Yard and then shed

arctictree

Lads, I have plans to build a yard and shed over the coming years. There is major roadworks going on near me and the contractor has offered me a very good deal on an access road and concrete yard as they are working in the area. Is it much of a problem having the yard done this year and the shed then built on part of it a year later? Do lads normally build the floor and shed at the same time, or the shed first and then pour the concrete?

Who2

It can be done either way. Could you hold on and get the road plannings for doing the yard first, it may be what your contractor is thinking and going to charge you for it.

arctictree

Who2 wrote: »

It can be done either way. Could you hold on and get the road plannings for doing the yard first, it may be what your contractor is thinking and going to charge you for it.

'road plannings' ?

Aravo

What ever deal you get. Be sure to have it in writing on headed paper.

TheFarrier

arctictree wrote: »

'road plannings' ?

The old road surface that has been dug up by a road planing machine. Makes kind of chips of the old tarmac lots of lads get it cheap for yards and passages as it's basically a waste product of the roadworks.

Defunkd

TheFarrier wrote: »

The old road surface that has been dug up by a road planing machine. Makes kind of chips of the old tarmac lots of lads get it cheap for yards and passages as it's basically a waste product of the roadworks.

The shed will be built on its foundations, so any concrete that is covering where the shed is going to be might have to get removed.
I'd take the offer from the road crew though. Get it on paper or have some official correspondence.

Sorry, that was meant for op.

tabby aspreme

Will the Road crew give you a receipt for the work, have you got prices from other contractors to compare with. Usually the line " we're working locally we will do a good deal" often ends up badly.

Donegalforever

tabby aspreme wrote: »

Will the Road crew give you a receipt for the work, have you got prices from other contractors to compare with. Usually the line " we're working locally we will do a good deal" often ends up badly.

Like you I would be suspicious.
"We're working locally, we will give you a good deal" : this is similar wording to that used by a certain ethnic group and we all know how dealing with them end up.:(

Defunkd

Donegalforever wrote: »

Like you I would be suspicious.
"We're working locally, we will give you a good deal" : this is similar wording to that used by a certain ethnic group and we all know how dealing with them end up.:(

Big difference between the crews tarmacing driveways and resurfacing national roads...

Donegalforever

Defunkd wrote: »

Big difference between the crews tarmacing driveways and resurfacing national roads...

Of course there is a difference.
I never suggested otherwise.
However, the moral is if a thing looks too good to be true, the likelihood is that it is. Therefore beware.

Odelay

Tis fairly common for road crews to offer planings for free. Otherwise it costs a lot to dispose of them.
More often than not they over offer and under deliver. They look for more places to offload the stuff than they need to ensure they don't get stuck with it.

maidhc

Defunkd wrote: »

Big difference between the crews tarmacing driveways and resurfacing national roads...

I got a call from a guy offering me a few tons of tarmac for free as it was left over from the roads. He did exactly what he said, and was thankful to be going home with a clean truck.