Soldato
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Hey folks, my house does not really have much in terms of a patio in the garden, it has a small (3x3m) extension off the lounge, which would have been a patio before that was put on it, however, there is a 'square' area next to it, that still has the original concrete, so a little area for a table/chairs. However I wanted to put about 8ft (if you are standing at the end of the extension door looking out into the garden) worth of slabs, and then of course have those slabs go from fence to fence either side and then also in that little 'square' area, and ultimately to the back gate, as the house has a side entrance.
I do need to measure it myself fully, but I would say at a guess, it's around 25 sq m worth of materials needed.
Slab-wise was not too bothered, even the usual homebase or B&Q slabs would be fine, just not the grey concrete slabs that you see on new homes.
Quotes seemed to vary massively, in fact, laughably so, we had one quote for £5000 (!) another for £2600, another for £1700, who then added on £600 to do the pathway to the gate as he had forgotten to include that (bear in mind the pathway is 1m wide x 5m long)
£1700 seemed a reasonable price initially (and of course until he added £600 to do the path bit) until a few friends said it was expensive, but inevitably never backed that up with any solution or ideas, just 'that's expensive'
The job itself would require taking up some old concrete and also the '8ft' out from the extension part is grass, so some grass and concrete removal, then laying the new slabs, do they quotes above seem excessive?
Materials wise i've looked around, and for 25sqm (which is probably too much but I over-estimate rather than under) of slabs are about £750-800 maximum, sand etc probably won't be much, so is it really a job that justifies £1000+ of labour??? I did think about doing it myself, or attempting it, but I suspect it would be a complete and utter bodge job so would probably avoid doing it.
By this 'paint' drawing you can see I am totally wasted in my current job, and should clearly be doing CAD work or some sort of sophisticated design due to the amazing quality of my art...
Current 'layout'
Where grey is just basic 1970s laid concrete, this would be replaced with patio slabs, and the arrows are where I would bring the new patio up to.
The side path ending just a little bit 'behind' the extension, with the gate.
I do need to measure it myself fully, but I would say at a guess, it's around 25 sq m worth of materials needed.
Slab-wise was not too bothered, even the usual homebase or B&Q slabs would be fine, just not the grey concrete slabs that you see on new homes.
Quotes seemed to vary massively, in fact, laughably so, we had one quote for £5000 (!) another for £2600, another for £1700, who then added on £600 to do the pathway to the gate as he had forgotten to include that (bear in mind the pathway is 1m wide x 5m long)
£1700 seemed a reasonable price initially (and of course until he added £600 to do the path bit) until a few friends said it was expensive, but inevitably never backed that up with any solution or ideas, just 'that's expensive'
The job itself would require taking up some old concrete and also the '8ft' out from the extension part is grass, so some grass and concrete removal, then laying the new slabs, do they quotes above seem excessive?
Materials wise i've looked around, and for 25sqm (which is probably too much but I over-estimate rather than under) of slabs are about £750-800 maximum, sand etc probably won't be much, so is it really a job that justifies £1000+ of labour??? I did think about doing it myself, or attempting it, but I suspect it would be a complete and utter bodge job so would probably avoid doing it.
By this 'paint' drawing you can see I am totally wasted in my current job, and should clearly be doing CAD work or some sort of sophisticated design due to the amazing quality of my art...
Current 'layout'
Where grey is just basic 1970s laid concrete, this would be replaced with patio slabs, and the arrows are where I would bring the new patio up to.
The side path ending just a little bit 'behind' the extension, with the gate.
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Mind i wouldnt have the sense of achievement factor you must have 
