white Bar

I would like to have my white bar repainted on my drop kerb, Amey wanted £180 to repaint it. It is about Six feet long, any other highway firms out there?

Plymouth University.

AFT

£18.99

The GT's

I think that any contractor with a streetworks accreditation could do it. We normally employ them through main contractors, but I'll ask around if you like?

MikeWN wrote:

I think that any contractor with a streetworks accreditation could do it. We normally employ them through main contractors, but I'll ask around if you like?

That what I been told, because I have an existing one there no need to ask the council permission and it off main RD and in cul de sac. I would like a name please.

On a related subject, anyone know how I would go about getting the kerb lowered outside my house for off road parking & the sort of cost I should be looking at please ?

FY 310 wrote:

On a related subject, anyone know how I would go about getting the kerb lowered outside my house for off road parking & the sort of cost I should be looking at please ?  

If you want to do it legally you have to go through the Council who get one of their sub-contractors to do the work. It ain't cheap. Four figures.

Other than that, bypassing the official route, it's a days work for two blokes plus materials - hardcore, tarmac, couple of edging kerbs. £4-500 notes.

"White bars", "kerbs lowered for off road parking..."

What are you even talking about?

Rickler wrote:

"White bars", "kerbs lowered for off road parking..."

What are you even talking about?

They're code words for crack and smack, this thread should only be viewed by those who want some 'stuff' man. They're all at it on here, especially 'Big T' who needs it to keep him up while searching for highlights and forthcoming match thread info.

Thanks Czar. Reluctant to pay the council way over the odds tbh so I'll ask around.

FY 310 wrote:

Thanks Czar. Reluctant to pay the council way over the odds tbh so I'll ask around.

My next door neighbour did it the official way. They extended their garage from a single to a double and got their drop kerb extended. I think it was May Gurney who did the work. The price will depend on the width of pavement and/or if there are any drains that need re-aligning.

Thankfully no drains to complicate matters. I want to do away with the front garden so I can get both car & van off the road. Probably around 3m of kerb to be dropped.

Czarcasm wrote:

FY 310 wrote:

On a related subject, anyone know how I would go about getting the kerb lowered outside my house for off road parking & the sort of cost I should be looking at please ?  

If you want to do it legally you have to go through the Council who get one of their sub-contractors to do the work. It ain't cheap. Four figures.

Other than that, bypassing the official route, it's a days work for two blokes plus materials - hardcore, tarmac, couple of edging kerbs. £4-500 notes.

Not quite. You don't have to accept their quote, any streetworks accredited contractor can do it. You will almost certainly have to dig up and reinstate the section of pavement you'll be driving across to take the additional vehicle loads though. If you're doing it officially, I mean - otherwise you can wing it and hope the pavement doesn't crack.

MikeWN wrote:

Czarcasm wrote:

FY 310 wrote:

On a related subject, anyone know how I would go about getting the kerb lowered outside my house for off road parking & the sort of cost I should be looking at please ?  

If you want to do it legally you have to go through the Council who get one of their sub-contractors to do the work. It ain't cheap. Four figures.

Other than that, bypassing the official route, it's a days work for two blokes plus materials - hardcore, tarmac, couple of edging kerbs. £4-500 notes.

Not quite. You don't have to accept their quote, any streetworks accredited contractor can do it. You will almost certainly have to dig up and reinstate the section of pavement you'll be driving across to take the additional vehicle loads though. If you're doing it officially, I mean - otherwise you can wing it and hope the pavement doesn't crack.

Another consideration too if you are thinking of by-passing the Council. Don't publicise the fact to your neighbours etc. If you have a fallout some time in the future they could stitch you up with a strategic phone call to the planning office.

Czarcasm wrote:

MikeWN wrote:

Czarcasm wrote:

FY 310 wrote:

On a related subject, anyone know how I would go about getting the kerb lowered outside my house for off road parking & the sort of cost I should be looking at please ?  

If you want to do it legally you have to go through the Council who get one of their sub-contractors to do the work. It ain't cheap. Four figures.

Other than that, bypassing the official route, it's a days work for two blokes plus materials - hardcore, tarmac, couple of edging kerbs. £4-500 notes.

Not quite. You don't have to accept their quote, any streetworks accredited contractor can do it. You will almost certainly have to dig up and reinstate the section of pavement you'll be driving across to take the additional vehicle loads though. If you're doing it officially, I mean - otherwise you can wing it and hope the pavement doesn't crack.

Another consideration too if you are thinking of by-passing the Council. Don't publicise the fact to your neighbours etc. If you have a fallout some time in the future they could stitch you up with a strategic phone call to the planning office.

Exactly. But if the asphalt does lift, you could get stitched up anyway by an entirely well-meaning 'something must be done about this!' sort.

The likes of May Gurney and Amey will be about the most expensive, from my experience. No great reflection on them as companies, they're just set up to do bigger jobs, and have bigger overheads. Asking around, KPT and Staddon Groundworks in Plymouth, and RPM in Bere Alston might all be worth a call.

Thanks for that, it just a re paint that needed, Council put the drop kerb in for me and the line about 5 years ago.

Shorely anybody can paint it T?

Geddon, just buy some paint, see link, and do it.