Patio replacement

[waiting4disney]

We have recently had composite decking and very happy with it so far.
It's a difficult choice what to go for.

We ordered the decking ourselves then the contractor laid it. Worked out cheaper than the price they had.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Col&Ali

Well the quote for composite was too high for my budget so I’m back to choosing patio slabs with the aim of getting them at c. £25 per sq m as above!

Ideally I’m looking for a buff slab, possibly Indian Stone -
Any further opinions or advice?

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The ones in my photo in post #4 are Indian Sandstone which we bought from a local builder's merchant Nicholls. They had about half a dozen colour ranges. I can't recall how much we paid per m2 though because we bought all the materials including bricks, cement, sand, hardcore etc.

We got a good price because the builder had an account there and I'd much rather buy the materials myself than pay a contractor an upfront payment. We also looked in Travis Perkins and Jewsons.

Mick

[Mr Tom Morrow]

I have cut sandstone slabs, 3 different sizes, plus bullnose ones for the step down.

This is what I paid for 50sqm

Edit. This was before the lights were fitted and the railings installed.

Nearly finished 2 years ago.

[Col&Ali]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

I have cut sandstone slabs, 3 different sizes, plus bullnose ones for the step down.

This is what I paid for 50sqm

Edit. This was before the lights were fitted and the railings installed.

Nearly finished 2 years ago.

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Smashing job 👍 I like the finish on both yours and Mick’s patios.

Mick - if you are still reading - how much would Tom’s slabs cost per sq. m please?

[mick]

Originally Posted by Col&Ali

Smashing job 👍 I like the finish on both yours and Mick’s patios.

Mick - if you are still reading - how much would Tom’s slabs cost per sq. m please?

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Taking the total including VAT at £1,314 divided by 50 m2 = £26.28/m2.

The bullnose will add a bit to the area and bring the cost per m2 down a bit but only pennies.

Mick

[Col&Ali]

Originally Posted by mick

Taking the total including VAT at £1,314 divided by 50 m2 = £26.28/m2.

The bullnose will add a bit to the area and bring the cost per m2 down a bit but only pennies.

Mick

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So on track with barryp above. I just need to be strong enough in my negotiation now!

Thanks guys - very much appreciated

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Originally Posted by Col&Ali

So on track with barryp above. I just need to be strong enough in my negotiation now!

Thanks guys - very much appreciated

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Haggle! I got the price down quite a bit. I couldn't get the delivery taken off though as they use another contractor for that albeit how he makes money for £20 I don't know.

[joanie1]

We had our patio redone at the end of July. It involved excavating the garden as it was sloped and building a stone retaining wall. We chose Indian sandstone sawn and honed in Raj green for the patio. We added cobbles on 2 pathways as a feature. Really happy with the result. We were advised not to seal the stone and when it rains the colour becomes richer and more prominent. I can’t say how much they cost per sq mtr. as the labour costs were included.

[Col&Ali]

Joanie1 - apologies for the late response, I missed your post somehow. That’s a lovely job - no wonder you are pleased with it

Mine is getting done this week and I will update with photos when complete 👍

[Col&Ali]

Just a quick update to record the job which took place last month.

Before:

All kinds of rubble and even a wrought iron garden gate came out!

7.5 tonne of hardcore went in:

Work in progress:

End result!

It doesn’t look much but we are looking forward to planting some colourful pots and will be buying some nice furniture to sit out on 😀