Patio laying price per m2
Discussion
Up to the OP it's his patio. I agree the price seems improbably low. I would certainly go for the small additional cost of 75mm base across the area but again up to the OP. However the OP can already see the consequences of a cheap job. However it is the decision of the OP. I hope it goes well.
m3jappa said:
Will be a total heap of s
t for that money.
For me 60m2 patio is about 1.5 grabs give or take. 12 tonne mot type one. Around 6 ton sharp, 44 cement or more if I go 75mm which tbh I usually do as I don't like 50mm of muck. Then all the inevitable bits like acos, any other drainage. Any stuff for steps, manholes etc.
It's hard out there still, competing with prices like these. Even if your good you've still got to compete to an extent as the lure of cheap is still too much for so many people, or not even the lure of cheap it's the price comparison.
When I start saying stuff like ten tonne of this thirty tonne of that some people genuinely think I'm lying.
But then mine last indefinitely
What sort of money do you think it would be to do it properly?t for that money.For me 60m2 patio is about 1.5 grabs give or take. 12 tonne mot type one. Around 6 ton sharp, 44 cement or more if I go 75mm which tbh I usually do as I don't like 50mm of muck. Then all the inevitable bits like acos, any other drainage. Any stuff for steps, manholes etc.
It's hard out there still, competing with prices like these. Even if your good you've still got to compete to an extent as the lure of cheap is still too much for so many people, or not even the lure of cheap it's the price comparison.
When I start saying stuff like ten tonne of this thirty tonne of that some people genuinely think I'm lying.
But then mine last indefinitely
m3jappa said:
Will be a total heap of st for that money.
For me 60m2 patio is about 1.5 grabs give or take. 12 tonne mot type one. Around 6 ton sharp, 44 cement or more if I go 75mm which tbh I usually do as I don't like 50mm of muck. Then all the inevitable bits like acos, any other drainage. Any stuff for steps, manholes etc.
It's hard out there still, competing with prices like these. Even if your good you've still got to compete to an extent as the lure of cheap is still too much for so many people, or not even the lure of cheap it's the price comparison.
When I start saying stuff like ten tonne of this thirty tonne of that some people genuinely think I'm lying.
But then mine last indefinitely
Amen to that mate...Sadly a lot of work these days is built down to a price rather than up to a standard.t for that money.For me 60m2 patio is about 1.5 grabs give or take. 12 tonne mot type one. Around 6 ton sharp, 44 cement or more if I go 75mm which tbh I usually do as I don't like 50mm of muck. Then all the inevitable bits like acos, any other drainage. Any stuff for steps, manholes etc.
It's hard out there still, competing with prices like these. Even if your good you've still got to compete to an extent as the lure of cheap is still too much for so many people, or not even the lure of cheap it's the price comparison.
When I start saying stuff like ten tonne of this thirty tonne of that some people genuinely think I'm lying.
But then mine last indefinitely
An absolute battle to win work when you are 'apparently' "twice as much as the other bloke "....Ahm ooot !!
Here was me thinking it was expensive! Obviously tight.
How much extra do you think it will cost to get the extra base?
I appreciate what everyone is saying about the depth of the base it will be laid on, it does come down to money in the end. I'm sure he will do a better job than what's down now, maybe not to some of your standards.
I already have a long list of expensive jobs on the house, the patio was an additional cost, so it's a choice between something that will last "forever" vs. a cheaper alternative that's better than what I've got now. The latter will allow me to get the fence done in the new year which is higher up on the list of priorities.
That will be done to a high standard as that's not decorative, it's for security reasons, a patio isn't. That's why I've gone with him and what he thinks needs doing.
He is due to start on 18th Sept, so I will update with pictures when he starts.
How much extra do you think it will cost to get the extra base?
I appreciate what everyone is saying about the depth of the base it will be laid on, it does come down to money in the end. I'm sure he will do a better job than what's down now, maybe not to some of your standards.
I already have a long list of expensive jobs on the house, the patio was an additional cost, so it's a choice between something that will last "forever" vs. a cheaper alternative that's better than what I've got now. The latter will allow me to get the fence done in the new year which is higher up on the list of priorities.
That will be done to a high standard as that's not decorative, it's for security reasons, a patio isn't. That's why I've gone with him and what he thinks needs doing.
He is due to start on 18th Sept, so I will update with pictures when he starts.
Edited by ChrisG89 on Tuesday 29th July 12:22
Bear in mind this,
The materials themselves - sand, cement, type 1 - are dirt cheap. It's the labour that costs.
You might get away with a thin subbase, but you'll only really know in a year's time, after it's been used, and had the frost in it a few times. And once it's moved, the work you've done is wasted. It ALL has to be dug out and done again.
The materials themselves - sand, cement, type 1 - are dirt cheap. It's the labour that costs.
You might get away with a thin subbase, but you'll only really know in a year's time, after it's been used, and had the frost in it a few times. And once it's moved, the work you've done is wasted. It ALL has to be dug out and done again.
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