Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 02, 2009 6:45 pm Hi everyone. We are now considering what to use for our driveway and backyard/alfresco area. There are so many choices now: slabs, coloured slabs, textured concrete, exposed aggregate concrete and paving... we really like the exposed aggregate concrete but I was told it is very expensive comparing it to paving. what do you think would be the best and reasonably priced option? thanks Nina "The fearless are merely fearless. People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave" - James A. LaFond-Lewis Re: Options for driveway and backyard - to pave or not to pave?? 2Jun 02, 2009 10:43 pm We are having exposed aggregate for our driveway and for a path around the front of the house because I think it looks great and you never have to worry about weeding your driveway. With pavers eventually you tend to get weeds popping through the gaps. We have not had a proper quote yet but have been given prices from other people who have had it of between $70 & $110 per square metre. We are looking at pavers for the out the back and love the honed pavers which are about $60-$70 per square metre. The advantage of pavers is that you can lay them yourself and save some money but if you have good quality pavers laid for you the total cost will not be that different from the exposed aggregate. Our custom build with Rossdale http://hazehome.blogspot.com/ https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17630 Re: Options for driveway and backyard - to pave or not to pave?? 3Jun 02, 2009 11:12 pm I'm sorry if I'm stating the obvious but I just thought I'd mention that there are different requirements for paving that needs to take the weight of a car. Re: Options for driveway and backyard - to pave or not to pave?? 4Jun 04, 2009 2:44 pm Littlemoscow Hi everyone. We are now considering what to use for our driveway and backyard/alfresco area. There are so many choices now: slabs, coloured slabs, textured concrete, exposed aggregate concrete and paving... we really like the exposed aggregate concrete but I was told it is very expensive comparing it to paving. what do you think would be the best and reasonably priced option? thanks Nina We much prefer paving, and are spending extra to get large 400x400mm Limestone pavers. For the driveway they will need to be 60mm thick... and these are about $40 per square meter. Installation is around $26 per square meter. Eventually we're going to have the alfresco and pathways in the same size 400x400 pavers, except 40mm thick which are a little cheaper. Not sure how much concrete in Perth costs, but Poured Limestone is around $70 a meter. Pavers *may* get weeds growing them in years to come, but at least I know they wont have massive cracks in them. Concrete/poured limestone driveways *may* get large cracks in them, and I hate cracks Re: Options for driveway and backyard - to pave or not to pave?? 5Jun 04, 2009 2:55 pm We are getting liquid limestone for our driveway. Cant wait until it is done. We didnt want pavers, because of the weeds, and we would have had to find someone to finish it, as the builder only does 'so much'. We will be waiting for a while to do the alfresco, as we dont have the funds to get both done at the same time. Ha all, I am now about half way (maybe a bit more) through my build with Carlisle Homes - double-storey knockdown/rebuild project. So I am now doing my due diligence and… 0 3713 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 16704 It's possible but a soak well is usually much larger. Your 'soak well' only holds 424 litres when full. What is your soil type? Soak wells need sandy soils. 10 8983 |