small patio

steveouk

cost of a small patio
We have an area on the back of our house which we were going to make into a small utility room extension but the cost of this is now going to be too much. We want to pave over the area which is 2M by 3M I think it was going to be about 25-30 slabs. How much should slabs cost and what would it cost to get someone to lay the patio if i source and supply the slabs?

TheCyclingProgrammer

Are you handy with DIY? For an area that small I'd be seriously tempted to try it myself.

Slabs can cost whatever you want to spend - there's a huge range.

steveouk

I am not that handy at DIY. I am happy to prep and clear the area and get all the slabs etc and I do know that the partner of someone I work with is a bricklayer and she says he does patios sometimes too. I must pluck up the courage to ask I just wondered how much it may cost and how long is reasonable to do it in. A day half a day? £200 or less than that?

glasgowdan

Put that £200 aside to pay for the skip. Then add in sub base material, mortar, cement mixer, and maybe a day and a half labour as you suggest.

Aren't you going to use any edging stones? Are they just concrete council slabs?

societys_child

This might be helpful:

http://www.pavingexpert.com/layflag1.htm

steveouk

that site was interesting thanks.

I am going to need a small skip for waste or something?

societys_child

Depends what you have to get rid of.

Bung it in the back of the car and take it to the tip? (bag it and use a plastic sheet if it's mucky)

Bit at a time in the household waste bin?

Sling it in next doors garden . . . ? :rotfl:

What will there be to get rid of?

steveouk

Where is the best place to buy patio slabs?

TheCyclingProgrammer

For a small project like this, I would look at what some of the local sheds have on offer.