Ben G
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When my block paving is finished, I intend on using it as a parking space.
I already have a dropped Kerb to the main driveway, which overlaps the paved area, but not by much, so access would be difficult for the missus as shes a god awful parker.
Here's the area that would need dropping. I've measured from the edge of the existing drop to where i'd like it to go to and it's about 3.4M
Had a look on the council website and it just asks to apply for an application pack.
Are there any legalities I need to be aware of and whether there would be any restrictions on extending the existing dropped Kerb? It doesn't mention any of these on the website. It just says you can choose your own builder to install it providing they have insurance and all that jazz.
Also, any ideas on rough prices? A quick search throws up all sorts of prices.
[Edited on 08-09-2014 by Ben G]
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whitter45
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don't think you have any issues getting it approved but i would worry about across the road parking as in your pic
If some one using that area for parking it will make access a nightmare I would imagine
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Ben G
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How do you mean? She won't be going straight on (front bumper towards the front of the house), more like car side on to the house/angled.
Main reason for the dropped kerb is access but also to stop people parking across the front, which really grinds my gears 
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ash_corsa
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Guy next door paid some pikeys £200 to do his about 3 yrs ago, they did a good job to be fair and council have never said owt.
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pow
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I had a quote to do it outside my place and it was looking like £2000
[Edited on 09-09-2014 by pow]
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chris_uk
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Do it yourself, it isnt hard.
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pow
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It is if you have super soft keyboard starbucks hands
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
Do it yourself, it isnt hard.
Would need it done in a day. No chance i'm doing that
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chris_uk
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Start early and finish late lol.
You would do that in the day if you had some power tools etc.
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Ben G
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Who in their right mind would trust me with power tools?
Nah, i'd get someone in who knows exactly what they're doing. As you can see with the block paving thread, I have no time for hard graft
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_Allan_
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Main reason for the dropped kerb is access but also to stop people parking across the front, which really grinds my gears
Dropped kerb or not, you can still park across a driveway if it is empty. You just can't block someone in.
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Ben G
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I know, but people won't. It's called etiquette.
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Breathecosse
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Best to get council contractors to do it. If you do it or get someone to do it you will be liabile for any further damage caused to the pathway and section of road. I mean even after the work has been carried out.
Lucky you have people with some etiquette around you. My old place was next to a bookies and the punters used to just park in our driveway even when we were in.
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Stu_22
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Think there is a rule about the space from house to path to make sure that if it is used as a parking spot it doesn't block the path
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Ben G
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I don't quite understand what you mean Stu, sorry  i'm on night shift and my brain goes a bit mental
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Stu_22
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If you parked your car on the drive then another next door on your new bit it would probably cover some or all of the path and councils at least our one don't like that
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Ben G
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Ah ok. The car would be completely on my driveway with no overlap onto the footpath. The area i'm paving is 4M x 3.6M so the fiesta fits on it easily 
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
Do it yourself, it isnt hard.
Depends on how much time you have on your hands. Pow does exactly the same role as myself and it's a cunt working 7 days a week. The additional money you do earn ends up being spent on things in the house you could do yourself.
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John
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I work 7 days a week in an IT role, (a proper one that I actually have to know what I'm doing) and I do all my own DIY.
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Ben G
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Burned! It's one thing doing your own DIY inside, but dropping a kerb on a public footpath seems to be a bit of a nightmare with regards to public liability and safety. Not something I want to get into.
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John
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Definitely wouldn't be doing that myself either, just wanted to counter his bollocks.
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Rob_Quads
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When i asked for ours to be widened I was quoted just over £700 to do it.
Could you do it yourself? - On the sly yes but if you have any services under there be very careful otherwise you could get a bill for a lot more.
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dannymccann
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I think me and Ben G are relatively similar (maybe I'm not so angry on the internet ), so I know exactly where he's coming from with regard to doing it himself - by the time he's finished making it look half finished it will have taken him a good couple of weeks, his neighbours will hate him for the amount of swearing produced where their kids are trying to play, it'll look shit, it'll break / go bust in a couple of months time / it will not be up to inspection standard and it will have cost him twice as much as it would do to just get a pro in to sort it.
Am I right?
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Ben G
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Pretty much i've seen how much work is involved just by doing the block paving on my land and the aggro caused by the postman so no chance am I attempting something on a public path.
700 quid seems reasonable, although I bet it'll be double that due to south east tax.
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Generation
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Think you now have to have drainage in your garden, bloke opposite us had to dig all of his up, and fit drainage
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