Ive built DIY cost calculators - looking for feedback

[Ivor Windybottom]

We have just paid £1'156.80 for 4.8 cube pumped about 20m. That included pump hire, concrete and fuel charge.

Pump £240 + vat.

4.8 cube of C20 £624 + vat

Fuel charge and additional radius charge £100 + vat.

Looks like I paid more for the pump but less for the concrete. The pump was a lot less last time, 3 years ago. I'm assuming the diesel price has been factored in (or used as an excuse).

DIY concrete doesn't make much sense. Although I may DIY the floor, just because I know it will be tidier and I can change my mind on the day if the weather looks dodgy. The last floor I did was using ballast delivered by tipper truck, which cost less and was vastly less effort than shovelling out of those stupid bulk bags. I usually suffer for the first half-bag then the corners of the bag meet the Stanley knife.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

In what context?

Why do you ask at the same time quoting my post (which suggests the opposite)...?

Sorry, misread your post. Thought you were saying it wasn't worth doing, rather than was.

 

[steve332]

That's really useful information, thanks again!

£330 for a full grab lorry load sounds like pretty good value compared with hiring a couple of skips, especially when you've got a lot of soil or rubble to shift.

Interesting to know about the restrictions on green waste, overhead cables and needing somewhere suitable to put the material.

I'm gathering real-world costs for different home improvement projects, so this is exactly the sort of information I was hoping to find.

Really appreciate you taking the time to share it!

 

[noseall]

Sorry, misread your post. Thought you were saying it wasn't worth doing, rather than was.

That was HWM.

 

[noseall]

Really appreciate you taking the time to share it!

I could fill a book. A thick one.