outdoor arena construction

[Doreen1]

Can anyone give me a guide as to cost of constructing a 30 x 60 riding arena with a sand surface??

 

[jendie]

I've just been quoted £20,000

 

[Doreen1]

I have been quoted 23,500 + Vat. It includes all work and fence...I thought I could have got it for £20,000 + Vat.

 

[Holly831]

Including drainage, doing a lot of the work ourselves and hammering the price of materials as low as possible, our cost around £30,000.00, so if you can get one for £20k and the drainage is all OK then bite their hands off!!!

Just to give you a quick idea - Silica sand, 4" deep you will need 400 tonnes at 22.50 + vat per tonne = £10,575, we topped with Rubber chips 2" costing £4000 or you will need an additional 200 tonnes sand.....

Drainage stone 4" layer at £20.00 per tonne (400 tonnes) = £9400.00

Membrane layers x 2 (we used Terram) at £1000.00 + vat per layer.

Site works machine hire around £2000.00 (needed to level site and level material on site)

Drainage contractor around £2000.00 + vat (we had other land drains put in at the same time so unsure of actual cost)

Fencing + 2 gates £850.00........

 

[Jimbob_no5]

just found this thread, using the costing as part of my HND equine studies course, does anyone know the price of 10m poles for mounting floodlights on? figured for a 30x60m outdoor i'd need about 10 floodlights but can't seem to find any pricing on the columns to mount them on

thanks

jim

 

[kerilli]

jimbob, used telegraph poles could be your best bet, i really can't remember exactly what i paid for mine when i had some but i think it was £30 each. you might be better with metal 10m poles though, say like scaffolding poles, concreted in. they might be cheaper than telegraph poles...

 

[Happy Hunter]

Oh to have 10 lights on a 30 by 60 school!!!

I have 3

Dim isnt the word - Thank god my horse likes the dark!
Very interested in these prices - Ill add them to my lottery winning dreaming.

 

[Jimbob_no5]

thanks for that reply kerilli, money isn't really a problem as its a theoretical unit at college, we just have to price up everything we want to build, materials, etc

 

[shrnmlss6]

Hi,

To find cost for each and everything is too difficult....


Hope these will be useful to you

http://www.buildingsguide.com/blog/planning-your-riding-arena

http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/ub038.pdf