Is this expensive

Bscan86

Hi guys,
Hoping to start stripping the site by the end of the month. Had a guy up looking at making a start. He has priced €3,000 labour to strip site dig out and pile up excess filling, lay filling for driveway, open gap onto road, dig foundations, lay steel mesh, pour foundations, put in waste pipes ducts and radon sumps, whack in filling, lay radon barrier when blocks are laid . I would have to get blocks done myself. Is this expensive?

DOCARCH

Without know the size of the site or house, very hard to say.

Whatever size....sounds pretty reasonable!

Bscan86

Hey sorry ya house size is 2045 Sq ft on a site of .75 acre
Site is bit lob sided, 1 end is level other half needs 4 ft skimmed off it

Calahonda52

What is the spec on the filling that he will whack? Just from local quarry/sandpit or whatever?

Bscan86

Calahonda52 wrote:

What is the spec on the filling that he will whack? Just from local quarry/sandpit or whatever?

That will be specified by the engineer. It's 804 gravel as far as I know.

Calahonda52

Bscan86 wrote: »

That will be specified by the engineer. It's 804 gravel as far as I know.

Not anymore which is why I asked..
http://www.imqs.ie/NewsEventsViewer/tabid/93/ArticleId/604/Important-Notification-Publication-of-SR21-2014-A1-2016-and-IS888-2016-Guidance-for-Suppliers-of-Har.aspx

Anyway glad to see an engineer on board.

The 3k seems reasonable: 10 days work for man and machine?

Bscan86

Calahonda52 wrote:

The 3k seems reasonable: 10 days work for man and machine?

Probably, he didn't break down the price so much but there's a fair bit of work involved plus he's fairly tidy both with track machine and doing the hand work.

Calahonda52

Yep, It looks okay, just make sure the engineer is in the loop as he will need to see certain stages, such as the open foundations before anything gets put so make sure the lad knows that, in case he would be working on a dry Sunday!!
Best of luck with project, am off from here.

Bscan86

Calahonda52 wrote:

Yep, It looks okay, just make sure the engineer is in the loop as he will need to see certain stages, such as the open foundations before anything gets put so make sure the lad knows that, in case he would be working on a dry Sunday!! Best of luck with project, am off from here.

Thanks for that.

Water John

Looks reasonable. Take plenty of pics as the work progresses. Any worry and send pic to engineer.
Honda won't see you wrong.

Bscan86

Thank you.

B-D-P--

pretty keen price, Would be happy with it, especially if the man is good.

Bscan86

B-D-P-- wrote:

pretty keen price, Would be happy with it, especially if the man is good.

Ah ya he'd be good alright and doesn't waste time either

893bet

Very reasonable. Are you putting in finished floor or pouring that later?

Bscan86

893bet wrote:

Very reasonable. Are you putting in finished floor or pouring that later?

Will be going with underfloor heating so will pour the finished floor towards the end of the build.

Water John

Majority do UFH before walls go up. It is easier to do doorways and link rooms etc.