Patios

[HairyBullet]

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Good morning, are there any flaggers on GM? Would like to know the going daily rate, just had a quote and I'm blown away! Maybe I've just lost touch because it's something I've always done myself, any advice appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Beezerk]

How much out of interest?
I had someone round last weekend to price up a 5m x 5m patio, area is already half prepped though. Haven't heard back with a price yet.

 

[Hobbit]

Just been quoted €90 as the day rate + materials.

 

[backwoodsman]

Just been quoted €90 as the day rate + materials.

Yeah but that's 3 days drive to get here, and 3 days back, before he even starts paving ...

 

[clubchamp98]

• #1

Good morning, are there any flaggers on GM? Would like to know the going daily rate, just had a quote and I'm blown away! Maybe I've just lost touch because it's something I've always done myself, any advice appreciated.
Thanks

Get a price for the finished job !
A day rate for most tradesmen now is £140/£160 .
If they are short of work they can drag it out.
On a fixed price they will finish the job quicker.

 

[clubchamp98]

Just been quoted €90 as the day rate + materials.

That’s very cheap.
You won’t get that rate in a city here.
The Labourers earn more than that.

 

[Old Colner]

I had some done late 2019 and the prices quoted IIRC were about £90-£100 a square metre, obviously defendant on the type of flags used (we used Indian Sandstone).

 

[HairyBullet]

Thanks all for replies

 

[rulefan]

£30-£40 / hr (min) + materials

 

[Slime]

Get a price for the finished job !
A day rate for most tradesmen now is £140/£160 .
If they are short of work they can drag it out.
On a fixed price they will finish the job quicker.

As someone once said;
That’s very cheap.
You won’t get that rate in a city here.
The labourers earn more than that.

 

[NearHull]

My builder quoted £80 per sq m in 2015. He said that 25% was material the rest was labour. It’s all in the preparation, making sure its dug out to good depth and then filled and compacted with thre correct sizes of hard core.

 

[KenL]

Just been quoted €90 as the day rate + materials.

£90 for a day - that is cheap.

 

[OntheteeGavin]

Where's my spirit level gone!

 

[Tashyboy]

I don’t think there’s a real answer to your question, different prices for different areas. The digging out and laying the base layer shouldn’t change a great deal no matter what. But ask what the slabs are being laid on whether it’s a layer of mortar, or a dab of mortar on a corner of the slabs. Again it depends on what stone or slabs your having down.
As daft as it seems I looked on eBay and found a yard in Barnsley, it’s an hours drive but I went up and inspected the slate. It was excellent and a lot cheaper than elsewhere. Why? He imports it direct and sells to other traders who mark up.
Myself, finding a good person, builder, garden landscaper or whoever you choose is paramount.
Lastly, the guy who laid the slate for us never used mortar, it was like a minute grain that’s brushed in wet. It’s excellent and finishes the job well. What he did do as well was put a sealer on the slate. It brings the colours out fantastic, but be careful some sealers are slippy.
Good luck me man.

 

[SaintHacker]

As daft as it seems I looked on eBay and found a yard in Barnsley, it’s an hours drive but I went up and inspected the slate.

Hopefully not during lockdown?

 

[Tashyboy]

Hopefully not during lockdown?

Nope we had come out of the first lockdown. re the op. Now would be the best time to get his homework down for when he can get the builders in.

 

[AAC]

Speaking as a professional QS/Estimator its difficult to provide a rate without a specification for the job, despite what has been said a day rate approach can be a good way to proceed if you are confident in the tradesman. As I don't know where you are its difficult to give you an idea of a trademen's rate but in the home counties you are looking at circa £200 day.