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A blog about Block paving, hard landscaping, driveway, patio, driveways, patios, pathways, garden, landscaper, Tobermore, Devon
THIS PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, CLICK HERE TO VIEW DAYS 15-17 IMAGES.
Day 18
The preparation to install the block paving
Happy Christmas from Abel Landscaping
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Cobbletech Driveway Liverpool - Orrell Park
Another great looking Cobbletech driveway with the minimal maintenance.
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Just a couple of recent driveways installed with Marshalls products. See more of our work at www.auralandscapes.co.uk
The below picture is using Marshalls Driveline Naturale.
The below picture is using Marshalls Tegula Hazlenut with Silver Granite Set
New Driveway and Garden Patio in Leyland
New Driveway in Leyland near Preston using Marshalls Drivesett Duo Cinder/Terracotta block paving
The driveway before the work commenced
Before the work commenced making the driveway wider
New driveway with a circ
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Driveways by Dempsey in Wirral. Dempsey specialise in rigid constructed driveways which means all paving and setts are laid on a concrete bed and have solid immovable joints.
Before During construction
Mot type 1 crushed stone sub base laid.
Complete
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"I agree that your disposal fee is way too low. I charge £25 a bulk bag...that much hedge would fill about 5 or 6 maybe more bags"
"Hi Josh
I agree with everything Peter has said. You will be lucky to find something up to the job at £6k. Frankly the toro timecutters are not even close to suitable for light commercial work. That is mid to high range stiga and stihl sit a…"
I agree with everything Peter has said. You will be lucky to find something up to the job at £6k. Frankly the toro timecutters are not even close to suitable for light commercial work. That is mid to high range stiga and stihl sit a…"
"That was the point I was trying to make to Josh pleased someone else agrees"
"Buy 2nd hand commercial that stuff you've listed isn't worth consideration "
"John deere was always cheapest to keep going usually around £400 per year compared to my other bits that cost about £1200 per year"
"We would be £450 plus vat inc disposal. "
"Less than a days work I would say for 1 person, so £360 sounds high. Although £40 for diisposal sounds low, depending on how much you are taking off. If say going to 6ft that will be quite a bit to take away."
"Whilst on the subject, but slightly off. So this week & last I have been busy clipping Buxus. Thursday afternoon 4 hours solid on a couple of double sided hegdes 30M each plus various balls & clouds. We should all know hygeine with Buxus & pretty…"
Hello all,we've got a hedge trimming job to price up. 72 meters, 35 meters are about 8 foot. The rest is about 5. Cherry laurel and beech. We're going to go £360 + £40 for waste disposal. Is this about the going rate?The customer said it took two…
"100% agreed.
Surely the worst situation is you take the trouble to ask, which will without doubt be at least 3 phone calls and an email or two. They say "no". You then have an unhappy client, less work, and the hedge probably wont be cut for another…"
Surely the worst situation is you take the trouble to ask, which will without doubt be at least 3 phone calls and an email or two. They say "no". You then have an unhappy client, less work, and the hedge probably wont be cut for another…"
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"I'd go ahead and cut it and if the council want to complain you can say sorry and suggest they cut it themselves next time. In these situations it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission."
"It'd be mostly for areas up to 2 acres so I don't think I'd need to spend commercial ride on money."
"Josh, think you will struggle at 6k to buy anything that is going to be up to a commercial environment. The machines listed are home owner machines really, that may or may not be upto the job, no doubt there will be readers who disagree suppose on…"
Hello, I'm in the market for a Zero Turn mower around 42" and up to £6000. I'm looking for recommendations for any models preferably with a grass collector attachment so I can get more use out of it as this will be my most expensive tool yet.So far…
Hedge trimming costs
Hello all,we've got a hedge trimming job to price up. 72 meters, 35 meters are about 8 foot. The rest is about 5. Cherry laurel and beech. We're going to go £360 + £40 for waste disposal. Is this about the going rate?The customer said it took two…
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Zero Turn Cut & Collect Mower
Hello, I'm in the market for a Zero Turn mower around 42" and up to £6000. I'm looking for recommendations for any models preferably with a grass collector attachment so I can get more use out of it as this will be my most expensive tool yet.So far…
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Etesia 100 Hydro
Good morning all.I'm Pete from Wrexham, an ex mechanic turned tanker driver, retired but still busy fixing things for friends etc. I'm hoping that someone here can help me. If, I'm premature in asking as a new member then I understand.But,…
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Help....Box caterpillar has attacked
Ive never experienced this one before. In the larger garden I look after (5 acres of it, with lots of old clipped box) I noticed a 2' high quadrant of box hedges were bare (the owner and I agreed it was the exceptionally dry weather. The next week…
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