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Cost of re-turfing a lawn
Mike wrote: Going on what we paid yesterday to have some work done in the garden, that is a very good price and I would snap his hand off. "I" would be quite content to pay that. . Just to get the job done and for me not to do it :-)) Mike ps as an afterthought, why not concrete it all and paint it green? No mowing, quick wash down :-)) Nice idea, but I'd never get agreement on that from SWMBO :) Do you really think that's a good price? I'm figuring £600 for the turf, £100 for sand, seed and weed killer. That's still £1300 for 2 days work. Which is damn good money by my reckoning. |
Cost of re-turfing a lawn
wrote in message ups.com... Mike wrote: Going on what we paid yesterday to have some work done in the garden, that is a very good price and I would snap his hand off. "I" would be quite content to pay that. . Just to get the job done and for me not to do it :-)) Mike ps as an afterthought, why not concrete it all and paint it green? No mowing, quick wash down :-)) Nice idea, but I'd never get agreement on that from SWMBO :) Do you really think that's a good price? I'm figuring £600 for the turf, £100 for sand, seed and weed killer. That's still £1300 for 2 days work. Which is damn good money by my reckoning. .................................................. ............. 2 Days? How many men? What equipment? Maintenance of equipment? Fuel? Guarantee? Cover for days Rained Off? If later there is something not quite right, a bump or a dip, would you expect to pay for the rectification or have it done free? As a matter of interest, do you work for yourself or run a business? With all due respect I suggest not, otherwise the 'hiddens' would be known to you. As an example, when I moved into my second and bigger factory, still only a nattygramme bigger than a Starter Unit, I did the exercise of county up the 'dead money'. Outgoings before I switched a light on, had staff through the door, switched the heating on. Things such as rent. Rates. Insurance. Telephone rental standing charge. Gas standing charge. Electric standing charge. Water Rates standing charge. All those things that HAVE to be paid whether working or not. Sunday. Christmas Day. New Years Day Bank Holidays etc etc etc. :-(( They have to be taken into account when quoting charges. Thought you might be interested. Mike -- -------------------------------------- Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com Rained Off days? |
Cost of re-turfing a lawn
Mike wrote: 2 Days? How many men? What equipment? Maintenance of equipment? Fuel? Guarantee? Cover for days Rained Off? If later there is something not quite right, a bump or a dip, would you expect to pay for the rectification or have it done free? As a matter of interest, do you work for yourself or run a business? With all due respect I suggest not, otherwise the 'hiddens' would be known to you. As an example, when I moved into my second and bigger factory, still only a nattygramme bigger than a Starter Unit, I did the exercise of county up the 'dead money'. Outgoings before I switched a light on, had staff through the door, switched the heating on. Things such as rent. Rates. Insurance. Telephone rental standing charge. Gas standing charge. Electric standing charge. Water Rates standing charge. All those things that HAVE to be paid whether working or not. Sunday. Christmas Day. New Years Day Bank Holidays etc etc etc. :-(( They have to be taken into account when quoting charges. Thought you might be interested. Mike Thanks. I will raise all those points, as the quotation I have contains very little detail. For that kind of money I would expect a top quality job, with some sort of guarantee. |
Cost of re-turfing a lawn
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Cost of re-turfing a lawn
wrote in message ups.com... Mike wrote: 2 Days? How many men? What equipment? Maintenance of equipment? Fuel? Guarantee? Cover for days Rained Off? If later there is something not quite right, a bump or a dip, would you expect to pay for the rectification or have it done free? As a matter of interest, do you work for yourself or run a business? With all due respect I suggest not, otherwise the 'hiddens' would be known to you. As an example, when I moved into my second and bigger factory, still only a nattygramme bigger than a Starter Unit, I did the exercise of county up the 'dead money'. Outgoings before I switched a light on, had staff through the door, switched the heating on. Things such as rent. Rates. Insurance. Telephone rental standing charge. Gas standing charge. Electric standing charge. Water Rates standing charge. All those things that HAVE to be paid whether working or not. Sunday. Christmas Day. New Years Day Bank Holidays etc etc etc. :-(( They have to be taken into account when quoting charges. Thought you might be interested. Mike Thanks. I will raise all those points, as the quotation I have contains very little detail. For that kind of money I would expect a top quality job, with some sort of guarantee. I don't think you will be able to get them to break it down to such a finer detail as I have drawn to your attention. Such as the question "How much fuel will you use?" and "Do you have a yard or base you are paying rent on?" and "How much of your quotation covers your wet days and not being able to work?", but you could ask, "What sort of guarantee do I have? How long is your guarantee?" and "How long will it take?", "What grade turf have you quoted for, I don't want a Bowling Green?" (On the other hand you might :-)) AND, is it a Quotation or an Estimate and do you know the difference? It sounds like a quote, but it should be detailed to see what sort of turf it is. He 'could' have quoted rubbish and when you see it, "Well that will have to be charged extra if you want a better turf" and thus your quotation goes up with 'extras' and 'work requested whilst in progress'. Hope that helps :-)) Mike -- -------------------------------------- Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com |
Cost of re-turfing a lawn
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Cost of re-turfing a lawn
wrote: wrote: Thanks. I will raise all those points, as the quotation I have contains very little detail. For that kind of money I would expect a top quality job, with some sort of guarantee. I'm not sure I get it - rotovate then add lots of grit then the turf on top of that? Doesn't sound like a quality job to me. If you want a job done well you have to have a proper idea of what *you* want doing, rather than rely on self-called experts. No it doesn't sound a quality job to me either, hence my shock at the amount quoted for so little apparent work, or detail in the quotation. But I'm not a gardening expert, so I don't know for sure what is required. However I do know that drainage is a problem in the garden, so that must be addressed. |
Cost of re-turfing a lawn
On 7/9/06 09:17, in article
, " wrote: wrote: My lawn needs levelling out and re-turfing. Given that it's about 300 sq.metres, I estimate approx £600 to buy turf. In terms of labour, how long would you say it would take someone to rotavate this area, level it out and lay the turf? I'm just trying to get a rough estimate for the labour costs. Well I had someone look at it a few days ago. Just got the quote. To do the following:- kill off existing grass rotovate and rake level apply grit sand to improve drainage roll lay new turf grand total £1995. I didn't expect such a high quote. And also I didn't think it was recommended to user a roller in this situation, as it compacts the soil. But looking at this work, there's nothing really complicated that I couldn't do myself. My only concern is the drainage. I'm still not sure if we'll need drainage pipes. Do you have a supplier or suppliers of turf in your area? Try Yellow Pages. If so, I'd get two or three of them to come and look at your lawn and advise you on the condition of the soil and any necessary drainage. You could even have a word with whoever maintains your local cricket pitch/football ground/bowling green. You might have to pay them a few pounds for coming out but it could save you an awful lot and you would get an independent point of view. Ask the turf suppliers if they know of anyone who would do the job and what they would think to be a reasonable cost to do it. If they give you names, ask those names for previous-customers' references and go and look at the work for yourself. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ |
Cost of re-turfing a lawn
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