Seb Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Following on from my misadventures with tramps, hookers and crack heads, I've been looking at moving and one place I found is very nice and has a driveway but would need a drop kerb. I'm sure there are a million and one factors to consider, but would anyone who has experience in such matters be able to give me a vague idea of the costs involved? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Following on from my misadventures with tramps, hookers and crack heads, I've been looking at moving and one place I found is very nice and has a driveway but would need a drop kerb. I'm sure there are a million and one factors to consider, but would anyone who has experience in such matters be able to give me a vague idea of the costs involved? Thanks. It has to be done by the council or an authorized contractor, you will have to contact them for a price mate, total guess but rekon a grand minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEERSHZ Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 we had a kerb dropped had to be done by council approved company they sent us 4 prices to choose from think it was roughly £400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Following on from my misadventures with tramps, hookers and crack heads, Where was that thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 Cool, thanks. That's actually a lot cheaper than I was expecting but from what I can see looking around it all depends on how wide the pavement is and how many kerbs have to be dropped. Beershz, was that for a single car driveway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 Where was that thread? I think it was just too extreme and was locked, deleted and then set on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEERSHZ Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 no we have a double one, our neighbour had his done as well charged him the same tho his was a single. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 My parents had a kerb drop. IIRC there were all sorts of factors that had to be taken into account. They eventually got the go ahead but only with the proviso that they turned half their front garden into a turning area. Apparently there is some restrictions on being able to stop on a road and reverse in and also reversing out. Ruined their large garden TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 About £500 round my way but probably differs between councils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 There are quite a few drop kerbs on the street and there's no front garden, just the driveway. Thanks for the advice guys and girls, lot less than I was expecting though as it's been pointed out, prices will no doubt vary between councils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Our single one (16-17ft wide) was about £500 when we were in Kent. The council (highways dept) came out to the site, checked that all was well in terms of location to other roads etc and they sent us a letter saying we were authorised to start up the work. Definitely keep the letter though, as it was one thing we needed to provide when we moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Or make your own with a bit of triangled wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Restorer Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 or make your own with a bit of triangled wood lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 My brother had his done by the local council.It was a perk for the lads that did it who were paid cash,this was all done officially. Two or three hundred as far as I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 Thanks everyone, very useful stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 At the moment, councils are on a "drive" to stop people paving their front gardens due to flooding worries, so you might have to cost in for a SUDS type system, where the water drains through your block paviors to the sub-base below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefferson Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 had ours done about two years ago but because of the width of the pavement it cost approx £1300 - the pavement was about 1 and a half metres wide and we had 4 stones dropped as part of the process - we had a choice of how many stones we wanted dropping so we chose four to give us an angle to swing in rather than having to line up every time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 stuff Oops sorry, just re-read that you have a driveway already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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