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Rough cost of rebuilding garden wall?

rubble2
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We suffered partial damage to a 4ft high garden wall during this weeks storms.
The wall is probably getting on for 100 years old, it has lost a couple of courses of bricks off the top and loosened some other bricks - probably needs re-pointing to make it fully safe.
Just wondered if there is a ball park price per Sq. Metre for rebuilding a two brick thick garden wall? most of the bricks are re-useable so mainly labour costs.
I will be getting some quotes once the weather improves but wondered what sort of price I should expect.
Thanks
The wall is probably getting on for 100 years old, it has lost a couple of courses of bricks off the top and loosened some other bricks - probably needs re-pointing to make it fully safe.
Just wondered if there is a ball park price per Sq. Metre for rebuilding a two brick thick garden wall? most of the bricks are re-useable so mainly labour costs.
I will be getting some quotes once the weather improves but wondered what sort of price I should expect.
Thanks
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Hubby says £60 a metre and pointing is £12 a metre0
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In my location would expect to pay £70 m2 for 215mm brickwork and £18 m2 for repointing.Forgotten but not gone.0
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I was going to ask the same question so apologies for piggybacking on this thread.
I have got a garden wall which is beginning to crumble and would like to either repair it or replace it entirely. I am thinking of taking it on as a diy project. I need some brief advice on what materials I would need and how to go about it or to be told to just leave it to the professionals even if it costs a fortune.
Here is the piccie:
I hope that a picture does describe a thousand words because I would have found it hard to relay the nature of the wall and how it was damaged.0 -
Difficult to tell from the photo, but it appears that your blocks are crumbling/degrading, and the corner is not bonded.
If, indeed, the blocks are unsuitable (which is difficult to imagine unless they are weak, or a poor batch, or sulphates are present) then the solution is to re-new the corner and bond it in. However, the remaining wall will probably fail at some point in the future. Hence, you may wish to re-new the lot.
As a further point, a rendered garden wall, or even more so a retaining wall, is asking for problems. It is the height of bad practice.
I apologise if this is not the answer you were hoping for!0 -
Further education places do evening classes for all sorts of things and one of them is brick laying.
Why not take one and learn how make a beautiful wall that would last another 100 yearsDo you want your money back, and a bit more, search for 'money claim online' - They don't like it up 'em Captain Mainwaring0 -
Got a couple of bricklayers coming tomorrow to give quotes.
Already had one which seemed rather excessive - We agreed not to replace the top two courses of bricks so the wall will be slightly lower, he quoted £550 to replace a row of 'Bricks on End' on top of the wall and re-point the whole of our side of the wall (12sqM).
Will see what tomorrow brings0
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