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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:58 pm
by yourgardenworks.co.uk
Afternoon chaps & Lara,
Ive a 55 sq mtr patio to lay including removal of old patio and and path to lay, one level, but poor access from road, now i know you will say we haven't seen the job etc, so i was just asking for a ball park figure including subbase and labour etc per sq metre. This will be the largest ive undertaken so far hence the questions
Cheers all, Dave.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 8:44 am
by yourgardenworks.co.uk
Anyone got any ideas then, come on you know you wanna:p
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 10:47 am
by surreyhillslandscapes.com
As you say it's hard to say without seeing but I would say between £80 - £100 a metre. Then add your extras like drainage, steps, manhole covers etc.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:37 pm
by yourgardenworks.co.uk
Cheers Surreyhill, seems a wee bit on the steep side for darkest cumbria mind.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 4:27 pm
by Suggers
That's why it's so hard for anyone to comment - the BC boys are all over the UK - any guys down your local, in this sort of trade, you can talk to ?
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:05 pm
by yourgardenworks.co.uk
im not sure there is anybody up this way, i will give it a few more days before i go back to the clients, someone might turn up.
i think Nigel Walker? was the last forumite from up our parts, but ive not seen him online in ages.
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 6:50 am
by seanandruby
yourgardenworks.co.uk wrote:Cheers Surreyhill, seems a wee bit on the steep side for darkest cumbria mind.
If it seemms to pricey then surely you must know what is negotiable for you area? ??? you could always try the price quoted and start a new trend up there.
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 4:23 pm
by James.Q
in my neck of the woods lancashire we would be getting between 65 and 85 a mtr depending on the size of the job. also at mo i seem to be pricing agaist fair weather firms that price jobs way to cheap and when the bad weather arrives they go back to driving a taxi 
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:38 pm
by Pablo
James.Q wrote:also at mo i seem to be pricing agaist fair weather firms that price jobs way to cheap and when the bad weather arrives they go back to driving a taxi
Thy need shot. It's embarassing and very hard trying to explain your pricing to a client when you have come in way above another quote from these idiots. Dave I wouldn't quote a job per m2 if access etc were bad. Anything like that gets priced on how long I reckon it would take (daily rate for a squad) plus a wee bit extra and what materials and plant I need plus a wee bit extra. Sit down and write it all down would only take 15mins then stick to your convictions and send the quote with a follow up call a couple of days later.
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 9:36 pm
by yourgardenworks.co.uk
That is the way i would normally work it out Pablo, perhaps i should just stick to what i know.
Cheers all
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 10:59 pm
by James.Q
price materials plus labour to any job and you should be ok. ive been at this 20 years plus. and theres alway someone cheaper but if you offer a better quality of workmanship then you should be ok
like i always say ;there is a big differance between champagne and pomaine:p