Block Paving Qoute!!!

scarface30

Just had a quote by a Marshalls approved Block Paving Installer for a 90m2 front driveway, North London. Awaiting further qoutes but was wondering if this sounds fair for the following:

Excavate Front Driveway to approx 350mm below the DPC of house and remove all waste away.
Put drainage channel around the house connected to exiting gully.
Put in a concrete footing and build a 9inch thick brickwall 5 courses with a brick on edge to finish.
Put in a concrete footing and build a small brickwall approx 3 brick courses with a brick on edge to finish
To replace the 2 existing manhole covers with new recess covers filled with paving to match
Put in a MOT TYPE ONE subbase thoroughly compacted with a vibrating plate.
Put in a 40-50mm laying course of compacted sharp sand.
Blockpave an area 90SQM using Marshalls Drivesett Argent in a 3 Size random layout.
Sweep Kiln Dried Sand into the joints and compact again.
Make good any pointing and clean site to finish.

£7200 with optional 10 year parts and 5 year labour gaurantee

I have perused Pavingexpert site and it says average £50 to £60 SQM but obviously doesnt take into effect brickwall construction which makes me think this quote is expensive.

Any help will be greatly appeciated.

Regards

EvilMonkey

2 things, the £60 sq m seems to be based on a standard block, the argent stone is not far off 2x the price (at my builders around another £10 per sq m)

Secondly I couldn't find 1 approved place (from either bretts or marshalls) at the £60 level in SE london. The average for my 20 sq m was around £1500 and I plumped for an approved at £1600(+VAT). ALL the other approved places came in at over £2500.