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Approximate cost of building a garden wall?
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c...@isbd.net
Jun 12, 2015, 9:48:05 AM6/12/15
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Can anyone give me a guide/guesstimate sort of price for building a
brick garden wall please.
It's around 20 metres long and 2 metres high (or was until it fell
over). The fallen bricks etc. have been cleared away so it's
basically ready to go.
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Chris Green
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brick garden wall please.
It's around 20 metres long and 2 metres high (or was until it fell
over). The fallen bricks etc. have been cleared away so it's
basically ready to go.
--
Chris Green
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Brian-Gaff
Jun 13, 2015, 4:48:05 AM6/13/15
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What made it fall over in the first place?
If the base is tilted or unstable, then one would need to dig out the
foundation and put in a better one.
I did see a guy once come up with a cunning plan and drilled the base and
put in some kind of metal structure and a double depth ie 2 brick wall,
which seemed to work quite well, but he did it due to being on a corner and
always getting cars turning around knocking bits of the original wall over!
It did look a little chunky, it has to be said.
Brian
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If the base is tilted or unstable, then one would need to dig out the
foundation and put in a better one.
I did see a guy once come up with a cunning plan and drilled the base and
put in some kind of metal structure and a double depth ie 2 brick wall,
which seemed to work quite well, but he did it due to being on a corner and
always getting cars turning around knocking bits of the original wall over!
It did look a little chunky, it has to be said.
Brian
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Phil L
Jun 13, 2015, 10:27:46 AM6/13/15
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It's 40m2 of facing brick, assuming you'll want it 9 inch, IE double
skinned, then it will be 80m2., as both sides will be on view.
There's 50 brick per m2, which means you need 4000 bricks... expect to pay
about £700 per 1000 depending on location and brick type, so this will be
£2800, and this is without any supporting pillars, headers or cappings.
Add another £200 for mortar and you're up to 3K before you get a bricky in.
He'll lay 500 bricks a day, and he'll want £150ish, he'll also want £90 for
his labourer, so there'll be eight days at £240.
He may or may not have his own mixer, in which case either him or you will
have to hire one, so add another £60 on.
You'll be very lucky to get any change out of five grand.
If you want engineers for the top, pillars or fancier bricks, add another
£500.
My advice is to get a fence.
rick
Jun 30, 2015, 9:57:14 AM6/30/15
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On 13/06/2015 15:28, Phil L wrote:
Base it on 500 bricks a day ... in my area Bricky + labourer is £150 a day.
You don't say whether single skin ... in which case you would need some
piers .. or is it double skin ... I would still put in piers in on a 20m
length.
Neat way is a pillar either end and 2 matching piers making in effect 3
panels of run
Or save a fortune and buy one of these if you don't have much in way of
trowel skills :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNL7sHrP-GY
Base it on 500 bricks a day ... in my area Bricky + labourer is £150 a day.
You don't say whether single skin ... in which case you would need some
piers .. or is it double skin ... I would still put in piers in on a 20m
length.
Neat way is a pillar either end and 2 matching piers making in effect 3
panels of run
Or save a fortune and buy one of these if you don't have much in way of
trowel skills :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNL7sHrP-GY
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