New driveway - Looking for ideas

Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:16 pm

Â£300 a day should secure you a driver and a 3-7 ton machine with breaker and maybe a dumper to rib all that out and pile it for removal/crushing.

be money well spent.

make sure they have a breaker you don't want massive lumps of concrete really.

if there any good and keep the concrete clean most quarries accept concrete free of charge for crushing so you might be able to do a deal with the grab lads.

Edited By GB_Groundworks on 1247156213

Stuarty · Post: # 39557Post **Stuarty** Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:53 pm

We sent lorry loads of clean concrete to George Beattie & Sons ( Kilsyth ) for crushing when we did similar work near Paisley. They also supplied hardcore. Neil Williams Group would cart away clean concrete for crushing and supply type 1 whinstone with 8yd, 12yd, 20yd and 40yd skips. They also supply recycled 6F2 crushed concrete, but I dont know if thats the same/similar to Type1. But their away out in Dalkeith, probably not much use to you John.

dig dug dan · Post: # 39558Post **dig dug dan** Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:11 pm

There is a company that can hire you a crusher. Call Tcp in edingburgh on 01506 871450

rab1 · Post: # 39564Post **rab1** Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:13 pm

Try one of the local demolition companies, they normally hire out there machines and i`ve seen a few small machines on sites, not just the 40 ton plus monsters. could be worth a try.

47p2 · Post: # 39578Post **47p2** Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:03 pm

Thanks for the information guys. I'm busy working the next few weeks so nothing will be started until mid August I would guess.

MBPM, It's taken me 1 year 2 weeks to do the garage so I know it's not going to be an easy task.

GB, I'm not bad with working machines myself and I have a company local to me who supplied a 5 tonne machine for the garage so I should save a few pounds there.

dig dug dan, Good one, I'll give them a call

Thanks again chaps for all the info, it really is appreciated:D

47p2 · Post: # 39647Post **47p2** Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:42 pm

After lots of mind numbing thinking I have at last come up with a plan.

The rear of my house has french doors which go onto stairs and down into the back yard, these need major work to bring up to a reasonable standard so it would be easier to demolish them. I would then build a decking platform of arouns 12' x 12' and stairs going down to the garden. I will build a couple of walls to level the garden and fill in the voids with the crushed concrete before covering with decking. I realise I will have to contact Building control as to the Rules & Regulations of decking and would do this before starting the work

The paving will most likely be some sort of block but I havn't decided just yet what colour of design would be best.

Here are a few pictures I made today to give my wife a visual idea (ever tried to explain to 'her indoors' without pictures:p )

Your thoughts, ideas, comments most welcome

Post: # 39652Post **Dave_L** Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:17 pm

Lots of work, but looks practical.

I'm no expert on decking or structures though.

Post: # 39653Post **seanandruby** Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:55 pm

For the decking..... a gallon of petrol and a box of matches.

Stuarty · Post: # 39660Post **Stuarty** Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:17 am

I think it will look ok, aslong as the decking isnt painted battleship grey or some other gaudy colour lol. As DaveL says, alot of work

47p2 · Post: # 39661Post **47p2** Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:43 am

I'm not 100% keen on decking either but what are the alternatives? I know a conservatory would be nice but the cost would be too much right now

MBPM · Post: # 39670Post **MBPM** Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:32 pm

47p2 wrote:I'm not 100% keen on decking either but what are the alternatives? I know a conservatory would be nice but the cost would be too much right now

Not keen on a lawn then? Or any more plants?

47p2 · Post: # 39672Post **47p2** Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:02 pm

Not sure a lawn at the french doors would work

The dog would soon destroy any lawn or plants and I am looking for low maintenance so less grass and garden is best

MBPM · Post: # 39674Post **MBPM** Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:41 pm

47p2 wrote:Not sure a lawn at the french doors would work

Fair point :p

47p2 wrote: The dog would soon destroy any lawn or plants and I am looking for low maintenance so less grass and garden is best

I can't see the point in having decking the size of runway 5 just for the hell of it though. Seems to be a waste of perfectly good car parking space

The decking immediately behind the house is huge, but the strip behind the garage is excessive me thinks.

But hey, whatever floats your boat... or ark in your case :;):

Stuarty · Post: # 39678Post **Stuarty** Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:42 pm

Perhaps a paved area would be more suitable at the back of the garage, complimented with decorative agg and the odd hardy shrub?

47p2 · Post: # 46858Post **47p2** Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:27 pm

Now that the garage is 'almost' finished (just on the final bits and pieces) I am now about ready to make a start on the driveways. When I say make a start I mean that I am going to get someone in to do the job as I feel it is too much for me to take on. Is there anyone in the Glasgow area on this forum who would like to give me a quote and advice for the paving, it is slightly different to the original ideas I had. The decking is going ahead, just not as much as I originally put in the plan above which means a little more paving to do.

If anyone can advise on type of block e.g. Tegula I would appreciate your input