Browse Forums Paving & Concreting Re: Budget Driveway Options 4Sep 05, 2012 1:56 pm Site Start: 10th September, 2010 PCI : Friday 27th January, 2011. Handover: 3rd February, 2011 Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37677 Re: Budget Driveway Options 10Mar 08, 2013 5:06 pm If you wanted just standard grey concrete, it shouldn't cost you much more than $3k. Anyone who is trying to quote you more than that is blatantly ripping you off. My partner and I considered concreting my parent's driveway as we are housesitting for them for the next couple of years. (he's a concreter so could have done it cheaply), but it was massive and we weren't prepared to spend so much money on a house that wasn't ours. We decided to go the recycled bitumen route and this is what it ended up costing: Rubbish removal and sand prep: $1,500 Recycled bitumen lay: $800 Then we had to hire a compactor AND it took HOURS to compact it to a level we were happy with. All up, we ended up spending almost $3k anyway on getting it all done. Mind you, we had a lot of rubbish at the front so removing that was the most costly part of it. The only issue I have with it is that less than 3 months later, it has already started to come loose - it's also really hard to walk on without shoes (hurts your feet) so no good when I want to make a quick "ahhh the bin man is coming" run. Coming back to your old stomping grounds, huh? Renovations on a budget can be quite the journey. It's like giving your house a new lease on life. The twist of not knowing… 1 3484 Standard uninsulated double brick has an R value of around 0.7. An insulated standard 90mm stud timber frame can have an R value of around 2.7. Even if you insulate a… 17 12077 Hi there, I'm a conplete newbie to this, but I'm looking to put a floor down in my 6x9m shed. It's currently sitting on a 100mm thick concrete perimeter (dirt floor… 0 6468 |