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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:31 pm
by jay-Manor Driveways
whats the going rate for crazy paving jobs per m2 ive got 80 m2 + kerbs etc but im after a rough guide price to give the customer im thinking £65m2 from start to finish (easy dig, good access)plus my kerbs etc done loads of crazy jobs in the past but they were all on price work ,
thanks for your help
jay
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:05 pm
by lutonlagerlout
£100 per metre plus VAT
but oc depends on how much work you have
cheers LLL 
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:23 pm
by jay-Manor Driveways
wow as much as that i charge that for indian sandstone lol
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:13 pm
by lutonlagerlout
IMHO theres more work in doing crazy paving correctly
MSH has done some recently and I am sure he will testify that its more time consuming than standard paving
LLL
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:20 pm
by GB_Groundworks
surely its price the job what you estimate its going to cost you in materials and labour add you profit margin then divide by the total number of metres gives you your price, always good to know what the competition or others are charging though as a guide.
your area will affect price though sure down sarth prices are more expensive than the good old warm hearted cheerful chatty north hahaha
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:21 pm
by msh paving
There is alot off work in doing it correctly, first thing is what type off slabs are you gonna smash,what pointing product are you planning on using,the job i'am doing some days we have laid 3m others 10m,we was using reclaimed, reused york stone if you had to buy that your looking at £70m to buy it so there is a lot to consider MSH
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:49 pm
by jay-Manor Driveways
thanks guys the slabs he wants are just the cheap old crappy crazy slabs you see every where about £40per ton ( 6 /7 m2 ) this job is something im not to fond of as i hate crazy even when done nice like msh is doing, its still not my thing , ill be putting alpha's around the perimetre and a nice big raised garden bed along 1 side so this should make the job look a little better as i do like my kerb work ,,i just didnt wanna hit him with 6 grand which ive worked out on paper and the next 3 quotes come in at 4k lol
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:59 pm
by lutonlagerlout
can you not talk him in to normal paving?
its called crazy paving because you have to be "crazy" to want it
I've seen it laid on neat building sand then slurry jointed but that lasted about as long as the money the poor sod paid
IMHO its the most expensive paving to lay correctly
LLL
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:07 pm
by jay-Manor Driveways
totally agree mate i hate the stuff and it looks so 70's he hates paving lol so a bit stuck but the money he is going to have to pay im going to give him a few nicer options , lets hope he has some class
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:08 pm
by msh paving
lutonlagerlout wrote:IMHO its the most expensive paving to lay correctly
LLL
you are so right there LLL that I have just laid was £8k labour to lay and point only MSH
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:08 am
by cookiewales
msh paving wrote:lutonlagerlout wrote:IMHO its the most expensive paving to lay correctly
LLL
you are so right there LLL that I have just laid was £8k labour to lay and point only MSH
likewise i avoid it like the plage to do it right and tidy pointing and not to many triangles 150 pounds m2 once did a job notting hill 200 m2 italian quartze all hand chipped with small pin hammer was not allowed any straight lines six weeks my it did look good but would never do again ??? ???
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:43 am
by jay-Manor Driveways
the thing is although its a pain in the arse i need all the work i can get (dont we all) and i cant see a customer paying over £70m2 for crazy if the do the must be crazy
and cookie your work looks amazing on your web site, got some stunning jobs on there
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:44 pm
by Tony McC
See my post in t'other thread.
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:33 pm
by jay-Manor Driveways
ive given the customer a quote with some other options so hopefully he will go with one of those instead
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:08 pm
by lutonlagerlout
i said to my old man today about crazy paving
he rolled his eyes,and laughed
he was getting £60 per yard in 1984 (last time i can recall it being popular before CBP took off)
he said you have to throw your rule book out of the window ,screw your eyes up and just avoid straight lines
he reckons the pointing takes twice as long as the laying,done right
LLL