tarmac drive

bryan8237

hi, recentley had a quote of £3500 to tarmac an area 40sq metres.
included in that was to dig up an existing parking space (tarmac) 2m * 5 m and relay the tarmac. the space is slightly sloping.

any idea what the square metre price is for tarmac? any recommendations for a contractor in derby / burton upon trent

thebaldwindowfitter

i have a friend who does pattern imprinted concrete and there price per meter is £70 .concrete is far better job and this should reflect in your price

misgrace

a6windows wrote: »

i have a friend who does pattern imprinted concrete and there price per meter is £70 .concrete is far better job and this should reflect in your price

Is that the imprinted concrete that can look like cobbles?, if so, I luv them.:D

thebaldwindowfitter

yes and a variety of other patterns

bryan8237

a6windows wrote: »

i have a friend who does pattern imprinted concrete and there price per meter is £70 .concrete is far better job and this should reflect in your price

hi, i had a quote to lay cobbles / setts on the same area, a lot less than 70 per square metre.

i know people who have had concrete inprint drives and the grit in the concrete has come to the surface within 12 months.

sad_dog_lady

it looks rubbish, seams in it look false and the coating peels

thebaldwindowfitter

sad_dog_lady wrote: »

it looks rubbish, seams in it look false and the coating peels

not if they use coloured concrete instead of the colour which is just put on the surface.

thebaldwindowfitter

bryan8237 wrote: »

hi, i had a quote to lay cobbles / setts on the same area, a lot less than 70 per square metre.

i know people who have had concrete inprint drives and the grit in the concrete has come to the surface within 12 months.

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was your price to remove all the area waste lay 150mm hardcore and 100mm concrete pattern imprinted .i am not saying have concrete i was saying in my original post that tarmac should be cheaper than pattern imprinted concrete which is more labour intensive

sparky883

tarmac driveway should be £45 sq metre take a look at www.drivestyle.vpweb.co.uk its my mates firm hes in Birmingham not far from you

bryan8237

thanks sparky, i was looking at pavingexpert.com, and they say it should cost 45 per square metre. i had another chap here on friday who is sending there quote next week. your mate is about 1 hours drive away so i guess it would be a long way for him to come just to give us a quote. but cheers

Stacie3619

this company did my drive free quote and done a great job BbTimperlytarmacing.com