Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Jan 20, 2022 11:13 pm Hi guys, I have an investment property and driveway is not concrete. The area size is approximately 30 sqm. If I go with 120 per sq concreting cost, I think it will come around 30*120 per sq= 3600$ + bin + steel + road base etc.. that can lead to 6000$ or above. Since it is an investment property, I am looking for any alternative here. Please check the attached photo and suggest. Thank you, Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Regards, Amit Re: Concrete substitute for driveway 2Jan 21, 2022 8:42 am They forgot to add the pump $750, Road management, etc (Humour) Doesn't it occur to you that concrete @ $120 m2 + extras is a ripoff ≠ $200m2 ( $6000/30) ? The concrete material cost is <25m2 for a 100mm slab at some point punters are going to say.. " I'm not going to pay any more ...? and the price drops " Unfortunately there will be some short term pain for billionaire east coast builders (humour) ... so be it.... my2c I suggest you get a quote on pavers $30-$40 per m2 Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Concrete substitute for driveway 3Jan 21, 2022 11:18 pm StructuralBIMGuy They forgot to add the pump $750, Road management, etc (Humour) Doesn't it occur to you that concrete @ $120 m2 + extras is a ripoff ≠ $200m2 ( $6000/30) ? The concrete material cost is <25m2 for a 100mm slab at some point punters are going to say.. " I'm not going to pay any more ...? and the price drops " Unfortunately there will be some short term pain for billionaire east coast builders (humour) ... so be it.... my2c I suggest you get a quote on pavers $30-$40 per m2 Cheers Chris Spot on Chris. The only problem with pavers is its moving capabilities and if one paver moves then the rest will follow. To my understanding early saw cuts are to control shrinkage cracks, so doing them now would be pointless. Control joints may reduce ugly cracking during periods of soil… 3 9863 Hi all I need a guidance on how far I need to space expansion joints in the concrete driveway and its type (keyway/foam.) Contraction joints are at 3m max for a 125 slab. Thanks 0 10948 |