Heritage paving

[onesongrg]

Hi,

I am no garden pro, got 2 quotes for some garden work small bit of turfing, tidy up, and two patio areas came in at £1200, ok ask to requote using heritage paving flags, got the reqotes its jumped up to £2200.

Are they taking the p***?

Any advice would be great.

Onesongrg

 

[breezer]

Any advice would be great.

3rd quote?

assuming both quotes were similar, i should say its the going rate for your town

 

[Thermo]

depends what they were laying in the first quote and how they were laying it, pointing it etc compared to the second with the heritage. Also depends on a large number of other factors! As breezer says get another quote but cheapest ain't necisarily best, and when it comes to laying paving, the slabs are a small part of the cost compared to all the labour involved to get a good finish

 

[mrgrumpy]

You don't tell us what slabs the first quote was for. A bog standard 350 x 350mm cheap slab cost from 79p. Heritage slabs are top quality, and harder to lay, due to natural looking shape, heavier and thicker. You also don't mention the patio sizes. If it's the usual 3 x 3 meters, and your having two done, then I think your getting value for money. Don't forget, labour cost can be as much as the material cost again! Go for it I say! Ask to see details of previous work, and contact details of references.
Remenber you get what you pay for. Go for the cheapest, and expect cowboys to turn up!

 

[Thermo]

blimey grumpy were in agreement about something!

 

[mrgrumpy]

I was going to say 'I'm in agreement with Thermo' but I didn't want your head to swell too much

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

Thermo, I didn't want to say I agree with grumpy but......
bugger, I did

 

[Thermo]

bloody hell all three of us agree......help!!!!