Rough cost

hp3

I am wondering if any gardeners on here could give me an idea of what price we would be looking at to do our garden. It's not a big Garden and goes to a point. The previous owners have gravelled the lot. I have a baby on the way and by next summer would like to be able to use our garden. I don't want anything fancy just grass and possibly some decking or patio but that's not essential. I love plants and flowers but I could do this myself once the pebbles have gone. I have tried to clear the garden myself but it's too big a job.

REEN

Might be worth a card on the local newsagent's, supermarket bulletin board or ad on
freecycle to see if anyone will take the gravel away. There's probably someone nearby looking for some for their own garden.

wellused

I'm in no way qualified to make a judgement but if it is a small garden with easy access I would think that for removing the gravel, preparing the soil, supplying and laying the turf around £400. The gravel could perhaps be used in other parts of the garden? Decking or slabbing for an area for a table and four chairs I would guess £250-£350 depending on the quality of materials that you want. A couple of raised beds about £100 each. As I say I am in no way qualified and am probably miles out but as a rough guide that is the kind of money that I would imagine it to cost, by the way on many occasions I have thought jobs would cost x amount and had a shock at the real cost. How much have you thought you would like to pay?

I_have_spoken

8 yard skip hire £175

Barrowing out the gravel and bringing in new top-soil in readiness for turf maybe £150 for labourer for a day and new topsoil is £90/tonne

New turf is about £10 per sq/m laid
Patio, depending on choice of stone etc, up to £50 per sq/m laid

hp3

Thanks for the replies, that is about average I'd like to pay to be honest. I would like the gravel to be of some use to someone else as it seems such a shame to skip it all. We are using as much as possible in other areas of our garden but there is so much of it. I have offered it to friends and will put the rest on freecycle. That should cut costs down of someone else removing it. Thanks again.

safestored4

My twoppence worth for what it's worth is why the rush? You will have a baby to look after shortly. If the garden is now down to gravel why do you want to be creating immediate extra work for yourself by putting in a lawn? Leave things alone for a while. If you want to grow things use pots, large and small. Then in a year or two's time lay out the garden as you want. In the meantime look at the loads of websites which feature garden design, plan your own based upon this and then do it yourself bit by bit. Forget the garden makeovers on TV, you will get much more long term pleasure taking this approach and with the internet you have as much knowledge how to do things as any professional.

cyclonebri1

safestored4 wrote: »

My twoppence worth for what it's worth is why the rush? You will have a baby to look after shortly. If the garden is now down to gravel why do you want to be creating immediate extra work for yourself by putting in a lawn? Leave things alone for a while. If you want to grow things use pots, large and small. Then in a year or two's time lay out the garden as you want. In the meantime look at the loads of websites which feature garden design, plan your own based upon this and then do it yourself bit by bit. Forget the garden makeovers on TV, you will get much more long term pleasure taking this approach and with the internet you have as much knowledge how to do things as any professional.

:T:T:T:T I think that's a pretty sound reply, gardens aren't done in a day, well only by Titchmarsh

I also wouldn't get rid of the gravel yet, not until you need to. I'm a big believer in not skipping away materials from the garden, if you level or lower 1 area use the material to raise another, topped of with gravel you have a ready made staging at no cost.
Finally get it right not only in your mind but on paper, what it is you are trying to achieve, no one will be much help on price without a specific task to cost, finally finally, good luck but don't take too bigger bites at a time.;);)

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