Concrete cost for driveway

kmb · 23-08-2013 02:41PM #1

Hi All,
Does anyone know what the approx. cost for 42 m2 30n of concrete would be and is this strong enough for cars and vans?
It would be 4" deep.

Regards,

Kieran

john_cappa · 23-08-2013 04:42PM

That's around 4 m3 if concrete (half a load) at around 75 per metre. You might have to pay extra given its only a half load.

No idea of its thick enough. I guess it would depend alot on conditions under the concrete.

kilclon · 23-08-2013 05:23PM

You'll probably need reinforcement

kmb · 23-08-2013 06:11PM

Hi lads,
Thanks for the replies.

So does that mean the cost is €75 x 42 = €3150.00 ?

I wonder would block pavers be cheaper?
It would be going on top of the existing driveway but with the tarmac stripped off.

gdawg87 · 23-08-2013 06:15PM

kmb wrote: »

Hi lads,

It would be going on top of the existing driveway but with the tarmac stripped off.

just curious, why do you want to change to concrete? was the tarmac giving problems?

kilclon · 23-08-2013 06:21PM

No you only need around 4m3 at 100mm. So its around 75euro*4 + half load charge + reinforcement + formwork + plant hire if needed (whacker plate etc) + labour

kmb · 23-08-2013 06:22PM

gdawg87 wrote: »

just curious, why do you want to change to concrete? was the tarmac giving problems?

The tarmac is aging and breaking up near the roadside and I also need to make it wider to take another car by using up some of the garden.

One shot on kill · 25-08-2013 08:22AM

If you poor concrete straight onto the tar chances are the concrete will crack aswell. You will need to completely break up the old drive way.

st1979 · 25-08-2013 09:00AM

Instead of wasting money on half load charge just get a bit of extra concrete. around here 5 cubic meters is the minimum with no extra charges. So you could go a little deeper for same money as 4m3 at 10cm deep. But on your question of 4" concrete for cars it should be fine.

have2flushtwice · 13-09-2013 06:13PM

One shot on kill wrote: »

If you poor concrete straight onto the tar chances are the concrete will crack aswell. You will need to completely break up the old drive way.

Are you mad, it will be fine for foundation!

John Mason · 13-09-2013 06:17PM

we just got imprint concrete driveway in today. have no idea about size but it is a mid-terrace house with enough space for 2 cars.

it cost €1700

kmb · 14-09-2013 07:18AM

Hi all,

I got a quote for 61 sq m of imprinted concrete for €5k from guy who has done a lot of local houses lately.
Paving stones from Tobermore are €4k with 2 x local contractors.
The 61 sq m include a part of the garden for another car,11ft across.

I am just trying to justify the costs and see if I can get better value as there is just a weeks work I am told on the project.
Does anyone know of a cheaper but reliable contractor in cork?

Regards

Kieran

st1979 · 14-09-2013 09:50AM

kmb wrote: »

Hi all,

I got a quote for 61 sq m of imprinted concrete for €5k from guy who has done a lot of local houses lately.
Paving stones from Tobermore are €4k with 2 x local contractors.
The 61 sq m include a part of the garden for another car,11ft across.

I am just trying to justify the costs and see if I can get better value as there is just a weeks work I am told on the project.
Does anyone know of a cheaper but reliable contractor in cork?

Regards

Kieran

I have no idea of the cost of imprinting. But 61m2 at 10cm deep is 6m3 or at 15cm is 9m3 and concrete is €80 ish per m3 seems a lot extra to me. But I have no experience of imprinting so maybe there is a lot of work involved

One shot on kill · 14-09-2013 10:19AM

have2flushtwice wrote: »

Are you mad, it will be fine for foundation!

Of coarse it will be fine. Until a hard frost comes and starts lifting the Tarmac.

have2flushtwice · 16-09-2013 02:19PM

One shot on kill wrote: »

Of coarse it will be fine. Until a hard frost comes and starts lifting the Tarmac.

surely would have lifted by now!

kilclon · 18-09-2013 11:11AM

http://www.pavingexpert.com/concrete.htm

There is a pricing guide in excel available to download at the bottom of this page. Should give a good estimation on the pricing of this type of work.

Concrete cost for driveway

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