Building prices for driveway
Driveways can be made of tarmac, paving slabs, brick (which can be herring bone style or a regular pattern), concrete or gravel. How much each of them costs depends largely on how much work you are willing to do on the driveway yourself. A gravel driveway can look nice and cost little in materials (<£100, of course depending on size) but still requires and awful lot of hard work to make. For all of the methods the first step will be to dig out the ground where the driveway will go. Then a layer hardcore can be compacted down and finally the top surface applied. The compaction step is important as cars are heavy and will cause subsidence in the sturdiest looking driveway.
| Detailed Description of Work | Price/Cost | Units | Location | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resurfacing of old (tarmacadam drive) drive with asphalt using reputable local contractor of 40 years. Planing off reducing levels, removal of all debris laying 40mm thickness of 45/10 Asphalt material. Consolidate and sealing all joints. About 180 sq metres - works out at about £20 per m2. | £3,552 | item/job | Powys | 2011-07-29 |
| check these out they have just finished my driveway and they are www.HarMeg.com 07957 100705 | £60 | m2 | Tyneside | 2011-07-01 |
| 25 square metres excavated 12 inches backfilled with 9 inches of road stone(type 1) marshalls tegula border (block paving) two inches of 20mm base tarmac 25 mm of surface coarse rolled and wackered finished job waste taken away materials and labour£1145 castle construction 07875481886 01773 747474 fantastic job cant fault them at all really nice guys and lovely job | £1,145 | item/job | Selston nottingham | 2011-06-20 |
| STANDARD 200mm X 100mm X 50mm BLOCK PAVING INCLUDING ALL PREPARATION, DISPOSAL OF WASTE, SUPPLY AND LAY. PALMER PAVING 07890135224 | £50 | m2 | SHEFFIELD | 2011-04-04 |
| All blocp paving materials supplied at a cost of £1200, labour to dig out and fit £1000 area 25m". | £2,200 | item/job | West London | 2011-03-05 |
| Gravel grid, Inc gravel,prep etc Fantastic finish,really happy with the job,laid over old driveway | £22 | m2 | Watford | 2011-02-18 |
| Dig out and remove old drive, remove sub soil to 300mm. Lay weed blanket then type 1 MOT and whack down in layers of 100mm to a depth of 100mm below finished height. Lay and whack sharp sand to 50mm. Screed level. Lay pavers to design and sand. Whack to level flush surface. | £60 | m2 | Norfolk | 2011-02-17 |
| remove existing driveway MOT Type 1 sub-base, 60mm thk basecourse (20mm), 30mm wearing course (6mm) including block paving edges, 2 recessed manhole covers and about 6m of linear drainage | £3,300 | item/job | Midlands | 2011-02-10 |
| block paving by RIPLEY DRIVEWAYS DERBY marshalls tegula , plas pave como £58 per square metre excavated prept laid to very high standards ,tarmac £30 per square metre call for a free quotation 07875481886 | £58 | m2 | Ripley derbyshire | 2011-01-20 |
| ad landscapes all monoblock work with warranty | £60 | m2 | Fife central scotland | 2011-01-10 |
| whole drive old concrete removed crush and run put in 66m2 of flags and block paving edgeon sand and cement | £2,900 | item/job | Wirral | 2010-12-05 |
| Resin bound aggregates-a mixture of dried gravel and clear polyurethane binder mixed and trowled to a smooth finish.Laid at 15mm depth over a existing concrete or tarmac area.£45.00 m2 plus vat. www.resinbondedpaving.co.uk | £45 | m2 | Yorkshire | 2010-11-25 |
| just over 100m2 of paving had choice of colours and patterns,used 30ton type 1 mot stone.very efficient and good finish,their number is 07715618941[alan] if anyone is looking for a good builder | £2,950 | item/job | West midlands | 2010-11-08 |
| Had old driveway comprising of concrete and tarmac removed, driveway widened to fit 2 cars. All waste removed, drainage installed, roadstone put down and compacted, edging stones in, and block paving an area of around 48m2. Very Please with the work. Seen others done around the corner and mine puts theirs to shame. It was done by Charles Francis (07814004238) | £4,600 | item/job | Hucknall, Nottingham | 2010-10-24 |
| Existing tarmac driveway of about 14mtrs * 3mtrs which was wider at one end than the other also with a small odd shaped piece at one end. Manholes and tarmac were unven as was the neighbors kerbed dividing part of the drives which was not straight. There was not much room to swing a 2 ton digger therefore the digging out was done by hand. Digging out, dumping and laying mot1 £2900. Shuttering and leveling manholes £950. Concreting with a mixer £1700 plus various other cost of £600 = £6400 in all. For 42 to 44 sq mtrs £6400 = £152/£145 per sq mtr. | £6,400 | item/job | South | 2010-10-10 |
| 55m2 of block paved driveway plus a large concrete base for double garage. GRIME GROUP 07854414228 call for free quote,we are based in Lincoln but have travelled all over uk. | £4,600 | item/job | Stoke on Trent | 2010-08-11 |
| Remove old slab and re-lay with concrete. | £45 | m2 | Swansea | 2010-07-27 |
| block paved driveway in 60mm block including digging of 50 sq m or above. R&L PAVING | £41 | m2 | Stoke on Trent | 2010-04-12 |
| BREAKING OF 60M2 OF OLD DRIVE ,DIGGING DOWN 25 CM ,LAYING NEW BLOCK PAVING LABOR ONLY ,QUALITY WORK . | £2,350 | item/job | HENDON | 2009-07-28 |
| Resin Bonded Surfaces > 100m2 = £20m2 Resin Bound Gravel > 50m2 = £38m2 resinbondedsurfaces.co.uk | £20 | m2 | South East England | 2009-06-27 |
| dig out and lay 7o m2 of monoblock to drive drive on slope lot of sub soil removed (Edit: Changed to be metre square cost, was £4800) | £69 | m2 | Edinburgh | 2009-06-12 |
| Removal of soil to a level of at least a ft. laying of sub base, sharp sand and 60mm paving blocks with edging. gardensolutionss@hotmail.com | £45 | m2 | London - kent | 2009-01-15 |
| 110 m2 | £40 | m2 | London kenton | 2008-06-28 |
| Approx 60m2 drive way block paved ,to include excavate, subbase | £3,600 | item/job | Hertford | 2008-02-12 |
| Part of a larger job but this was the cost for the paving block cost. Dig out 80m2 to a depth of 250mm, lay 125mm sub base, 40mm grit sand, 60mm paving blocks with edge. | £55 | m2 | Merseyside | 2007-10-29 |
| driveway 2.5metres x 4.5metres block paving | £2,000 | item/job | West midlands | 2007-10-25 |
| 110 m2 brick paving | £5,500 | item/job | Yeovil | 2007-10-20 |
| 128m2 Front Garden, Dig out 80m2 to a depth of 250mm, lay 125mm sub base, 40mm grit sand, 60mm paving blocks with edge. Lay weed control membrane & gravel 15m2 with 33m2 grass. £55/m2 - paving cost | £4,400 | item/job | Southport, Merseyside | 2007-10-16 |
| If your existing concrete or tarmac driveway or path is still in reasonable condition,it can be overlaid with resin bonded gravel without the need to excavate. The system which was origonally designed for use on roads and carriageways as an anti skid measure is now being used successfully on domestic driveways ,car parks, etc,as a decorative surfacing, Using a selection of natural gravels,ranging through the spectrum, and including a variety of golden colours, it is held in place by a resin which has a tenacious bond,and the end result is a gravel drive that is pleasing to the eye without the loose and annoying gravel. As the overlaid surface is only 5mm thick it will not affect dpc or drainage levels. It must be noted that any areas that require attention prior to installation, ie cracks, depressions, potholes ,etc will incur further charges. If you have a tarmac surface that is getting old and tired there is also micro asphalt that can be considered. This is a cold mixed overlay ,comprising of bitumen emulsion,aggregates ,fillers, and dyes. It will coat and seal a distressed or loose tarmac surface and will not allow water penetration. Micro asphalt will also disguise utility trenches,and using a heavier grade can fill potholes and cracks. This material can also be dyed ,the main colours being black, red, and green. Councils throughout the UK use thousands of tonnes of this material every year to maintain carriageways and footpaths. The price range for supplying and application is between £6 and £12 per m2 dependent on grade required. More information can be found at www.drivesandpaths.co.uk | £25 | m2 | UK | 2007-08-27 |
| I recently done a driveway ( 6 cars could be parked) for 1k labour, including digging , blockpaving and everything and building a wall with 8 pillars. All materials were supplied.Its piece of cake as i been doing this for 10 years now. No need to pay 3-5k on labour. | £1,000 | item/job | Middlesex, london | 2007-04-12 |
| Block pave Driveway/Hardstand | £90 | m2 | Sussex | 2007-01-06 |
| Digging back 14cm Memebrane liner, hardcore base Herringbone brick driveway. Size 63 m2 | £2,000 | item/job | Bristol | 2006-10-13 |
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