Mini golf course - Construction issues

[stoichkov]

Evening all,

Newbie here so please be gentle!

Myself and a colleague are in the process of obtaining planning permission for an 18 hole mini golf (think crazy golf) course.

The location is a pancake flat area of well draining grass with a decent depth on soil and then into chalk.

We've played lots of different course and seen how (from above) they are put together and the type of design we've got in mind is fairly simplistic in that while there will be a few smallish humps & bumps there will be nothing too extreme. In fact, the highest it will reach above ground level is probably 75cm's ish in places.

We've planned out each hole and they roughly work out at 15m2 each so the 18 holes will require 270m2 of concrete while inter-connecting pathsways will add to this so we're looking at around 400m2 total surface area.

We clearly need to get some quotes in. What advice would you suggest when requesting a quote for this sort of work from contractors? Do we need to provide a specification for sub-base depth & type, depth of concrete or would a good contractor be able to tell us what is needed? It wouldn't be taking heavy loads but would probably be taking quite a high volume of pedestrian traffic.

Any advice or ideas appreciated!

Cheers

[Stuarty]

have you got proper scale drawings, from the likes of a landscape architect or such?

[stoichkov]

yep, good clear scale drawings completed for each hole and also a full site plan showing the overall layout

[bobbi o]

this is one we completed recently-pm me for further info

[bobbi o]

[Suggers]

Bobbi - much better to knock the size of photies down to 600 wide - as requested in Tony's uploading notes - those pics are huge!!

[Tony McC]

The drawings should be quantified and used to create a specification. This ensures that each contractor is then pricing the same job and not what they think they can get away with.

Over and above that, you'll need a contract. I'd suggest Minor Works as it's relatively simple to administer and gives reasonable protection to both client and contractor.

Then you need at least three prices, so you'll need to identify 5-8 suitably experienced and competent contractors and send them the paperwork with a deadline.

I'd also be keen to see other work of a similar nature that they had undertaken.

[lutonlagerlout]

nice work bobbi
must drive you crazy ?
did they make you TEE?
LLL

[seanandruby]

nice work bobbi
must drive you crazy ?
did they make you TEE?
LLL

...do you finish at four? :laugh:

[Pablo]

Something like that would drive me mad. These jokes are getting a bit rough.:p

[seanandruby]

Ten years on a deserted island
A man is stranded on a desert island, all alone for ten years. One day, he sees a speck in the horizon. He thinks to himself, "It's not a ship." The speck gets a little closer and he thinks, "It's not a boat." The speck gets even closer and he thinks, "It's not a raft." Then, out of the surf comes this gorgeous blonde woman, wearing a wet suit and scuba gear. She comes up to the guy and says, "How long has it been since you've had a cigarette?"

"Ten years!", he says.

She reaches over and unzips a waterproof pocket on her left sleeve and pulls out a pack of fresh cigarettes.

He takes one, lights it, takes a long drag, and says, "Man, oh man! Is that good!"

Then she asked, "How long has it been since you've had a drink of whiskey?"

He replies, "Ten years!"

She reaches over, unzips her waterproof pocket on her right sleeve, pulls out a flask and gives it to him.

He takes a long swig and says, "Wow, that's fantastic!"

Then she starts unzipping a longer zipper that runs down the front of her wet suit and she says to him, "And how long has it been since you've had some real fun?"

And the man replies, "Wow! Don't tell me that you've got golf clubs in there!"

[lutonlagerlout]

ROFL

quality sean

LLL

[stoichkov]

Hey,

Sorry to bounce this - we got our Planning permission granted so can actually get on with attempting to get it built.

Our approx surface area of the holes and interconnecting pathways is going to be a maximum of 450m2. We might reduce it a bit.

We've been specified a quote based on 150mm hardcore sub base & 150mm depth - does this seem about the right sort of thickness for a mini / crazy golf course? It'll only be pedestrian traffic although (hopefully) quite a lot of it.

Also, it terms of the amount of concrete needed, given the 450m2 and 150mm depth, is 67.5m3 of concrete about right?

cheers

[Dave_L]

150mm subase will be fine; you could get away with 100mm if the ground conditions were favourable.

Yep, concrete quantities are right, but it'll never work out like that in real life!

[bobbi o]

excuse the stupid question,but whats the concrete for ? surely not as the putting surface,things have moved on a bit since the 1960 municipal jobs,you still see around !