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How much have people paid to have their front garden repaved?

We have a medium-small front garden (space for all of Southwark's bins and room for a small shed type thing).

We've been quoted between?3,500-?4,500, excluding materials. Seems extremely steep for replacing old paving with new simple paving (not asking for anything fancy)

Thanks!

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If the quote includes removal of existing concrete foundations for your paving I would suggest (plead) that you consider replacing with gravel over membrane or brick/ porous pavours. That will allow rainfall back into the land and avoid run-off. It will help stop subsidence associated with drying clay etc.


It is worth googling 'cost of driveway paving' to get an idea of alternatives and comparative costs. Depending on the actual square meterage and complexity your initial quote which you said excludes materials does seem on the steep side.


If your contractor is having to dig up for the work, do remember that your services (water, electricity, gas) will run towards your front door (probably). These are meant to be set deep but in my case I found the electric cable was only 1 foot deep or less! It was nearly severed and would have been if I hadn't had a very good contractor (and friend) working on it.

Kesc Wrote:

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> How much have people paid to have their front

> garden repaved?

> We have a medium-small front garden (space for all

> of Southwark's bins and room for a small shed type

> thing).

> We've been quoted between?3,500-?4,500, excluding

> materials. Seems extremely steep for replacing old

> paving with new simple paving (not asking for

> anything fancy)

> Thanks!



Excluding materials?!?!?!


I think some people just ask ridiculous amounts in the hope that somebody will eventually pay it.


In East Dulwich, some people probably will :)

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