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Soul
Looking to lay a patio myself. 15sqm (3.6x4.2).

Reckon I can do it for around £750 in materials including skip bag etc.
1. How much of a shit idea is this - assuming the work is back breaking and no fun
2. How much would you expect it to cost for someone else to come and do it for me?

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Bobbo in reply to @Soul

Depends on how you plan to do it. Digging out and laying your type 1 base will be the worst of it but attention needs to be paid here otherwise the patio will end up with all kinds of shit slopes on it. Also don't forget to hire a whacker plate.

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Soul in reply to @Bobbo

Was planning on digging to 150mm, laying 100mm of type 1 then cementing the slabs down to level.

Quick calcs suggests that’s around 3tonnes of stuff out of the ground before putting stuff back in.

Hadn’t considered the need for a whacker plate.

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