash look as good as new.
I say the same thing to all my customers at quotation then let them make there choice.

[lutonlagerlout]

yes!
anything in staffordshire blue clay looks fabulous a century on

however, like you sy I work for pay
I was talking to dig dug dan the other day and sad as it is I can earn double doing refurb work (ripping out ,steels etc) than I can at paving

I imagine this is just supply and demand,but why break your back for half the $$$
LLL

[sy76uk]

Unfortunately paving is all that I have ever done. Basically I'm a one trick pony.
As long as I carry on getting the work in as well as did last year the business will grow and I'll make a good living.

I really enjoy the work I'm doing at the minute and that means more to me than the extra money I could earn doing other things.

[lutonlagerlout]

when we are old and broken , nobody will give a flying %^&* about us
grab it while its there
waiting for your first image mate
LLL

[GB_Groundworks]

could of done it in 2 days but i had to go fetch the fencing so was 2.5 days

125m of post and rail 2.15m post driven to 115mm so 1m in the ground

youtube link



Edited By GB_Groundworks on 1421163636

[KLS]

Looks good. What post knocker is that?

Good use of the drone too.