Cost of provide parking - With crushed local stone dtp1

[Digger1]

I see on the site that the cost of laying 100mm DtP1 crushed local stone is given as about £4 per sq metre once you get to over 100 sq metres. I am assuming this includes cost of stone, delivery, spreading, and rolling. But not initial site excavation and not VAT? Am I correct and is this cost and is the cost still about right - i.e. current with inflation - not sure when site was last updated.

I am assuming this is all I really need for car parking. Am I correct?

[GB_Groundworks]

Depends a lot on location we are in high peak got more quarries than brothels haha I can get freshly quarried type 1 for about £9 a ton delivered. But if you live in Norfolk it's going to cost you about £17 a ton.

As the gaffer is so busy I would reckon the prices are out of date and your best of working your price out.

[GB_Groundworks]

As it raining and I can't be bothered getting wet walking back to my machine I'll work this out,

100m2 x 100mm = 10 x 2.2= 22 tons x £13 = £286

1 day for man and machine < 3 ton = £250

£536 / 100 = £5.36 then your vat and any extras like geotextile etc

For a car park id always go a bit deeper than 100 mm for safeties sake and I'd always use a geotextile for a car park



Edited By GB_Groundworks on 1281360179

[lutonlagerlout]

^^ there are massive regional variations in price

we pay around £200 for a 10 tonne load in luton
plus geogrid and geotextile might be needed
best to get your price locally
LLL

[Digger1]

Thanks very much for your replies guys. That is very helpful. I need to get that local delivered price. Thanks again - all information useful, especially the calcs. So there was a silver lining (for me) to the rain!

[Digger1]

Post-script: Re depth of DtP1 needed. Does it make any difference that once the topsoil is off we will be on a rock outcrop - shale?

[GB_Groundworks]

without seeing and feeling how the ground reacts i cant answer that, thats down to the skill of your groundworker/machine man etc, but your better on shale than peat haha.