Got a quote from a reputable landcaper in North Co. Cork for €6,500. Garden is about 10mx10m - back of 4 bed semi in a housing estate. This includes stone paving (indian sandstone) for a large seating area, small retaining wall made of cut stone, turf lawn, shed base, shrubs, lighting etc.
I was asked €5k by a local concrete paving manufacturer to pave half and level & seed half (labour was the factor here) which I thought was mad money.
I was tempted to approach a building site and hire a few labourers for a couple of days but I want a nice garden rather than flat concrete/ grass with a shed plonked on the side.
I know this man will do good work. He's local and reputable and has a good eye. It's a lot of money though, and I was wondering if this estimate is in the right area? I don't mind paying for good work now rather than hiring someone again to repair a poor job.
And yes, I probably could have a go myself, but this way it gets done properly, quickly and blister-free. Also, the DIY expert father in law (sound man, by the way) is out of the country for a while so he won't have a heart attack at the thought of paying someone to do this job. (Sun-tanned father-in-law in July: "You mean to tell me you paid a man €1,500 to do this? I'd have done it for nothing!")
Any thoughts?
I was asked €5k by a local concrete paving manufacturer to pave half and level & seed half (labour was the factor here) which I thought was mad money.
I was tempted to approach a building site and hire a few labourers for a couple of days but I want a nice garden rather than flat concrete/ grass with a shed plonked on the side.
I know this man will do good work. He's local and reputable and has a good eye. It's a lot of money though, and I was wondering if this estimate is in the right area? I don't mind paying for good work now rather than hiring someone again to repair a poor job.
And yes, I probably could have a go myself, but this way it gets done properly, quickly and blister-free. Also, the DIY expert father in law (sound man, by the way) is out of the country for a while so he won't have a heart attack at the thought of paying someone to do this job. (Sun-tanned father-in-law in July: "You mean to tell me you paid a man €1,500 to do this? I'd have done it for nothing!")
Any thoughts?
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