Which driveway surface and how much?
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aspirated said:
Neighbour had a pattern imprinted drive put in, two weeks later slipped in the rain and ended up with a concussion after banging his head, it was replaced with block paving ASAP
My friend has a block paving business , he rips this stuff up all the time for the single reason of it being too slippery, I guess some must be more slippery than others judging by comments.My friend charges £60+ vat per m2 for supplying and laying block paving, this is for the cheapest 50mm block, but to be honest the blocks are only a small percentage of the overall cost, so getting a better block only adds £5/10 per meter square.He is doing a drive for me tomorrow, 38 m2 for £2970.00 inc vat as I'm getting a slightly better block for this project.sandman77 said:
That seems really cheap. Did you do it yourself or was that a contractors price? If you did it yourself where did did you buy your blocks from? I am looking to do my driveway and the cheapest Marshall's blocks I can find are from wickes.
Got a company in. They used MKM for the blocks. I was happy with the price. The steps were a bit poop but I may not have been specific enough.I later got 2 areas done round the front. A 46 & a 40 square meter area. Used a different firm and cost 1800 & 1700 retrospectively. They used Thomsons. Was most man power though whereas the back they managed to get a massive digger in which really saved time.
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That seems really cheap. Did you do it yourself or was that a contractors price? If you did it yourself where did did you buy your blocks from? I am looking to do my driveway and the cheapest Marshall's blocks I can find are from wickes.
The trouble with imprinted concrete or whatever you call it is it looks like what it is.
A guy who lives near me had it done and when new it looked quite nice (was very shiny though) but because it is a steep drive, he couldn't get his car up it in the winter. It's now got a crack running up it.
I'd have block paving. If done well, even when it's got some miles under it's belt, it still looks good and depending on the house, it getting a bit tired looking can add to it's appeal.
A guy who lives near me had it done and when new it looked quite nice (was very shiny though) but because it is a steep drive, he couldn't get his car up it in the winter. It's now got a crack running up it.
I'd have block paving. If done well, even when it's got some miles under it's belt, it still looks good and depending on the house, it getting a bit tired looking can add to it's appeal.
Bebee said:
You'd be exhausted, might not even make 450 stabbings, no?
We need a swag man to test this out me thinks.
As the stabbist once you 'd got half way you could give the stabee a break and go and make a cup of tea and have a rest before resuming proceedings.We need a swag man to test this out me thinks.
Good bit of cardio training.
eliot said:
My neighbor has something like this down - possibly slightly larger limestone, but the main thing is that it doesn't get stuck in the tyres or migrate into the road:
I have something similar but granite chippings, does creep slightly on the slope but not much.Edited by eliot on Monday 23 June 10:57
I like gravel - have laid it on all my houses.
Concrete looks industrial, can crack and powder and shows up oil stains etc
Tarmac is fine if done correctly but looks brash / harsh on big sweeping drives (I know the OPs isn't)
Block paving is fine if done correctly but lots isn't and the concrete ones look cheap after a few years with the aggregate showing.
Gravel when laid thinly over hardcore doesn't move. It looks great and large areas don't look OTT nor is there any drainage issues. The noise sounds great when you drive in and is very audible when someone else walks / drives in. Oil staining isn't seen.
It's only issues are poor to jack on - so use your garage
Weeding - a maybe 15 mins 3x a year.
Concrete looks industrial, can crack and powder and shows up oil stains etc
Tarmac is fine if done correctly but looks brash / harsh on big sweeping drives (I know the OPs isn't)
Block paving is fine if done correctly but lots isn't and the concrete ones look cheap after a few years with the aggregate showing.
Gravel when laid thinly over hardcore doesn't move. It looks great and large areas don't look OTT nor is there any drainage issues. The noise sounds great when you drive in and is very audible when someone else walks / drives in. Oil staining isn't seen.
It's only issues are poor to jack on - so use your garage
Weeding - a maybe 15 mins 3x a year.
JQ said:
I don't think I've seen it quoted in this thread, but any idea of how the price of resin bound gravel compares to the other types of surfaces on a per sq m basis? That certainly looks the best solution to me, but I have a suspicion it may be rather expensive.
I have ordered some samples online. But it appears that it's around 200 quid a tonne. No idea how much i'd need for my planned area, but i suspect it'll come out less than block paving....eltax91 said:
I have ordered some samples online. But it appears that it's around 200 quid a tonne. No idea how much i'd need for my planned area, but i suspect it'll come out less than block paving....
Cheers. It would be great if you kept this thread updated with quotes, costings and any photos of the finished drive - our driveway is horrible and is on our "to do" hitlist. Just need to get the kitchen extended and replaced, then new flooring for the whole ground floor and then we can hit the driveway.JQ said:
eltax91 said:
I have ordered some samples online. But it appears that it's around 200 quid a tonne. No idea how much i'd need for my planned area, but i suspect it'll come out less than block paving....
Cheers. It would be great if you kept this thread updated with quotes, costings and any photos of the finished drive - our driveway is horrible and is on our "to do" hitlist. Just need to get the kitchen extended and replaced, then new flooring for the whole ground floor and then we can hit the driveway.I am looking to go from the property border on the left as you look, all the way to the border on the right, taking the garden and driveway up. Then all the way down the side of the garage up to the house (the "front" side door is on the left as you approach the house)
FlipFlopGriff said:
Have you looked at granite setts - not the cheapest but longevity if you're looking to stay for a while. I'd love some but our drive is about 4m wide and 80m long so it would be a huge job and expensive.
FFG
Yes - I looked into this and nearly had a heart attack at the cost. After pricing up a drive and garden path, I decided i'll get the garden path done at a later date as the cost came out at £400 just for the sett's for a 4m*1m path .FFG
worsy said:
Anybody got any comments on this system, look pretty good.skilly1 said:
worsy said:
Anybody got any comments on this system, look pretty good.They work well but are completely unnecessary for a flat ish drive.
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