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I'm currently looking at houses, there are a few that either -
1) need the driveway re-laying / paving
2) don't have a driveway, but other houses on the street do, so assuming that I get all relevant planning through, how much would the total cost be including work to get a dropped kerb.
I know its a bit of a 'How long is a piece of string' but any ball-park figures on a driveway about 4 metres long by 2.5 metres wide would be appreciated.
Thanks
Depends on what you want laying....
Concrete will be £100+ per cubic metre, laid 100mm thick + labour and other materials
Block paving will be about £65-£75 a square metre all in
Asphalt should be cheaper but for a small drive like that not much
If you have no drive at all and start from scratch there'll be more work involved
We've just had our drive done, and fencing put in, all block paved. It was about 70 square meters and was just over £6500 including drainage and fencing
4m x 2.5m is pretty small for a driveway! I am in the process of getting one put in at my place in Aberdeen and the council up here will not let you put one in unless it is a minimum of 5m long.
I am getting quotes in at the moment for a drive 3.5m wide by 7m long so will try and remember to return when the prices come through. Guestimationms from companies have been about the 2K mark for a driveway that size constructed from lockblock paving and then it is going to be about another 1K to get the local council to drop the kerb.
Is that £1k to drop the Kerb alone?
Everything else seems quite cheap!
A grand to drop a kerb? Christ. How much does it cost to rent an angle grinder? (-:
Dropping kerbs usually involves replacing 5-6 kerbs, digging the whole footpath down a foot deep, backfilling with type 1 sub-base and then 80-100mm of tarmac (60mm of base course and 20mm of wearing course). The concrete for the kerbs has to be quality assured and it has to be done by a Council approved contractor...it could cost nearer 2k to be honest (especially for the council to do it!).
You need a permit first, I think these aren't far off £200 either.
Yup estimated at 1K to drop the kerb and re-enforce the pavement.
As it is the councils property i can not touch it. If i do they can charge me for them to put it back to original and then again to drop the kerb.
As i had to apply for planning and the roads department had to review the proposal to get the driveway they know it need done so there is no point in chancing it.
£2k is cheap for the driveway, I suspect the founds won't be done properly. Get 3 quotes, from local firms with websites. That's my advice. I'd suggest £3-4k is about right but depends on the size of course. You may end up with a place that would suit a double driveway very well... you just never know.
glasgowdan - the last couple of posts have been on about altering the footpath/kerbs, not the actual driveway!
I was referring to the £2k mentioned by rusty mac
I hope you don't have the situation which we have in Bristol where driveway contractors have territories.
One outfit doesn't go into anothers patch, so you cannot get competitive quotes. They're all dodgy as anything, we had one called Interlock drives which went pop and re-emerged called something else.
A friend was doing his own drive recently and had borrowed some kit from a builder mate, sure enough along come Interlock and start questioning him. Nightmare.
Watching this thread with interest Rusty as we too live in Aberdeen and will shortly be getting quotes in for our drive. It's about 7x5 metres and for lock block reckon around 5 grand.
any ball-park figures on a driveway about 4 metres long by 2.5 metres wide would be appreciated.
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Watch out for recent planning rules on drainage from hard surfaces in the front. Basically they don't want rain running off onto the road and filing the drains, it's better to soak away in the garden. I don't know what the position is if you're replacing one hard surface with another.
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My email is in my profile if i forget to update the thread. Don't know if you have had to or will be having to apply for planning but am happy to answer questions. I did that side of things myself and it was not the most strait forward.
Greybeard - that rule applies in Aberdeen, as well as no surface water to drain onto the public road no loose materials can be used within the first 2 meters of the driveway.
There really are some random statements and prices being chucked about up there!!