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Widening the Gateway/Entrance
Joto_2
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Hi Hope someone can help.
We want our entrance/gate widened by about a metre. A 6ft tall by approx 18" square stone pillar will need to be knocked down and the remainder is a stone wall 4ft high will need to be removed, along with some hedging that runs alongside.The Pillar will then need to be replaced. and any driveway left bare will need to be patched with concrete.
We have had a quote for £240 parts and £1200 labour which we thought was rather steep to say the least, but what do you think?
The quote was from a stonemason, but I'm not sure who I should actually be getting quotes from? Do builders, gardeners also do this type of job?
We want our entrance/gate widened by about a metre. A 6ft tall by approx 18" square stone pillar will need to be knocked down and the remainder is a stone wall 4ft high will need to be removed, along with some hedging that runs alongside.The Pillar will then need to be replaced. and any driveway left bare will need to be patched with concrete.
We have had a quote for £240 parts and £1200 labour which we thought was rather steep to say the least, but what do you think?
The quote was from a stonemason, but I'm not sure who I should actually be getting quotes from? Do builders, gardeners also do this type of job?
Look after the pennies and the £££s will look after themselves
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Why don't you knock the pillar down yourself ? just take your time and keep all the stone in one area, also you could knock the wall down but keep the stone in a separte area from the pillar just in case it's needed.
As for price, I would say it should take a stonemason no more than a week to rebuild the pillar and tie in the wall, so depending if he's employing someone to help, which will be more expensive, around 800 quid would be more realistic for labour.0
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