On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:08:35 -0000, "Honeysuckle Bunch"
wrote:

Any advice would be welcome. I need a base for a shed 6ft x 8ft, I have had
one quote for £400.00 for labour only, I am to supply the materials i.e.
cement, sand, chippings and paving slabs. I was told to buy 10 bags of
each.

It seems a bit expensive as I have seen Hawklok tiles which would be quite
cheap in comparison and I could lay them myself.

Does this quote of £400.00 sound fair, bearing in mind that the small shed
is costing £200.00.



If you use ready mix - its about £150 for the 1st cu m (approx 30
barrow loads), If your 6 x 8 shed is to go onto 100mm of concrete,
that equates to approx 0.5 cu m (15 barrow loads).

Invariably there will be a excess charge for small amounts, so you
could be paying about £100 for the concrete.

You would have to make a wooden former for the concrete first, only a
couple of hours to level etc.

The concrete has to be shifted within 2hrs before it goes off.

So all in all
Ready mix £100
Gardeners Mileage @40p/mile etc £20
Wood for former £10
3hrs to level and make wood former
2hrs to shift concrete and level
1 hr return to remove wood former
= 6 hrs @ £15/hr = £90

Total £220 but round it up lets say £300 all in.

I am doing one at the moment that is 4 times the amount of concrete
and turfing the surround and removing excess top soil for £600