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Was not just the driveway, there was a lot of reprofiling of the sidewalk and excavation, repairing cracked walls etc. As mentioned by Rideau above it is a very diffiicult place to get stuff in and out- cannot block the laneway which is a right of way. so stuff has to be brought in in small batches, special very narrow diggers etc.
Ok, well that type of bespoke work probably does add to the cost. My issue was where to put the boiler. I really didn't want to install in the garage since it would reduce room to park the car during the winter. Not sure where I would place it. I may revisit it again one day.
I live in the same area as Ronan. Costs for projects that require machinery (basement excavation, driveway excavation) are more because of limited access and difficult removal of material. Machinery is necessarily much smaller and some projects are done in the old fashioned way..man, shovel, wheelbarrow. I was telling my brother-in-law from Calgary how Cabbagetown basements are dug out to increase floor height. Men with shovels in basement, tossing soil onto a very old conveyor belt contraption that goes from basement, usually through a window and, if one is lucky, into a bin. If not, man, shovel, wheelbarrow is required to place in bin...more $$$$$. He did not believe me until I took him to see an ongoing project.
Now for the next trick...delivery of aggregate, concrete and paving stones.....another logistical challenge that is usually met by more $$$$$.
One recent project to renovate a back yard patio required men, shovels, wheelbarrows removing material to actually go through the main floor of the house to get into the street...the reverse to bring in new materials.
Not my project thank goodness!
not many places in the country with the uniqueness and history as cabbagetown.
not many places in the country with the uniqueness and history as cabbagetown.
i think its worth it
Old houses are compromises of course, parking is limited,lots of stuff had to be renovated and you live very close to your neighbours. Still , the people are quite cool and there are huge numbers dogs
Ronan, that driveway is beautiful, love the herringbone pattern, looks like unilock copthorne brick (used the same at my place for a border). This is a great compliment to all the millwork inside the home
Ronan, that driveway is beautiful, love the herringbone pattern, looks like unilock copthorne brick (used the same at my place for a border). This is a great compliment to all the millwork inside the home
Vas
It is not the cheapest fix but I did this at the front of the house ten years ago and it has zero deterioration, so just continued the same pattern with the same contractor
Heated driveways have become standard for new builds in our neighborhood. As for operating cost I would imagine it compares to hiring a snow removal company, certainly quieter than a plow dragging up the driveway at 3am!
Seems really wasteful, I can't imagine the running costs. Also, $100k for that little driveway? are you kidding me? I had my 55x18' driveway + walkway done for all of $15k by the top end contractor in my area with commercial pavers (they're thicker than the usual residential ones, was $2k more just for materials).
It was 5 years ago now...so I'm sure it would cost more today than it did then. They did it properly though, dug out to undisturbed ground, filled with proper base material, compacted many times, polymetric sand between the 80mm Permacon bricks...perfect layout (everything bang on straight), with a nice subtle border, and hasn't budged or grown between the bricks or anything in the 5 years here.
I've shared this picture with my Macan here before...so...
you never posted an update on your driveway after the big TO snow from a couple weeks back.....
?was it good
? any issues
? pic
I visited my sister yesterday for Lunar NY, and she lives just N of Lawrence at Avenue, and the snowbanks are on the street, at least 4' past the curb on both sides... really only enough room for 1 car to get through at a time....
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