building a menage costs?

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hi hopefully moving house soon and we are defently going to have to put a new menage in.

i really want softtrack or something simular as a surface.

just asking thoses that have done i themself or got someone else to do it how much it rougly cost them ither self build or proff done?

also what layers does your menage consist of ?

thanks alot kelly
 
tbh it depends on so many things, it's like asking how much a horse costs, or a car costs!
you need to decide what size to have, where to put it (the better the access, the cheaper it'll be, if you can get artics in), what fencing you want, and then it depends on what soil type you have, whether the land is flat or sloping (how much will need moving to make it level or give it the desired slope in the correct direction). once you know all this, you can get quotes.
my menage (3rd one i've done is: topsoil removed, slight slope towards ditch left, black woven terram, type 1 to a depth of about 1'-2' to get it level, vibration rolled perfectly level (on a laser), grey woven fibrous membrane overlapped about 1', 'sewn' with baler twine by me!), railway sleepers to retain surface, top quality equine silica sand rolled to a depth of 4", rubber to a depth of 2".
obv you need planning permission too.
hope that helps.
 
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tbh it depends on so many things, it's like asking how much a horse costs, or a car costs!
you need to decide what size to have, where to put it (the better the access, the cheaper it'll be, if you can get artics in), what fencing you want, and then it depends on what soil type you have, whether the land is flat or sloping (how much will need moving to make it level or give it the desired slope in the correct direction). once you know all this, you can get quotes.
my menage (3rd one i've done is: topsoil removed, slight slope towards ditch left, black woven terram, type 1 to a depth of about 1'-2' to get it level, vibration rolled perfectly level (on a laser), grey woven fibrous membrane overlapped about 1', 'sewn' with baler twine by me!), railway sleepers to retain surface, top quality equine silica sand rolled to a depth of 4", rubber to a depth of 2".
obv you need planning permission too.
hope that helps.

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and that reminds me why i'm not building one...! eeek!
 
To be honest there is no hard and fast rule.

If you have someone who has access to machinery and can operate them properly then your costs will be far less than someone who ends up paying someone to do it all.

The land will also depend on how much time and effort needs to be spent preparing the ground. A flat level surface is far easier than a slop - we should know we built one on a fall off 2.9metres!

You can cut corners and use washed cruch concrete rather than stones but you need to be able to trust your supplier and know it really has been washed.

Analyse your sand before you put it in - it's an easy and expensive mistake to make.

We have just had a softrack surface laid by Robert Brazil in our arena which we initially did all the ground work ourselves.

We have paid £30k +Vat for the surface and new membrane alone.

That does not include fencing, bottom membrane, gravel for around the edge of the arena or what is cost us to prepare the ground and level it.
 
We had a 40 x 20 school put in this summer. The school itself cost about £20,000. There was quite a lot of leveling to do. We also had a softrack surface which was around £11,000. The softrack surface has been amazing. Very little maintenance and lovely to ride on. Hope that helps.
 
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hi hopefully moving house soon and we are defently going to have to put a new menage in.

i really want softtrack or something simular as a surface.

just asking thoses that have done i themself or got someone else to do it how much it rougly cost them ither self build or proff done?

also what layers does your menage consist of ?

thanks alot kelly

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I have seen a serious number of disaster areas via the DIY route. Against all advice, they knew best!

I would suggest asking a reputable company for a quote and then weighing it up against a DIY - which could well need to be ripped up and relaid.

Are there any Livery or Racing Yards in your area, where you could go and have a look and ask advice?

If a DIY goes totally pear-shaped, it will cost you a serious amount of £.

Do the research before you start.
 
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