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"Richard" wrote:

So I thought I'd post the result of my search for someone to put in my
retaining wall border. I talked to four or five different masons, had
two come by the house and ultimately settled on one. He started work
yesterday and finished today. In all, it took him less than a day & a
half with one other guy helping him. The border looks fantastic!

I settled on Paul Farmer. He quoted me a price for labor which was
just added to the price for the rock and he didn't explicitly charge me
for picking up and delivering the material. I visited a rock yard in
town where I know he gets his material & they told me he actually hand
picks all his rocks for jobs he does - that ultimately made my decision
for me. He used two colors of chopped limestone block to build the
border. Then I also asked him to put in a six inch or so strip in
front of the wall to serve as a mowing strip for easier mowing against
the wall. He layed small chunks of matching & accent colored flagstone
set in portland cement for that. He also put in small pieces of pvc
pipe set in the mortar every so often to serve as drainage points for
the wall.

The border just looks great & Paul was such a nice guy to work with.
I'm looking forward to when I can get him back out again to do more
work for me. I'd highly recommend him. I've taken lots of before &
after pictures, so if you're interested in seeing any of them I can
send them along.

Thanks again for all your input!

rj

I already have the rock and mortar on hand.
Just need labor.

Is he willing to work with what I have on hand?
What is his price per square ft. to put in a retaining wall border?

I'd appreciate his phone number please!
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