Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:34 am
Hi everyone, I am new to the site, and what a relief that there is a place where I can be pretty sure I am not being lied too!
I am doing up my house and have had some cowboy nightmares with the interior, but most of that is behind us, and now we are turning our attention to the outside. I would appreciate some feedback on a quote that has been given to me by a contractor to replace my broken concrete drive and front garden area with brickweave.
The total area is 100 m2, the existing drive is concrete about 2-3 inches thick, a good 25-30 m2 of the job is exsting lawned area.
The contractor has said he will remove the old driveway concrete, lay a new concrete sub-base three inches thick, then lay 50mm of sharp sand and then 60mm blocks. We spoke about drainage and dpc's and he seemed to know his stuff.
My question is does the 3 inch concrete sub-base and 50mm sharp sand layer and 60mm block sound like its the correct way to do it?
thanks,
I am doing up my house and have had some cowboy nightmares with the interior, but most of that is behind us, and now we are turning our attention to the outside. I would appreciate some feedback on a quote that has been given to me by a contractor to replace my broken concrete drive and front garden area with brickweave.
The total area is 100 m2, the existing drive is concrete about 2-3 inches thick, a good 25-30 m2 of the job is exsting lawned area.
The contractor has said he will remove the old driveway concrete, lay a new concrete sub-base three inches thick, then lay 50mm of sharp sand and then 60mm blocks. We spoke about drainage and dpc's and he seemed to know his stuff.
My question is does the 3 inch concrete sub-base and 50mm sharp sand layer and 60mm block sound like its the correct way to do it?
thanks,