garden wall

el dude

Just looking to get an idea of what kind of price I'd be looking at have a back-garden wall built. Winter is on the way and i don't think the fence willl make it through another one.

It'd be an L shaped wall that's 570cm + 300cm and It'd need to be around 6ft high. Would a foundation have to be laid for a wall of that size, it would be going down on top of smooth concrete as it is.

Also, would it be cheaper to source all the materials myself?

Just looking for an idea, at least then i know where roughly i'm at when it comes to talking to the builder.

thanks.

dairymary

foundation should be laid unless it is going on top of concrete which is a foot thick. plus foundation should be 3 times the thickness of the wall , ie standard block on edge is 4 inch thick , then foundation needs to be 12inch thick with the wall centered on it.

measure the full lenght of the wall say its 4500mm , divide by lenght of a block (450mm) = number of blocks per row.

measure the height of wall and divide by 225 (height per row) = how many rows wall is.

multiply the two answers = number of blocks need.

sounds like a small wall , probably as well of getting materials from local supplier.

wall that size wont take a mason a day to build once foundation is in, but will charge you for a day anyway . if wall is pointed blockwork will cost little more , 150 euro good deal for both

Mike2006

You would be looking at about 300 blocks inc 3 piers (1 either end and 1 in middle):

Blocks - ~€180 inc delivery
Labour on blocks - €300
Sand and Cement for blocks - €100
Labour on foundation - €200 for 1 man for a day and a half with a shovel + pick
Concrete for foundation - 9metres long x300mm wide x 300mm deep = 0.8m3 = ~€100

Total: €880...

I may be way off the mark here but that is how I would calculate it..

Mike.

dairymary

Im getting my tape lol hold on , cm larky may have confused me

dairymary

wall is 6m long plus 3 m long = total lenght 9m = 9000mm divided by 450mm = 20 blocks per course .

wall is 1.8m high = 1800mm divided by 225 = 8 courses high

20 by 8 = 160 blocks for a start .

if wall is not retaining any weight it only needs small piers ( ofcourse you can do piers what ever size you want.

this is block on edge , double for block on flat

dairymary

so if on edge 200 blocks do the job easy , = 5 bales of blocks roughly 25 euro/bale = 125

1 ton bag of sand for blocks 40 euro loads for this wall.

4/5 bags cement = 20/25 euro again loads for this wall

concrete as mike said for foundation 100

dig foundation yourself.

labour on wall 200/250

el dude

cheers, appreciate the response.

Was hoping to avoid having to put down a foundation. The concrete in the garden is plenth thick i reckon but it's ramp at the bottom end and doesn't go beyond our property to the side, so wouldn;t be of the necessery width....if that makes sense.

Think to dig a foundation myself would be a bit beyond me, as it's nothing but concrete all around here.

dairymary

do you know anyone who would lend you a con saw , cut a line down the concrete where the foundation is going , then break out with a sledge or kango , do you know how thick the concrete is