Dropping a Kerb
Discussion
We are in the process of opening up the front garden and getting a single car driveway put in.
Now, we obviously need to get the kerb dropped to allow easy access to the drive, but it seems the cost is going to be just under £1000, which seems quite high?
We apparently don't need planning permission as its on an 'unclassified' road, only need to tell the council (Shropshire) and use one of there 'approved' contractors.
Its seems like as only a handful of people are aloud to do it, they can charge what they want.
Does that figure sound about right?
Now, we obviously need to get the kerb dropped to allow easy access to the drive, but it seems the cost is going to be just under £1000, which seems quite high?
We apparently don't need planning permission as its on an 'unclassified' road, only need to tell the council (Shropshire) and use one of there 'approved' contractors.
Its seems like as only a handful of people are aloud to do it, they can charge what they want.
Does that figure sound about right?
BigMans197 said:
Does that figure sound about right?
No. In a word.I'm assuming that all that needs doing is the existing 255 x 125mm road kerbs need taking out over a width of about 5.00m, and replacing with two drop kerbs either side of the drive with a couple of 150 x 150mm "channel" kerbs across the drive entrance itself?
2 blokes for a day, a heavy breaker, a little concrete and the kerbs. Maybe some sundry making-good tarmac / bitumen.
£500 would kill it.
Less if you bought the materials yourself.
kiteless said:
BigMans197 said:
Does that figure sound about right?
No. In a word.Firstly it's not your property - although you may have a right of access over it.
Secondly, it's about liabilities. The Coucil needs to maitain their Public Liability insurances and they can only do that by having an agreed standard of workmanship / details with a limited number of insured companies.
To put it into an example. If you mother was walking down the pavement and tripped over a section of dropped kerb that had been put in badly by the adjoining homeowner who would be responsible?
Cogcog said:
whatever happened to thos lengths of 4 inch post cut on the diagonal and popped against the kerb as required? £10.
You will eventually be told by a council busy body to remove them asap and request the kerb be dropped.This might take 8 years though.....in my experience.
You want it done right though really. All the trouble and expense of a new drive is spoiled rather by a pikey wedge of ripsawn fence post and a bump up and down every time you leave.
You're just going to have to pay up.
It's a bit like moving gas/elec meters. One price is used to allow for the one job that involves shutting down picadilly circus and installing temporary traffic lights etc. That same price is used for the other 99.9% of jobs to make it worth their while.
Unfortunately £1k is about right.
We've just had this done as prerequisite for a planning application for a new garage. £820+VAT was the cheapest of three quote. The most expensive was £1500.
I had to apply to the highways agency (£35 admin charge) for permission and to check with the planning dept to see if permission for dropping the kerb was required (it wasn't).
A few years ago someone had the same work done in the same area for ~£500 so prices have rocketed.
We are in Bournemouth by the way.
We've just had this done as prerequisite for a planning application for a new garage. £820+VAT was the cheapest of three quote. The most expensive was £1500.
I had to apply to the highways agency (£35 admin charge) for permission and to check with the planning dept to see if permission for dropping the kerb was required (it wasn't).
A few years ago someone had the same work done in the same area for ~£500 so prices have rocketed.
We are in Bournemouth by the way.
mk1fan said:
Secondly, it's about liabilities. The Coucil needs to maitain their Public Liability insurances and they can only do that by having an agreed standard of workmanship / details with a limited number of insured companies.
To put it into an example. If you mother was walking down the pavement and tripped over a section of dropped kerb that had been put in badly by the adjoining homeowner who would be responsible?
A lot of highway authorities require those working on the public highway to have £10 million of public liability. That doesnt come cheap!To put it into an example. If you mother was walking down the pavement and tripped over a section of dropped kerb that had been put in badly by the adjoining homeowner who would be responsible?
Thanks for all the replies.
It just seems expensive for what the job is. Its only 2/3M wide and about 1.5M of pavement involved.
The point about it being council property is a good one, why should just anybody be allowed to tamper with it i guess.
Looking at other examples on the street, it looks as though the pavement has just been scraped away, should we be expecting it to be resurfaced properly, or is that acceptable?
Since had quotes of £650+vat so not looking so bad!
It just seems expensive for what the job is. Its only 2/3M wide and about 1.5M of pavement involved.
The point about it being council property is a good one, why should just anybody be allowed to tamper with it i guess.
Looking at other examples on the street, it looks as though the pavement has just been scraped away, should we be expecting it to be resurfaced properly, or is that acceptable?
Since had quotes of £650+vat so not looking so bad!
I'm about the knock down & rebuild my garage, when I submitted the plans I asked about getting the kerbs outside garage dropped. local planning officer told me to phone local highways dept and ask what was required.
Explained the situation to a nice bloke from Highways dept, he said they'd have no problems if I did it myself [or got my builder to do it]!!
He even sent me the specs of the kerbstones to be used
Sorted
suggest you ask the Q to your Planning dept
Explained the situation to a nice bloke from Highways dept, he said they'd have no problems if I did it myself [or got my builder to do it]!!
He even sent me the specs of the kerbstones to be used
Sorted
suggest you ask the Q to your Planning dept
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