Sample estimate

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Describe one to three rectangular areas of ground-level paving. The sample figures update as you go, line by line, and anything that needs a visit becomes an assessment brief instead of a guess.

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£120 to £160 Indicative range, sample total £138

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Sample total £138 Indicative range £120 to £160

Drawn to scale from the sizes entered (the bar shows 2 m). Areas are stacked for comparison, not shown in their real positions.

Driveway: 24 square metres in total, sample range £120 to £160

Areas

Area 1: Driveway

6 m × 4 m = 24 square metres

Block paving at £4.25 per square metre

Joint-sand allowance at £1.50 per square metre (sample)

Total area: 24 square metres
Soiling: Ordinary: everyday dirt, light moss and weeds in the joints.
Paving condition: Sound and firmly bedded
Drainage and runoff: Water drains to a gully, drain or soft ground, with no oil or chemical spills
What the work includes: Only ground-level driveway, patio or path paving

Sample estimate
Item	Amount
Block paving cleaning24 square metres at £4.25 per square metre	£102
Joint-sand allowance (sample)24 square metres of block paving at £1.50 per square metre	£36
Sample total	£138
Indicative range	£120 to £160

Illustrative sample rates for a fictional business. This is not a quotation and not researched market pricing.
The indicative range runs 15% either side of the sample total, rounded outward to the nearest £5, and never starts below the £120 minimum.
The joint-sand allowance is a sample allowance for block paving only. Whether re-sanding suits your paving is assessed on site.
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Sample rates

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Illustrative sample rates for a fictional business. This is not a quotation and not researched market pricing.

Areas are added together exactly as entered. Only money is rounded: each line to the nearest penny. A £120 minimum applies once to the whole job, after everything else is added. The indicative range runs 15% either side of the sample total, rounded outward to the nearest £5, and never starts below the £120 minimum.

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Illustrative sample rates (fictional, not a quotation)
Item	Sample rate
Concrete cleaning	£3.25 per square metre
Block paving cleaning	£4.25 per square metre
Paving slabs or stone cleaning	£4.75 per square metre
Heavy-soiling addition	20% of cleaning
Joint-sand allowance (block paving only)	£1.50 per square metre
Minimum per job (applied once)	£120
Indicative range	15% either side, to £5