Walls - blocklaying costs ?

vicwatson · 10-08-2020 05:20PM #1

Do you pay per day? Or by block?

Anyone ideas on rates?

vicwatson · 14-08-2020 01:42PM

Anyone please?

selfbuild17 · 14-08-2020 02:35PM

Ideally by block or by sq.m. Paying by day is open to abuse. I think current rates at about 1.20-1.50 per block?

Gumbo · 14-08-2020 06:21PM

vicwatson wrote: »

Do you pay per day? Or by block?

Anyone ideas on rates?

Depends who your using.
John might be per block and joe by day.

You decide who you want. It’s not an official rule.

vicwatson · 15-08-2020 11:02AM

Gumbo wrote: »

Depends who your using.
John might be per block and joe by day.

You decide who you want. It’s not an official rule.

And what’s a day rate these days?

Just trying to work rough costs per block and per day

Dtp1979 · 15-08-2020 11:03AM

vicwatson wrote: »

And what’s a day rate these days?

Just trying to work rough costs per block and per day

I’d guess 300-400

vicwatson · 16-08-2020 10:24PM

Dtp1979 wrote: »

I’d guess 300-400

Very helpful response thanks

Rolling Stone · 16-08-2020 10:37PM

If per block / m2, they will likely look to be paid through window and door opes but they should fix insulation, lintels, dpc in lieu of this. Is scaffolding required? This won’t be included in the rate per block. Make sure they are registered for VAT, fully insured and that you get an invoice for any work done.

Rates posted previously look about right. You could always agreed a fixed price, lump sum.

Dtp1979 · 16-08-2020 11:35PM

vicwatson wrote: »

Very helpful response thanks

Sarcasm?

Still waters · 16-08-2020 11:39PM

6Depends where you are op, around here (clare/galway
area) tradesmen are 180 to 250 a day through the books depending on the man,, i know blocklaying supplied and fitted on one job i was involved with recently was €25 per square meter, theres 10 blocks in a square meter for your own calculations, obviously the nearer you are to a city the more expensive it might become

vicwatson · 18-08-2020 01:55AM

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Sarcasm?

If I wanted sarcasm I’d have posted in after hours

vicwatson · 18-08-2020 01:57AM

Rolling Stone wrote: »

If per block / m2, they will likely look to be paid through window and door opes but they should fix insulation, lintels, dpc in lieu of this. Is scaffolding required? This won’t be included in the rate per block. Make sure they are registered for VAT, fully insured and that you get an invoice for any work done.

Rates posted previously look about right. You could always agreed a fixed price, lump sum.

Thank you but it’s in relation to garden walls not say house/extension block building

Still waters · 18-08-2020 07:17AM

Rolling Stone wrote: »

If per block / m2, they will likely look to be paid through window and door opes but they should fix insulation, lintels, dpc in lieu of this. Is scaffolding required? This won’t be included in the rate per block. Make sure they are registered for VAT, fully insured and that you get an invoice for any work done.

Rates posted previously look about right. You could always agreed a fixed price, lump sum.

Why would they need to be registered for vat

Gumbo · 18-08-2020 09:41AM

vicwatson wrote: »

Thank you but it’s in relation to garden walls not say house/extension block building

You really should put that info in the OP.
No point dropping nuggets of info every so often.

Garden walls will be cheaper as there’s no insulation, wall ties etc

Dtp1979 · 18-08-2020 11:52AM

vicwatson wrote: »

If I wanted sarcasm I’d have posted in after hours

Okaayyy. Well 300-400 is standard Day rate.

Kylie Fan · 03-09-2022 09:44AM

2200 for 800 6 inch cavity, s boundary wall with 4 piers and capping. 2.75 per block, labour only. Serious inflation over last few years..

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