Price for Concrete play area.

Gilbey

hi

i am wondering if anyone is able to help me. I want to concrete an area in my rear garden for the kids to play in. how much would it cost to do? is concrete my best option? the area is about 7meters by 13 meters


thanks:):)

hexosan

What's on the area you want to concrete- grass, gravel ??
At 4" or 100mm of concrete thick you'll need roughly 9m3 & concrete is roughly €70/m3. So €600/650 for the concrete + labour and filling if needed.

britie

Could I recommend artificial grass....long lasting, no maintenance all weather, no dirt, looks far better and safer if kids have a fall...

Gilbey

hexosan wrote: »

What's on the area you want to concrete- grass, gravel ??
At 4" or 100mm of concrete thick you'll need roughly 9m3 & concrete is roughly €70/m3. So €600/650 for the concrete + labour and filling if needed.

Thanks it is a grass area and will have to be dug out. Would it cost much to put a small wall up around that . Say about 2ft high??

Gilbey

britie wrote: »

Could I recommend artificial grass....long lasting, no maintenance all weather, no dirt, looks far better and safer if kids have a fall...

Thanks for the recommendation. But dont like the idea of artificial grass.

hexosan

Gilbey wrote: »

Thanks it is a grass area and will have to be dug out. Would it cost much to put a small wall up around that . Say about 2ft high??

For blocks, sand, labour, foundation concrete your looking at roughly €500/600
Then extra if you want it plastered and capping for the top of the wall.
Digging it out ballpark €200/300 for a digger for the day
Then you've filling which will have to be compacted
Labour to pour the concrete another €100

archtech

You may have disposal of the dug out material if in an urban area which may require a skip or two. And then there's drainage to take into consideration.

Gilbey

Have got a number of quotes in at the moment. Ranging from 3k to 4850!!!! What do ye think of the lower one. Is it about right?? This is for digging it out. Laying and a 3ft wall around hald of the concrete with capping.

hexosan

3k seems expensive and at the higher end of what it should cost. I'd suggest getting a few more quotes.

hexosan

Ask for a detailed break down of the quotes to include material and labour costs of each stage.

Excavation
Filling
Concrete
Steel

For the walls:
Blocks
Sand
Cement
Plaster
Capping

Gilbey

hexosan wrote: »

Ask for a detailed break down of the quotes to include material and labour costs of each stage.

Excavation
Filling
Concrete
Steel

For the walls:
Blocks
Sand
Cement
Plaster
Capping

Thanks forbthe reply. Am waiting on a few more
Quotes. So i,ll report back when they come in.