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Ludlow - SY8
Enquiry from: Deborah T
Start Date: Immediate
Herringbone pattern driveway widening
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Ludlow - SY8
Enquiry from: Deborah T
Start Date: Immediate
Herringbone pattern driveway widening
Broseley - TF12
Enquiry from: Ingrid J
Start Date: Immediate
lawn mowing hedge trimming weeding are you the property owner: tenant (with permission) property type: detached do you have a: medium size garden garden type: back garden, front garden work required: ...
Bridgnorth - WV15
Enquiry from: Malcolm A
Start Date: Immediate
I have 12 wooden casement windows and a door in need of repair.
Shrewsbury - SY5
Enquiry from: Diane T
Start Date: Immediate
homeowner slab paving supplied and fitted please call to appoint
Shrewsbury - SY5
Enquiry from: Lindsey W
Start Date: Immediate
Put in extra car parking space, dropped kerb and resurface front drive.
Shrewsbury - SY5
Enquiry from: Lindsey W
Start Date: Immediate
Put in extra car parking space, dropped kerb and resurface front drive.
Shrewsbury - SY1
Enquiry from: Kim H
Start Date: Immediate
Current front lawn is being used as driveway for two cars, as it is grass and mud we are constantly getting stuck and sinking in the drive. I am looking to get it replaced as a gravelled area to make ...
Shrewsbury - SY2
Enquiry from: Val N
Start Date: Immediate
driveway cleaning with strong acid solution pressure washing down, then sanding and sealing
Telford - TF2
Enquiry from: Barbara W
Start Date: Immediate
Quote on block paving for driveway
Telford - TF1
Enquiry from: Mohammed K
Start Date: Immediate
Owner detached slab Paving Driveway 2-3 cars Supplied and laid 1-3 Months
Bucknell, Craven Arms, Lydbury North - SY7
Enquiry from: Mark R
Start Date: Immediate
block paving under car port and driveway to be tarmac with block edging are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached do you require: asphalt/tarmac what work do you need t...
Oswestry - SY11
Enquiry from: Dave N
Start Date: Immediate
resin coat a small drive and path down side of house to garden shed
Bucknell, Craven Arms, Lydbury North - SY7
Enquiry from: Mark R
Start Date: Immediate
Block paving under car port and driveway to be tarmac with block edging
Oswestry - SY11
Enquiry from: Dave N
Start Date: Immediate
resin coat a small drive and path down side of house to garden shed
Bridgnorth - WV16
Enquiry from: Hazel M
Start Date: Immediate
extension of a small gravel driveway enough for one car on lower front of house with removal of low wall & & lawn area. asap are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: semi detac...
Telford - TF2
Enquiry from: Donald W
Start Date: Immediate
i need an existing block paving extended are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached do you require: block paving location: front what work is required: driveway roughly...
Telford - TF1
Enquiry from: Mohammed K
Start Date: Immediate
Owner Terraced Slab Paving. Other 2-3 cars Supplied and laid 1-3 Months
Ellesmere - SY12
Enquiry from: Mike B
Start Date: Immediate
looking to concrete imprint driveway are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached do you require: resin patterned roughly how big is the driveway area: 3 cars plus what le...
Oswestry - SY10
Enquiry from: Pete E
Start Date: Immediate
customer in the oswestry area made an enquiry a couple of projects including tarmac paving & driveway.call anytime and arrange an appointment to discuss. below is some details about this project: are ...
Market Drayton - TF9
Enquiry from: Tracey G
Start Date: Immediate
I’m looking for a small driveway to be built .
Are you planning to install a driveway on your home or property? If yes, then you’ll most likely be interested to know exactly how much it’s going to cost. Well, to get started you’ll have to decide whether you’ll be doing this yourself or perhaps you’d be hiring a specialist. The project could be much more effective if you decide to tackle it on your own as you’re only going to be worried about the paying for the materials without any labour costs. However, installing a driveway is not the simplest of tasks even for the competent and more experienced DIYers. Therefore, if you choose to carry out the project on your own, you should also get ready for a longer completion time than it would have been if you hired a professional which is usually around 48 hours. If you have all the tools and materials in place before commencement, then it’s possible to complete the project over the weekend. However, there are many risks involved such as the possibility of misjudging the proper quantity of concrete mixture (for a concrete driveway) and more. So, how much does driveway installer charge?
Well, just like other home improvement projects, the amount charged by driveway installers depend on a number of factors like the type of driveway (concrete, asphalt, tarmac etc), size of the area, the experience of the professional, the property’s location and lots more. However, in general, the average cost of a driveway ranges between £35 to £85 per square metre. For labour costs, you can expect to pay between £200 to £450 per day based on the work’s complexity.
The table shows the sorts of task that Driveway Installers typically do as well as the regular cost series of these projects. Some jobs take longer to finish than others so costs do be very different by project.
View our Driveway Installer cost guide View our Driveway Installer adviceDriveway Installer job | Driveway Installer cost in 2024 |
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Tarmac paving and driveways in Shropshire | £1,063-£5,363 |
Block paving in Shropshire | £2,000-£4,300 |
Slab Paving and Driveway in Shropshire | £1,788-£4,438 |
Driveway cleaning in Shropshire | £225-£345 |
Gravel paving and driveways in Shropshire | £1,575-£3,550 |
Pattern imprinted driveways in Shropshire | £2,875-£5,875 |
Resin bound driveway in Shropshire | £2,813-£5,513 |
Driveway repair in Shropshire | £785-£1,440 |
Indian Stone Paving in Shropshire | £1,850-£4,900 |
Pave Driveway in Shropshire | £1,750-£4,550 |
Oil stains on your concrete driveway can look obvious and unsightly. However, there are several different ways to remove them.
If you’ve only just spilled the oil, you can use a mixture of absorbent material, like sawdust, and solvent, like acetone or lacquer. Combine these, place them on the stain, cover and leave for about 24 hours. Then sweep up the mixture and rinse the area with water.
If you’ve got a small, older stain, you can use a detergent like baking soda, vinegar, washing up liquid or laundry detergent. Cover the stain with the detergent and leave for about 30 minutes. Then, add hot water and scrub the area and rinse. You might need to repeat this if necessary.
If it’s a larger, more stubborn stain, you might need to use a special degreaser. You can use this similarly to a detergent but make sure you follow the instruction on the bottle carefully.
Gravel driveways, when properly installed, can be a very cost effective way of surfacing all driveways including both the big and the small ones. As a result, it has grown to become a common choice amongst homeowners in the UK. It does a great job at giving a property a more natural look than other driveway surfacing options which includes concrete, block paving or tarmac.
Are you planning to install a gravel on your driveway? If yes, then you’ll most likely be interested to know exactly how much it’s going to cost. Well, to get started you’ll have to decide whether you’ll be doing this yourself or perhaps you’d be hiring a specialist. The project could be much more effective if you decide to tackle it on your own as you’re only going to be worried about the paying for the materials without any labour costs. However, installing a driveway is in no way an easy task even for the competent and more experienced DIYers. So if you choose to carry out the project on your own, you should also get ready for a longer completion time than it would have been if you hired a tradesman which is usually around 48 hours. If you have all the tools and materials in place before commencement, then it’s possible to complete the project over the weekend. However, there are many risks involved such as the possibility of misjudging the amount of base layer and gravel required etc.
Here, we’ll look at the various material costs of gravel driveways, as labour costs largely varies from one tradesman to the other.
The material cost of a gravel driveway of about 20 square metre should range between £1100 to £1200, 40 square metre should cost between £1600 to £2000 and 80 square metre gravel driveway should cost between £2800 to £3200.
Slab paving is a great material to use to create a sturdy shed base.
Start by measuring out the area where your shed is going to be. This needs to be the size of your shed, plus about 10-20cm extra each way. Mark it out with string and pegs, make sure it’s square, and dig it down to about 6cm deep.
Then create a sand and cement mixture and put a layer down, followed by your paving slabs. Make sure you start in one corner and use a rubber mallet and spirit level to make sure they’re as level as possible. Leave this to set and you’re ready to use your shed base.
No, pattern imprinted concrete shouldn’t be slippery. Most good driveway installers will add a special anti-slip agent to the sealant before they brush it onto your driveway, so it will stop it from being slippery.
It’s important to ask a driveway company how they will seal your driveway when you get a quote from them. If an untrustworthy company seals your driveway badly, it can cause a thick and extremely slippery surface, so it’s vital that you ask any contractor what their procedure is before you engage them.
It’s also important to remember that pattern imprinted concrete isn’t a ‘non-slip’ surface – it’s just not slippery. You could still slip over on a concrete driveway, just like you could on tarmac or a block paved driveway. Also, once you’ve walked and driven over your driveway for a few months, its skid and slip resistance will increase as it weathers and builds up tiny specs of dirt on it. Pattern imprinted concrete is often used in high footfall areas in places like shops, fast food restaurants and theme parks, so if there was a significant slip risk these businesses wouldn’t use it.
You might think that you could ask your contractor not to seal the driveway to make it less slippery, but it could actually do the opposite. By sealing pattern imprinted concrete, it means that moss and algae is much less likely to grow, which can be extremely slippery to walk on if it’s left to its own devices. If moss does form on your driveway, the sealed surface is much easier to clean as you can simply pressure wash it away; this is not as easy to do on a non-sealed surface.
There are several effective ways to clean paving slabs. It’s important to pick a method that suits you and your paving material.
Whatever method you use, start by removing all weeds and loose debris from your paving. Then, if you have a pressure washer, you can simply use this to clean away any dirt.
If you don’t have a pressure washer, you can try using soapy water or watered-down bleach. If you use soapy water, mix a mild detergent like washing up liquid with warm water. Then pour it onto your paving, work it in with a brush and rinse it off with clean water.
If you use bleach, first make sure that the water won’t drain off onto any plant life, as this can kill it. You should also avoid using bleach on concrete slabs, as it will cause them to fade. Mix one-part bleach with five-parts water, pour it onto your paving and work it in with a brush. Then leave it for 15 minutes and rinse it off with clean water.
So have you decided to lay block paving on your property? If yes, then knowing how much it would cost would help you prepare a budget and set out a plan before commencement of the project. The cost of block paving depends on a wide range of factors such as the the size of the area in question, cost of labour as well as the type of brick and block paving to be used. So how much does block paving cost? In this article, we’ll give you an general idea of the cost of laying of block paving on a driveway so you can estimate your cost according to your personal requirements and needs.
For a small to medium sized driveway featuring a complex design, the block pavings’ cost starts from a range between £3,000 to £4,000, meanwhile that of a large sized pathway will jump to a range between £6,500 to £7,500. And depending on the complexity of the design, the final cost of the project can be greatly impacted as it would also take a longer period of time to be completed. For the same small to medium sized pathway featuring a simple design which usually takes up to 3 to 4 days will cost within a range of £4,500 to £5,500. While a complex design such as a herringbone pattern will take up to 5 to 6 days and costing within a range of £5,000 to £6,000.
Furthermore, there are also other factors that can determine the price of block paving and another example is the current condition. This includes the preparation work to be carried out before laying the block paving can be a time consuming task especially when the driveway is in a terrible condition and this comes with a high labour cost. Another factor to be considered is the materials used in making the block paving such as stone, concrete, cement, composite and resin - they’re all available in various range of colours and textures. They play a key role in the block paving cost.
Being a strong and durable product requiring little maintenance and expected to last over 2 decades, it’s little wonder resin is now a popular material amongst homeowners in the UK to build their driveways. However, there’s always the issue of the driveway fading, cracking or even becoming worn and tired. So is it possible to repair resin driveways? The answer is yes, a resin driveway can be repaired, however the best approach to use largely depends on the issue being faced. As a confident DIYer it’ll be very easy to do, but if you lack the confidence then calling in a professional for help would be a better option. So let’s take a look at how you can repair your resin driveways.
For cracks, the best reparation approach would be to chisel it out. Once done, then you can proceed to breaking the stones to form a rough edge. It’s important to make sure that the matrix of the stone remains unaffected. Make a new mixture of resin bound stone and pack it in tightly to the gap. While doing this, we’ll recommend making use of a plastic trowel to avoid burnishing. This fresh mixture will then create a smooth and perfect surface by interlocking with the edges. You can follow similar procedure for patches but these are larger holes or damages than cracks and as the name suggests are mostly likely to remain noticeable but will prevent further crumbling of your resin driveway.
For homeowners, who aren’t so keen about the patch repairs, you can opt for an overlay especially in the event whereby the majority of the surface has failed. Although many usually shy away from this approach because of the perceived high expenses, but the fact is that the approach is actually cost effective as you won’t have the need to spend more money in the long run.
If you want your tarmac driveway or outdoor area to last as long as possible, it’s important to look after it. This means giving it a good clean every so often.
If there are any greasy or oily stains on your tarmac, you won’t get these off only using water. Get a degreaser and follow the instructions. You’ll then need to use a pressure washer or hose to rinse off the detergent and clean the rest of your tarmac or asphalt area.
Avoid getting your pressure washer too close to your outdoor surface or pointing it directly at it. You should also avoid cleaning the same area for too long. This will help you clean your tarmac while avoiding damaging it.
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