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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:08 pm
by weerabbit
Hi, All.
I want to have a PIC driveway and path installed and am looking for advice on reputable contractors in the Leeds\West Yorkshire area. It's a fairly small job (around 26 sqm) but I know it will still be expensive and regardless of price, I want it to be installed to a high standard.
Do any of you have experience of contractors that cover Leeds and\or could make any recommendations?
Best wishes,
Carl
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:29 pm
by local patios and driveway
If you want high standard, Run a mile from pic. Spend the money on something real, setts? High end block pavoirs?
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:55 pm
by Kuts
Good luck. Every pic drive I've seen round here (Leeds) is flaked/cracked.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:52 pm
by haggistini
You won't find any pic contractors on here because it's crap I'm afraid.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:22 pm
by lutonlagerlout
ditto what has been said ^^
if you really want PIC then drive about and if you see some you like ask who did it
dont do the phonebook or web
I really cannot recommend it all in the UK
LLL
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:54 pm
by cookiewales
weerabbit wrote:Hi, All.
I want to have a PIC driveway and path installed and am looking for advice on reputable contractors in the Leeds\West Yorkshire area. It's a fairly small job (around 26 sqm) but I know it will still be expensive and regardless of price, I want it to be installed to a high standard.
Do any of you have experience of contractors that cover Leeds and\or could make any recommendations?
Best wishes,
Carl
use sets far better job i am in york cheers cookie 
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:16 pm
by weerabbit
Right - thanks all, this is really useful information. Judging by your comments, I should run a mile from PIC and spend my money on setts or block paving (which could actually work out a lot cheaper depending on the product used).
Having seen some of the work on here (MickG's Marshalls Fairstone driveway, for instance) that's the kind of quality of finish I'm after, but I must confess that my budget won't stretch that far (as far as I can gather 10m2 of Fairstone is roughly a grand?).
Could I achieve something similar with Marshalls Drivesett Duo (Heather / Cotswold)? Is this a good product? Any recommended installers in the Leeds area that can give me a competitive quote and install this 'properly'?
This looks nice, as an example layout:
http://paving.attradeprices.co.uk/drivese....tSearch
Thanks again for your help and advice,
Carl
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:08 pm
by lutonlagerlout
that drivesett duo seems a tad expensive
I am sure i pay about £30 per metre
but the installation cost will take it over £100 per metre all day long
there not many cheap finishes to drives i am afraid
LLL
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:00 am
by ringi
PIC can be a reasonable option if you already have a concrete driveway in a good state to put in on; however I would also be looking at resin based systems that fixes small gravel onto the concrete.
The PIC drives I have seen look better then a plain concrete driveway, but they don’t last that long, so personally I cannot see the point of PIC if you have to put down the concrete driveway as part of the work.
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:42 am
by lutonlagerlout
ringi wrote:PIC can be a reasonable option if you already have a concrete driveway in a good state to put in on
PIC means pattern imprinted concrete ringi
you have to put down at least 100mm of new concrete before you print it,chance s of an over lay are slim
btw how is your project coming along? been quiet for a bit?
LLL ???