woody234 Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 does anyone know if there is any companys that tarmac drives around the secondingy area and how much it will cost to tarmac an area of 10m X 20metres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 A lot will depend on what type of ground you have and if you're trying to tarmac over a previously laid surface or virgin ground.If it's soft virgin earth then to make a job of it you'll need perhaps 100m of compacted hardcore with at least say 20 -30 mm of tarmac on top. If you're on rock you'll get away with a bit less. Best not to skimp though as a poor job will soon show up and need redoing.I'm currently awaiting a quote myself for about 150 sq/m with a fairly rocky substrate and redoing a partly tarmac'd area too.For background info THIS site seems quite good. Be interesting to see how the costs compare when my quote does eventually come in ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody234 Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 thanks for reply, im thinking of about 200m2, its grass at the moment so i guess it will need a hardcore base, did you get a quote for yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 They only came and looked at the job a couple of days ago so waiting for the quote.I'll keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 As promised:€7,703.29 for 330sq/m (estimated) [+o(]Sounds marginally better if you say €23 sq/m instead but still an order of magnitude above what I'm prepared to pay for the job.It's back to the drawing board for a more economical DIY solution me thinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody234 Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 were they french builders by any chance and dont you normally get 2 or 3 quotes and pick the best one or is there only 1 builder where you live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Yes - yes - noThis was the first quote and I will look around for a couple more. Tarmac is the Rolls Royce solution and I wanted to get a feel for the job as much as anything but if this price is anywhere near representative then it's looking like a complete non starter [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody234 Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 actually looking at the price on the tarmac info link you put up, it says 3300 pounds per 100m2 so that quote you got is probably the norm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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