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Walls - blocklaying costs ?

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  • 10-08-2020 5:20pm
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    vicwatson
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    Do you pay per day? Or by block?

    Anyone ideas on rates?


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    vicwatson
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    Anyone please?


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    selfbuild17
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    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?


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    Gumbo
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    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.


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    vicwatson
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    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


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    Dtp1979
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    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


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    vicwatson
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    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    I’d guess 300-400

    Very helpful response thanks


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    Rolling Stone
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    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.


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    Dtp1979
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    vicwatson wrote: »
    Very helpful response thanks

    Sarcasm?


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    Still waters
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    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


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    vicwatson
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    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    Sarcasm?

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


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    vicwatson
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    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


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    Still waters
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    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


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    Gumbo
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    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


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    Dtp1979
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    vicwatson wrote: »
    If I wanted sarcasm I’d have posted in after hours

    Okaayyy. Well 300-400 is standard Day rate.


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    Kylie Fan
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    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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