I have a guy who claims to lay my driveway for the cheapest price. He is not a cowboy (as he claims) but says he is able to cut costs by doing lot of work himself.
Driveway size 20m2.is is going on back garden on clay soil.
Total cost quoted £450 excluding materials.
So far he has spent 2 days and dug 200mm below the level. He has filled approx 150mm with broken class b engineering bricks(he sourced this from another place he was working). He said he wants me to hire a machine to compact so he can lay the blocks.
Is this a suitable material for sub base. He has broken the bricks but they are so soft because,when he used a hammer it smashed in so many pieces easily.
Please advise or should i be worried. Do not want my drive sinking later.
Thanks. [/b]
Driveway size 20m2.is is going on back garden on clay soil.
Total cost quoted £450 excluding materials.
So far he has spent 2 days and dug 200mm below the level. He has filled approx 150mm with broken class b engineering bricks(he sourced this from another place he was working). He said he wants me to hire a machine to compact so he can lay the blocks.
Is this a suitable material for sub base. He has broken the bricks but they are so soft because,when he used a hammer it smashed in so many pieces easily.
Please advise or should i be worried. Do not want my drive sinking later.
Thanks. [/b]