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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:06 pm
by cookiewales
sy76uk wrote: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 ???
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:14 pm
by 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
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:18 pm
by mickg
stunning work as always Cookie
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:18 pm
by mickg
Nice job Simon
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:49 pm
by cookiewales
ps not having a pop at CBP just showing diffrent materials
http://theoriginalstonepaving.blogspot.co.uk
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:31 pm
by 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.
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:37 pm
by 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
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 9:02 am
by 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.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 10:53 am
by 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.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:06 pm
by 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
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:22 pm
by 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.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:45 pm
by 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
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:40 pm
by 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
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:16 pm
by KLS
Looks good. What post knocker is that?
Good use of the drone too.
