Garage base - Which mix and how much

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SXPeter
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Post: # 8651Post SXPeter

I am digging out a garage base and hardstanding / drive.
The subbsae will be 6" compacted hardcore 2"compacted sand then 4" poured concrete.
Which mix will be best suited and how much should I expect to pay for ready mix (per cubed metre) ?
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SXPeter
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Post: # 8666Post SXPeter

Further info:

The mix I will be using will be PAV1 (recommended by a local ready mix supplier) and I have been quoted £60 a meter plus 230 for a pump to pump 12 M. Does this sound like a goog deal?
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Tony McC
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Post: # 8702Post Tony McC

60 quid per metre is a very good price for PAV1. Is that a cash price?

Going back to your spec, why do you feel you need a 50mm (2") bed of sand beneath the concrete?
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SXPeter
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Post: # 8735Post SXPeter

Tony

having spoken to a couple of builders I have now ditched the sand and will go for the hardcore then por the concrete over it.
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Post: # 8830Post Tony McC

You need a damp proof membrane between "hardcore" (God! I hate that loose terminology!) and the concrete.
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