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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:59 pm
by tomo8
Arite all, im lookin for a bit of advice on my driveway. Its 9.8m wide an 6.7m from front of house to pavement.
It currently is a mess, its half a concrete slab an the other part old flags. I want it done with tumbled setts i think they are, but im guessing that would be over £4000 which i cant afford for a good few years.
So i need something in the meantime to make it look a bit better etc. i was thinking of doing the large concrete flags with a border round?
Whats your opinions? Any other cheap/nice looking options. Im a brickie so im used to workin with sand cement stone etc.
Any help would be appreciated. Cheers
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:20 pm
by lutonlagerlout
tomo if you are a bricklayer setting up levels etc should be second nature to you
if you buy the tumbled sett type block paving it would cost around £1400 for the setts
the only cheap options involve gravel which is pants
LLL
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:56 pm
by tomo8
Yeah i see your point LLL, its just with the large concrete flags with a border its all on a mortar bed which is obviously what im used to, an due to there size it wont take as long to do which is a plus.
To be fair i havent even priced for the setts, i just presumed they would be far more expensive to do, even by myself.
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:25 pm
by London Stone Paving
Its a fair sized driveway and if you paved the whole thing its going to be expensive whatever material you use. Why not put some thought into the design and include a few beds. That way you could reduce the area that needed paving and be able to afford a nicer paving material. new granite setts are not that expensive and would need to be laid on a mortar bed, so you would be able to do the work yourself
Cheers
Steve
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:33 pm
by tomo8
I was thinkin of a flower ned type thing at one side to reduce the area, I say setts but i mean like a tumbled pavior block that come in 3 sizes an are laid in a brick type pattern. Ive seen packs that cover 30msq for £695.
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:21 pm
by Pablo
A decent 50mm tegula block from the likes of Tobermore would set you back about £15.50m2 inc vat so you're looking at a grand all in for 65m2 although you could spend a lot less on standard blocks. I doubt it's possible to get a pack containing 30m2 it would weigh to much for a grab to lift most packs contain 15m2 at the most but usually 13m2 ish.
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:21 pm
by Pablo
A decent 50mm tegula block from the likes of Tobermore would set you back about £15.50m2 inc vat so you're looking at a grand all in for 65m2 although you could spend a lot less on standard blocks. I doubt it's possible to get a pack containing 30m2 it would weigh to much for a grab to lift most packs contain 15m2 at the most but usually 13m2 ish.
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:23 pm
by Pablo
Seriously why do my posts keep doubling up.
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:44 pm
by local patios and driveway
Steve any ideas on the cost of new setts? Im keen to start pushing them
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:18 pm
by London Stone Paving
Pablo wrote:Seriously why do my posts keep doubling up.
What do you mean Pablo ?
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:19 pm
by London Stone Paving
Pablo wrote:Seriously why do my posts keep doubling up.
What do you mean Pablo ?
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:41 pm
by Pablo
Get f#cked Steve.
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:12 pm
by London Stone Paving
Sorry mate, couldnt resist 
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:25 pm
by DNgroundworks
local patios and driveways wrote:Steve any ideas on the cost of new setts? Im keen to start pushing them
What dya mean Dan, as in selling them or recommending them to customers?
I laid some lovely new granite setts last year think they were around 200x100 in size
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:32 pm
by lutonlagerlout
if tomo is thinking of tegs then it is more block paving
if he were to use real setts they could be laid like bricks on a leanmix bed to string lines and pointed up
as has been said going to cost a few quid at that size whatever you us e
LLL
