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We paid about 3k for our drive/front garden to be redone. Which was cheap. No brickwork (except for rebuilding a wall that got knocked over by accident)
Any thoughts?
Go for a walk in the more expensive area near you with similar housing.
porcelain or sandstone
We went with black lime at the back, which we sealed. Sounds obvious but porcelain is much more uniform with lots of options. Sandstone will get licin and moss more easily. Given the area I don't think there will be a big difference in cost between cheaper vs more expensive slabs. I would probably get some nice natural slate and mix with gravel and beds. Something we didn't realise, until we'd started is that bigger slabs give less layout options so I'd think about that.
@ColinTheBald or @ColinTheBald would be good people to ask.
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2019, but
FRONT DRIVEWAY
Take away unwanted plants and move others if possible.
Excavate area to be paved approx. 225mm in depth below proposed paving level and infill with a sub base
of hardcore and Type 1 crushed concrete and compact thoroughly.
Supply and lay concrete foundation for front walls.
Supply and build 2.4m x 625mm x 100mm and 600mm x 625mm x 100mm front boundary walls with
325mm piers either side of entrance.
Supply and retain soil of planting areas either side of paving with bullnose edgings.
Suppy and build a ½ circle step using bullnose edgings for risers.
Supply and install drainage channel at entrance.
Supply and pave approx. 35m 2 of rumbled 3 size charcoal 50mm paving laid in a random pattern on a
compacted base of sand.
Outer blocks will be laid on concrete.
All debris and excavations resulting from work will be taken away from site.
The cost inclusive of materials and labour will be £3220. -
Firstly, any suggestions on what costs would be reasonable for this?
It's going to be unbearably expensive for what you will get, so I'd bet you just won't bother.
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Honestly you'll die a shock when you get a price, I bet its 10k landscapers seem to charge like the light bridge.
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does the boundary look like that on the plans? Why couldn't you change it to a right angle? Do you need to store bins in there? I'd personally go for more gravel and plants and a path. Whatever paving you get will need weeding anyway. Why not add some nice plants. I'd also go for a hedge, even boring old privet. Great for privacy and birds...that way you can just build a low wall...
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Had someone round to quote for renovating front of house area earlier. Was more just thinking it's time to get the process started again but they have a window at the start of Jan so need to think about it a bit more seriously.
Looking at getting front yard bit (about 4.5m x 3.5m) dug up and new slabs put down plus a new front wall. Usual Victorian terrace but we are end of terrace so got two walls to do (looks like the one in the picture).
Firstly, any suggestions on what costs would be reasonable for this? When we looked into it a few years back we got a big range of costs for it.
Secondly, thoughts between porcelain or sandstone slabs? I don't know why but I was just thinking of going with sandstone but porcelain also looks a decent option now I'm reading up on it.
Thirdly, any thoughts on what would look nice for a wall. Original plan was to go for a half height wall with railings on top. Guy I was talking to today reckons that would look weird on the corner though and I'm struggling to find an example of it. Any thoughts?
Cheers.
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