Questions - Work Out Your Budget
To work out the cost of a simple garden using some basic features we can use a simple cost structure (per square meter):
Decking = £50 (includes foundation, weed membrane, decking frame, decking boards & labour)
Paving = £80 (includes hardcore foundation, Indian stone paving & labour)
Turf = £15 (includes good quality top soil, turf & labour)
Planting = £30 (includes basic evergreen plants, bark mulch & labour)
You can use these formulas to get a ball park figure for your basic garden changes:
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First measure all the boundaries of your garden (in meters).
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Draw this onto squared paper making sure 1 square = 1 metre.
Work out your design areas (materials) and then add up the squares of each material.
Calculate the individual area costs using the formulas above and add this all together.
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Don't forget that you will need to add a few extra costs such as:
design fees (a design is used for accurate quotes)
design project coordination (to monitor the build process)
site clearance & skips (if you're not starting with a blank canvas garden)
any other design features such as raised beds, water features, fencing, trellis, seating, bbq etc.
10% contingency (for added extras such as drainage or unknown discoveries)
A typical straight forward design based on square shapes for a square garden (10m by 10m)
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Budget £3500
Total Budget = £4300 |