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  Geoff Norfolk January 6, 2011 at 5:14pm

  Depends on to many variables to give a "going rate" per slab!! .......... how has the site been prepared?  Has some sort of compacted hardcore/base been laid and levelled already? What sort of slabs and what's the access like? Will there be a lot of cutting to fit?
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  Roy Parker January 6, 2011 at 6:21pm

  they have laid a crushed concrete base the has been wacker plated it looks like it need another 1 1/2 of sharp sand and then lay the slabs they should be no cutting  to do as they are made to fit area but i not measure it  the customer was going to lay them theirselfs but after a tail run found out it is not so easy to do they are 600x600 x50 slabs access is good close to all materials
  
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  Boxelder Landscapes January 6, 2011 at 6:35pm

  No way to give an estimate I'm affraid. I for one never give estimates on per slab or meter squared, too many variables on each job, have to say though I would never lay 2 x 2 slabs on a bed of sharp sand, many would mind you!

  In my opinion always lay on a full bed of wet mix.
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  Roy Parker January 6, 2011 at 6:52pm

  i gave them an estimate for the job  they have tried to lay them their self and got in a mess slabs slope in all directions on a simple path leading to this main area were they tell me it take 66 slabs but i need to go an measure up to make sure it square  and level i got a laser level i put a crossed it to check it

   

  will use a sand cement mix to lay them if i do it.   they are reckoning on about a £1.00 a slab i told them that it take 3 maybe 4 man days to do it so no way i do it for a pound a slab
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  Boxelder Landscapes January 6, 2011 at 7:01pm

  £1 a slab!!! really? I don't know your relationship to these people but would suggest that if they are not valued customers to tell them to take a long run into the woods and get lost!

   

  I doubt any of us on here can survive on anything less than £150/day being self employed. Now I can lay slabs well and I can lay them fast but 150 2x2 in a day is pushing it somewhat to say the least
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  Matt Brown January 6, 2011 at 7:22pm

  give them a refence to myhammer all the tight people go on there
  
  roy parker said:

  i gave them an estimate for the job  they have tried to lay them their self and got in a mess slabs slope in all directions on a simple path leading to this main area were they tell me it take 66 slabs but i need to go an measure up to make sure it square  and level i got a laser level i put a crossed it to check it

   

  will use a sand cement mix to lay them if i do it.   they are reckoning on about a £1.00 a slab i told them that it take 3 maybe 4 man days to do it so no way i do it for a pound a slab
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  Sean Busby January 6, 2011 at 7:37pm

  Crikey, £80 per day isn't much once you deduct 20% tax, plus other overheads. £300 per week?
  
  Dan said:
  

  i see where you are coming from talking about £150 a day but there are a fair few of us working for £80 a day and some for even less.
  
  Boxelder Landscapes said:

  £1 a slab!!! really? I don't know your relationship to these people but would suggest that if they are not valued customers to tell them to take a long run into the woods and get lost!

   

  I doubt any of us on here can survive on anything less than £150/day being self employed. Now I can lay slabs well and I can lay them fast but 150 2x2 in a day is pushing it somewhat to say the least
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  Sean Busby January 6, 2011 at 7:48pm

  The danger is it de-values what we all do, unnecessarily giving customers a misguided impression of our true value. It's sort of the opposite to ripping somebody off. Anyway, I'm going off topic here, enough said.
  
  Pro Gard said:
  

   

  Lol, anyone charging £80 a day wont be trading long, take out overheads and you'd be on almost minimum wage!!!

   

   

  Horny Handed Ton of Soil said:

  Crikey, £80 per day isn't much once you deduct 20% tax, plus other overheads. £300 per week?
  
  Dan said:
  

  i see where you are coming from talking about £150 a day but there are a fair few of us working for £80 a day and some for even less.
  
  Boxelder Landscapes said:

  £1 a slab!!! really? I don't know your relationship to these people but would suggest that if they are not valued customers to tell them to take a long run into the woods and get lost!

   

  I doubt any of us on here can survive on anything less than £150/day being self employed. Now I can lay slabs well and I can lay them fast but 150 2x2 in a day is pushing it somewhat to say the least
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  Kieran Ray January 6, 2011 at 7:53pm

  Id probaly say about £400 to do it, do you have a mixer? because if not that proberly £20 a day unless you can get a good deal with your tool hire company. And you dont want to be mxing those quantities by hand. If I was to lay them they would be layed on a full bed 50mm deep so thats a good couple of tonne of sand.

   

  Also how are they to be jointed? Butt jointed or a gap to be pointed?
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  Brian www.mibservices.co.uk January 6, 2011 at 8:00pm

  66 slabs in two hours no way ?!?!?!!?
  
  Dan www.ad-landscapes.com said:

   
  

  Cheap but wonderful. Half a days work £100 cheap? I think you may be pricey, no cutting just laying slabs probably only take 2 hrs.

  
  Dan said:

  u r cheap then