Hello,
I am considering our plot where we are going to build a house.
There are two options to make a road to the house: one is to take it via "the short" path, which means there might be a steep slope and some blasting.
The second option is to make the road from the "other side," which will make the road 100 meters longer but will probably avoid blasting.
What is the cost per meter for the road?
How much does blasting typically add to the cost depending on the work involved?
I am considering our plot where we are going to build a house.
There are two options to make a road to the house: one is to take it via "the short" path, which means there might be a steep slope and some blasting.
The second option is to make the road from the "other side," which will make the road 100 meters longer but will probably avoid blasting.
What is the cost per meter for the road?
How much does blasting typically add to the cost depending on the work involved?
the long way, of course..... You can surely make it very nice along it and if you avoid slopes and blasting, it's just a plus to take the "Senvägen" ..
I would really try to avoid blasting (which, depending on how it looks and what is nearby, can cost hundreds of thousands of kronor) and steep slopes. It's difficult to keep the road stable when it's very sloped, and there are thunderstorms or a troublesome thaw.
The cost of the road also varies depending on how it looks and how you are allowed to construct it. From a few hundred kronor per meter if the conditions are optimal, to thousands if, for example, the ground is very wet, or if a lot of material is needed.
The cost of the road also varies depending on how it looks and how you are allowed to construct it. From a few hundred kronor per meter if the conditions are optimal, to thousands if, for example, the ground is very wet, or if a lot of material is needed.
I'm not so sure myself and want more information. What is a steep slope for example.
Now you live far enough south that snow removal isn't too much of a problem, but it's something to consider. Every extra meter of road will cost extra operation and maintenance.
Now you live far enough south that snow removal isn't too much of a problem, but it's something to consider. Every extra meter of road will cost extra operation and maintenance.
I believe your road will end up costing around 80,000-85,000 SEK plus the cost of possibly hired excavator based on 200 meters & 4 meters width with ground fabric & 0-63mm laid in layers of 30 cm compacted with a 725 kilo compactor.
Best regards, jawen
Best regards, jawen
Oh, that sounded cheap jawen. We are in the initial stages of constructing a road. However, it won't be as long as the original poster's (100 m) and will need some drainage in one spot. At the same time, we were thinking of laying down pipes to install electricity for lighting along the road, as well as something to run telecommunication cables through. How much extra can we expect the drainage to cost (which I assume is just digging a bit deeper with a pipe through the fill?) and the laying of pipes? Another question, how narrow can the road be without causing problems for the transportation of building materials (concrete, leca, lightweight concrete) and septic tank emptying, etc.?
Our road cost about 90,000 SEK and is approximately 100 meters, which is 900 SEK/meter, a fairly normal price. I have read on the forum that one should expect 1000 SEK/meter, but of course, the price depends a lot on the circumstances and conditions. I can tell you a bit about our conditions: We had an old road that was drivable by car in the 1950s. It was overgrown with plants, and about 200 mm was removed. We had to fell some trees and the stumps were taken up by the tractor digger. We have used geotextile under the entire road, and we laid 200-700 mm of base course of various fractions. When we made the road, it was in the middle of summer and our nearest gravel pit was closed for holidays, which meant that the material had to be brought from a place some miles further away. On the first day, we had two trucks transporting material, but on the second day, unfortunately, only one truck could transport material, which meant the wheel loader distributing the material wasn't fully occupied. We have 50 mm cable protection pipes along the entire road (costs about 10 SEK per meter) and a culvert to direct water under the road at one point (about 600 SEK). Our road is about 4 meters wide, which I thought was way too wide when it was made, but the trucks need it. In the places where the road consists of 700 mm of base course, we have had to do backfilling with gravel and soil to prevent the road from collapsing sideways, such considerations also need to be included when calculating the cost of a road.
A road width of 4 meters is sufficient; you want a little margin with construction traffic. My price is based on 30cm thickness with 0-63mm crushed stone, which covers 3.33 sqm per cubic meter. 200 X 4 = 800/3.33 gives 240 cubic meters, 1 cubic meter weighs about 1600kg, so that equals 385 tons, 1 ton costs about 120 SEK = 120X385 gives 46,200 SEK. Ground fabric costs about 5-7 SEK per sqm, so calculate with 6 SEK, 6 X 800 = 4,800 SEK.
Add some extra costs for possible point drainage and reserve, say 10%.
Cost so far 56,100 SEK.
Excavator 17 ton around 750 SEK/hour, the excavator should be able to scrape off topsoil and prepare the road in about 4 days, i.e. 50 linear meters per day, which becomes 32X750 = 24,000 SEK.
Then laying the crushed stone goes very quickly, deliveries of materials unfortunately determine the time; to dump a load and then spread it with the excavator's scraper blade takes a maximum of 15 minutes per load. 1 load of about 12 tons or 7.5 cubic meters is enough for about 25 sqm of road or 6, 25 linear meters at full 4 m width.
32 loads give say another 10 hours with the excavator, i.e. 7,500 SEK. Then you should have a ground worker the entire time to do what is needed on the ground together with the excavator, he might need 60 hours including compacting, which gives 300 SEK/hour X 60 = 18,000 SEK.
Total 106,500 SEK. This is calculated for a normal road that does not have extreme conditions, e.g. forest in the way, etc., and based on being able to place scrap material on the side instead of having to remove it. Costs can also increase if the gravel pit is far away since the transport of crushed stone will be long. Laying down cable pipes costs, as fn76 writes, about 10 SEK/m in materials and does not take long to lay; the ground worker does this at the same time as they proceed.
Best regards, Jawen
Add some extra costs for possible point drainage and reserve, say 10%.
Cost so far 56,100 SEK.
Excavator 17 ton around 750 SEK/hour, the excavator should be able to scrape off topsoil and prepare the road in about 4 days, i.e. 50 linear meters per day, which becomes 32X750 = 24,000 SEK.
Then laying the crushed stone goes very quickly, deliveries of materials unfortunately determine the time; to dump a load and then spread it with the excavator's scraper blade takes a maximum of 15 minutes per load. 1 load of about 12 tons or 7.5 cubic meters is enough for about 25 sqm of road or 6, 25 linear meters at full 4 m width.
32 loads give say another 10 hours with the excavator, i.e. 7,500 SEK. Then you should have a ground worker the entire time to do what is needed on the ground together with the excavator, he might need 60 hours including compacting, which gives 300 SEK/hour X 60 = 18,000 SEK.
Total 106,500 SEK. This is calculated for a normal road that does not have extreme conditions, e.g. forest in the way, etc., and based on being able to place scrap material on the side instead of having to remove it. Costs can also increase if the gravel pit is far away since the transport of crushed stone will be long. Laying down cable pipes costs, as fn76 writes, about 10 SEK/m in materials and does not take long to lay; the ground worker does this at the same time as they proceed.
Best regards, Jawen
One more thing that came to mind today when I met a tractor in the forest is that it doesn't matter if something is built that can function as a meeting place somewhere in the middle of a 200m long stretch. Reversing 100m can feel a bit bothersome. Just 1.5m of extra width over a 7-8m stretch of road is enough, and it doesn't cost much extra in relation to the benefit it provides for ages.
For us, it was even the case that the Swedish Transport Administration required us to have a turning area/space for us to be granted permission to build an access road to our plot. The Swedish Transport Administration believed that access could not be granted if one had to reverse onto the main road (70 km/h road and 80 or 120 meters visibility). However, we were allowed to place the "turning zone" where we ourselves thought it was best. Our access road is approximately 250 meters long, and we have the turning area (sufficient for trucks to reverse into and turn around) near the house as it also serves as guest parking.
super thanks for all the answers... now we have decided what we are going to do it will be the long road at 200 meters and we have approximately the price on it with 
it will be around 100 thousand is it possible to take that route
it will be around 100 thousand is it possible to take that route