Landscaping cost
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I have a garden that measures 12x11m. It is overgrown with long grass, weeds and has the odd rock or tree dotted in it.
I have decided to get it landscaped as I cannot do the work myself and to have a very low maintenance finish.
One half is uneven concrete so that is being left for now as I'm sure I can only afford one half at a time. I plan to have a 3ft border around the outside consisting of pebbles or slate (I have cats so it needs to be big sized stones).
All in all we are looking at clearing and levelling, turfing around 90m2, Shingle 24m2, new paving 8m2.
What can I expect in terms of cost for this amount of work??
Many thanks in advance!
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An arm and a leg ?
Best thing to do is to work out exactly what you want/need doing.......find 3 landscapers if you can and put your plans to them. Ask them for detailed quotes and move on from there.
Ask your neighbours if they know of reputable people.......personal recs are always the best way to go if possible.
Be firm in what you want/need BUT be prepared to accept alternatives. Good landscapers should tell you whether your ideas are possible/sensible, etc.
Cost wise ? Can differ from area to area so you will be the best judge of that
more if you're in Surrey than if you're in Devon.
My friends had their small garden laid out, twenty years ago and it cost them 6000.00 and that's Devon prices. My dad and I cleared all the brambles and weeds and removed them in return for their greenhouse.
this work does not come cheap. professionals will do it properly, good foundations to the patio area etc.
having said that, you may find someone unemployed/ self employed wanting a bit of cash in hand, best get three of four quotes, don't let them give you an estimate, must be a quote.
You may find a family work party works out better.
Here in rural Derbyshire the rate for builders, painters and general handymen is £60 per hour.
Definitely get a quote. We went by the hour, based on how many hours we thought it would have taken us. We had the slowest painter in the country.
you get a day for that in Devon.
when you get the quotes ask for references from previous clients (and if the have one look at their work portfolio)
Finger in the air price would be about 1500 pounds but that is Scottish prices. Add skip hire and paving slabs on top maybe.
If we are lucky we can get a man for day at a slave auction.