The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:37 pm**

Hi

During the recent bad weather the road gutters overflowed into my front garden and the Castlecomber? paving is now mottled black and is unlevel. I have got a number of quotes from â‚¬1000 to â‚¬4000 to lift the paving, relevel the garden, refitting the paving and power clean at the end. The work will take 2 days. My front garden is about 80sqmts. There are no fancy designs. My query is why the difference in quotes I only paid â‚¬2500 to have the garden done (4 years ago) and that was including the buying of the bricks. Also, I have been told by contractors that a power wash won't clean the paving that it needs to be chemically cleaned. I don't want to go to the expense of doing all of this and not liking the results. The quote to replace the paving is â‚¬6000. I am beginning to feel that I am being duped and already had a bad experience when replacing my gutters which instead of costing â‚¬1000 ended up costing me â‚¬3000 as I had to get another contractor in to fix the damage caused by the first guy. Can somebody please advise me what I should be looking out for?
Thanks

Posted: **Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:17 pm**

the man you want is Roger, R&A pressure washing. He`ll be able to tell you all you ever need to no, and he also has an extensive list of contacts who may be able to help you if your not in his area.

Rab

Posted: **Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:25 pm**

Can you post any pictures of the damage??

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:09 pm**

Just to get this right what are the sizes of the individual areas to be sorted out. What kind of paving is Castlecomber.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:04 pm**

Hi - my husband went to Fassaroe this morning. He was told that we can get the same paving as we have for â‚¬2500 to cover 80sq mtrs. So I guess my only real query now is the labour cost - the quotes are â‚¬1000 to â‚¬4000 to lift the existing paving, relevel the garden which is a flat surface, and repave. What should I reasonably be paying?

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:26 pm**

To lift and relay 80m2 including sand waste disposal etc would be around Â£3000 sterling rough ballpark. It is more than a 2 day job but some photes would and give us a better idea and a better discription of what needs to be done i.e does the existing stone base need replaced is all the paving and sand being dumped etc.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:27 pm**

Is this a Kilsaran product.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:35 pm**

tosh311 wrote: I am beginning to feel that I am being duped and already had a bad experience when replacing my gutters which instead of costing â‚¬1000 ended up costing me â‚¬3000 as I had to get another contractor in to fix the damage caused by the first guy.

Buy cheap, pay twice. I think the original job, (supply and fit) , was very poorly priced, hence the undulating drive your stuck with now.
If you are going for a 'lift and lay' make sure the sub base is laid properly. Water laying on the surface shouldn't effect a good job.

Unless its a screaming torrent , obviously.

Hp

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:38 pm**

Hi, thank you for all your replies, my husband has spoken to the builder who quoted â‚¬6000 and he has dropped his price to â‚¬4000 which includes the cost of replacing the paving rather than cleaning. My husband says no more delaying and he has decided to go with this builder. Hopefully, all will work out okay.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:51 pm**

Is this guy a builder or a paver there is normally a HUGE difference in quality of work. Bit like getting a Nurse to perform a doctors job they work in the same place but have different skills and training. Builders also have less of an eye for detail and levels and more of an eye on profit.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:59 pm**

Hi Pablo - he is a builder but I have seen his work and it is to a high quality. There is very little building work available in Ireland these days and he has moved into the paving area. My husband is taking time off work so will be keeping a good eye on the work. It is alot of money but I asking around he seems to be genuine.
Thanks again for all your help.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:38 pm**

Pablo is not liying to you, everyman to his trade.

Posted: **Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:47 pm**

not only that but how can he afford to knock 2000 off of the initial price? questions like that need answering imo

The Brew Cabin

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