Simon Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I would like to build a garden wall, a concrete block affair that could be rendered later will be fine. What can I expect to pay someone per linear meter for something 1m high?RegardsSimon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nord36 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Average cost is around 1 euro per block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Does that include proper (legal depth) foundations and reinforcing pillars? What height is planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 1m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 I have been quoted €15,000, seems a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I was quoted €3000 for a proper strong retaining wall with regulation depth foundations and strengtheners. Which includes removing the rubble. Height from about 1.80 down to 80 over about 5/6 metres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 [quote user="Simon"]I have been quoted €15,000, seems a lot.[/quote]For one linear metre of one metre high block wall including foundation, yes that is expensive [:-))]I will do it for half that [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Good point, I should have said it runs for about 150m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 OK then it will be €112500, you dont mind if I sub it out do you? [6]Dependant on whether the foundation has une semelle the material costs with a small mark up are not far off one third of the devi price not incuding digger hire, muck away etc so the price is probably reasonable, get a few more devis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Build it yourself with straw bales and then render, much cheaper.W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 "Build it yourself with straw bales and then render, much cheaper."Didn't you read the Three Little Pigs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Build it out of sausages..........Walls sausages obviously........don't want to scrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Nothing like as daft as it sounds. I remember a "Grand Design" done this way. There's quite a bit of this going on in France now also:http://www.lamaisonenpaille.com/1024x800/frame.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Check these out as wellhttp://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUK367&q=photos+straw+houses&oq=&gs_rfai=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=L6unS8L8CY6d4QbQ7d2BAw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CB8QsAQwAwWay to go and sure beats the h8ll out of pigs and sausagesW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Guerriere Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 A straw bale wall is possible, but you would need to stop the rain getting from above. Here in S Oxfordshire we have a number of earth (terre / masse) walls, but they have little roofs usually tiles. I suppose the way to go would be to have a little thatch roof on the top. My it would look dinky ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 The difficulty in France would be getting traditional-sized bales. Not sure the wall would look so dinky made of those bloomin' great round jobs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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