Garden brick wall - rough cost for 2m x 10m?

[Andehh]

Struggling to find quotes, so just want to make sure the few I do have aren't a million miles off.

2m high, 10m long, double thickness, approx 3500 bricks. Midlands based, £230/day for 2 guys to do it?

Is that a fair starting point? I figure a week to do it?

[Andehh]

The bricks we need are to match the new build house bricks, fairly specialist bricks that themselves are £3,700 for 41sqm = 2m x 10m (x2 for the thickness).

Hoping to do it for £5-6k all in, but now I am doubtful...

One quote is for £230/day, another for £6,500 (!!). eeek....

edit: I think ill be looking at around 1600 bricks for what its worth.

Edited by Andehh on Wednesday 18th January 15:29

[Andehh]

Spudler said:

I'd bite their hand off at that rate, that is incredibly low.
I'd be suspicious as to the quality of their work.
Site rates (£500+/1000) don't apply to your works, you'll be paying considerably more.

Yeah, I was suspicious as they were based an hour away as well, so was wary on that front. They weren't willing to come out to look at the job, or discuss length of time required to finish it.

Struggling to find brick layers specifically, and most people willing to look at the job are 'builders' who will use some of their team to do the work.

Any recommendations for brickies in the midlands? Or ways of finding them!?

[Andehh]

Thanks guys!

One question I do have, the wall will likely be around 2.1 - 2.2m tall if I have enough bricks for it, it is not a boundary wall, as my/shared driveway is on the other side of it. Am i still technically limited to 2m in height?

[Andehh]

mikeiow said:

Andehh said:

Yeah, I was suspicious as they were based an hour away as well, so was wary on that front. They weren't willing to come out to look at the job, or discuss length of time required to finish it.

Struggling to find brick layers specifically, and most people willing to look at the job are 'builders' who will use some of their team to do the work.

Any recommendations for brickies in the midlands? Or ways of finding them!?

You may want to be a bit more specific than "the Midlands" if you want to find someone closer than an hour away.....

Fair point, we are North Oxfordshire based!