[aubdauban]

I wouldnt call my self an expert brick layer by any means. But I've had my fair share in the field. I've been running my own property maintenance company cutting lawns, laying sod, trimming pruning ect. but recently I was asked to re-do a driveway. Im looking for some tips to make my estimate easier on my self. The owner wants the driveway torn up and re-layed using the same brick. Its a city house so the drive way is not the biggest. Im guessing when i say 12ft x 30ft.

Should I re-use the gravel thats been used previously.. The brick was layed 20yrs ago and looks like a rollercoaster of a drive. If I do re-use their gravel think I'll need extra just incase?

my biggest concern is the quality of the a gravels thats been there for so long.. I've also thought of that being a good thing. Whats more compact than the A gravel thats been tamped and had 20 yrs to settle...

Any heads up before I take on the task?

[Stonehenge]

You'll need to evaluate what's underneath the drive - it could be 2" of cinders or sand. In that case it'll all need to come out. If it's gravel and there's a good depth of it, I'd just re-use it - you'll probably need to bring in more.

[jshilan]

Also make sure that you leave your contract open ended since you don't know what you will find when you start. Let the client know that there may be additional costs based on what you find when you start excavating.

I would pull up a brick or two just to take a quick peek and get a sense of what you are working with. You can look at the quality of the brick while you are at it to see if it has another 20 years of life in it.

[musclecarboy]

For the minimal cost, push a brick replacement too. It shouldn't cost much more than $1500 for a nice, high quality tumbled product. When I do a repair job I never guarantee the work because of all unknowns that you can run into.