The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:31 am**

Been trying to find a rough guideline re different costs of surface types.
If we could take a hypothetical driveway measuring 20 foot by 12 foot with preliminary preparation done ( as I assume that would be a constant)...what would be the incremental costs for different surface types?

as an example if we take tarmac as Â£1000 - I'm assuming concrete would be cheaper at say Â£800...wheras paving would be more like Â£1500....However I don't know

Posted: **Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:35 pm**

There are some guide prices given on the main website, but the biggest problem I have with the annual price survey is that there is enormous regional variation, and it's fast approaching 100% - that is, the cost of an identical patio/driveway in some parts of the country (guess where!!) is more or less twice the cost it would be in other regions.

If I quote the N.London prices, I have folk in Preston choking on their coffee, whereas if I quote the Airdrie prices, then I get inundated with calls from Londoners wanting to know when they can have their drive done at that price.

As a very rough guide, tarmac becomes more expensive the smaller the area, and anything less than around 20mÂ² can work out to be more expensive than block paving. Concrete flags and CBPs are sligfhtly more expensive, with clay pavers and PIC next on the ladder. Genuine yorkstone (NOT the imported stuff) flags next, then genuine setts and cobbles.

Decorative sett work, such as bogens or florentine fans, is the most expensive commonly encountered form of paving for yer average domestic project.

The Brew Cabin

Rough cost guide to different surfaces - Comparing different surface costs.