Our neighbor currently has a company building a garage. They also offer paving work and have given me a quote for our paving project. However, I have no idea how to assess the price. What costs did you have for paving work per square meter? What costs should I ideally expect for paving work? Is there an approximate average cost for paving work?
Thank you
Thank you
Alex85 schrieb:
(This aspect is often overlooked when comparing costs between a carport and a (prefabricated) garage. For a 6x9m (20x30ft) carport, you will already spend around 4,000–5,000 euros on the flooring.)I believe you, but I was already aware of that. I find those prefabricated garages quite unattractive. Traditional masonry construction is simply too expensive, so a carport is my only option. Let’s see how I can manage to build it at a reasonable price. Thanks for the information so far.
Alex85 schrieb:
Take a look at Nordlys’s example. €72 of that, €18 is for the brick. You probably won’t save much if you bring your own bricks. Your 180 sqm (1,938 sq ft) will cost at least five figures, I would say.
(This cost is often overlooked in the comparison between a carport and a (pre-built) garage. For a 6x9 meter (20x30 ft) carport, you’ll easily spend €4,000–5,000 on the flooring.) Admittedly, it’s cheaper here than with us. There are certainly paving crews here and elsewhere who do it cheaper for cash. But—my kids had them—it drags on like chewing gum, with low efficiency. You have to source all the materials yourself. In the end, you end up with pallets of leftovers in your yard. You have no receipt or proof of payment if something goes wrong.
We chose a well-established, professional landscaping company and probably spent a bit more, but the owner handled everything: sourcing stones and sand, cleaning up afterwards, and so on. It was worth it to me. Karsten
I also consider professional expertise important, extending beyond just paving, digging, and moving soil. A terrace needs a slope away from the house. For this, he installed a perimeter drainage beneath the gravel strip around the entire house, connected to the city’s stormwater drains. Here, we do not use soakaways for drainage but direct all water into channels that lead the rainwater to the lake, due to the slope and clay soil. He planned the entire setup with us, created the strip with the plant pots, see pictures, and today he is filling in a gravel parking area for the second car at the front, supporting it toward the house with granite blocks he still has from an old wall, which are available for purchase at 15 each. From the parking area, he is building a stone staircase to the side entrance of the house. The whole project will cost around 16,000 gross, including lawn seeding, which he is also doing. So the paving share becomes more reasonable, and if it costs 500 more, I’m not upset because they work precisely and well.
I can only recommend choosing the blacksmith, not Schmiedle. Karsten
I can only recommend choosing the blacksmith, not Schmiedle. Karsten
