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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:40 pm
by Dave_L
msh paving wrote:58m at £70m=4060+vat=£4669 MSH 
And that's pricing the driveway blind - what's access like etc?
Have you taken into account the new drainage legislation that came into effect last year?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:41 pm
by mathew_right
msh paving wrote:58m at £70m=4060+vat=£4669 MSH
looks like i will hve to put up my budget ok thanks
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:41 pm
by msh paving
you are correct there dave,was a blind price to show what this chap will expect to pay,if he follows new rules then you can add another £20m ontop +planning fees
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:42 pm
by msh paving
what part off essex are you as its a big area? MSH
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:53 pm
by lutonlagerlout
around £4350 +VAT blind
lot of things can increase the price
better to pay 25% more and get a decent job,than go cheap and its sunk in 6 months
LLL
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:40 pm
by bodgeitandscarper
Me thinks, he works for everest and is looking for a bargain!!!
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:37 am
by Rich H
Incredible. Would any of the contractors here try to buy a service this way? Amazed that you even got a response.
Mathew, a better way to go about this might have been to ask what the experts here would suggest is an appropriate guide price for your location, rather than demanding to get a service at a particular (and very low) price.
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:36 am
by Suggers
Tony McC wrote:Well you won't get one from me!
An unusually restrained post from the guv - must be in a real good mood.....
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:38 am
by jay-Manor Driveways
agreed its a low price to aim for but there a firms round my way that are doing them for less money , yes they are crap but if he is unluck enough to get quotes from 2 or 3 of these "all show no go " firms then he might be thinking this is the going rate
for me i rarly go under £60m2 for omega (normal) block paving and only up my meterage rate by the cost of the block ,access and ease of job etc
but i cant see how he is wrong in asking
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:47 am
by Suggers
There are ways of asking - and shouting doesn't help....
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:52 am
by Rich H
Yes.
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:17 pm
by williams
I,m in Essex and will be quoting similar rates to the guys above , i.e between £60 and £70 per m sq. But of course there are several variables which will effect the final figure, like drainage, steps, manholes, kerbing etc etc.
There are PLENTY of people out there charging £40 per m for alpha blocks, considering they are £19 per m now.......You get what you pay for especially nowadays, i used to win my work on quality however its now getting a little silly as even recomendation jobs now seem to be interested in one thing, no care whatsoever about the actual job just the price.
Anyway, have a look on my site to see my work and give me a call for a quote if your interested
thanks
Jasper
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:43 am
by Dave_L
You're right, punters are 99% interested in price, not how you are going to do the job the proper way and use a quality material (and not crushed concrete etc etc) - we are finding exactly the same.
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:29 pm
by colordrives
"use a quality material (and not crushed concrete etc etc) "
hey dave i have to dispute that statement m8, I have been using type spec recycled crushed concrete for years and it is perfectly fine and performs in no way worse than quarried type one, whilst being cheaper and more friendly to the environment
so there!
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:14 pm
by msh paving
I agree with that,in this area of norfolk very few sand pits supply type1 due to the fact they crush concrete to type 1 spec mainly from airfield runways,i have used crushed concrete for years with no problems,there is a very large market for crushed concrete,90% of main contractors use it for site and development roads MSH