Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Retaining wall quote 7Dec 11, 2008 2:29 pm Looks aren't important to me as we are filling our side of the wall and the other side is to be covered by fence so the timber ones are suited to our needs.
That being said, can anyone recommend someone to install the retaining wall if I supply all of the materials? I do not mind paying for their work, but I do mind being charged 10k for a few days work. I've done some costings and can get the timber, metal and the concrete for about $4.5k (retail). What does everyone else think a fair price would be for three or four days of work? I know they are suppying their expertise and their equipment/machinery. I would have thought 7k or 8k would be fair given the 4.5k cost of materials. Am I being unreasonable? Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5197 Thanks for the insights, that makes perfect sense, and yeah, I will be leaning on the experience of the excavator operator entirely. 6 16160 Hi All, I engaged a tradie to install concrete retaining wall 600-800mm high over 32 meters in Victoria. Sleepers are 200*75*2000 mm installed over 17 steel posts. I… 0 6917 |