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Tarmac Driveway quotes

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  • 10-07-2011 5:58pm
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    Patlyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi there,
    I am looking to get my driveway tarmacadamed.
    Thus far I have had three quotes.
    One for €2,100, another for €4,000 and the last one was €8,000
    My driveway is approximately 136m2 and the last person who quoted me said the job would be €62per metre.
    The quotes are so varied I wanted to find out if anyone has any recent experience in this.

    I live in Dublin.

    Thanks


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    RangeR
    Registered Users Posts: 7,265 ✭✭✭RangeR


    With a job like this, I wouldn't take the cheap option. You would pay more in the long run. Maybe get one or two more quotes and take the middle option, for a good job, or the expensive option for a great job.

    Difference in price is probably down to ****e or good materials, proper company [ VAT registered, insured etc].

    DON'T go cheap.


    Not a consumer issue, though. More a buyer beware.


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    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Moved to Construction & Planning

    dudara


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    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 46,128 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Thanks dudara. I'll nudge it over to the Prices/costs sub forum


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    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 46,128 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Patlyn wrote: »
    Hi there,
    I am looking to get my driveway tarmacadamed.
    Thus far I have had three quotes.
    One for €2,100, another for €4,000 and the last one was €8,000
    My driveway is approximately 136m2 and the last person who quoted me said the job would be €62per metre.
    The quotes are so varied I wanted to find out if anyone has any recent experience in this.

    I live in Dublin.

    Thanks
    €62/mtre2 is taking the proverbial. In my neck of the woods Id expect to be looking at around €25/30 per m2 but in Dublin I know its going to cost more.

    As stated get another couple of quotes and then go to the guy with the lowest quote and ask how he can do it so cheap and then look for a few names/addresses where you can see his work first hand and ask questions about it.

    Next thing to do is put a similar question to the guy with the highest quote asking how he can justify the quote.


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    macadam
    Registered Users Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭macadam


    Post up the spec's of each quote, as stated by Muffler €8000 is a bit extreme as is the €4000 quote, the quote could depend on a lot of issues ie, specification, access , excavation?, also post up some pics and we can help you out..


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