Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Landscape design - KDR (sekisui house ) Burbank - ST Geo 139Apr 19, 2018 10:07 pm ehhc Yeah?? How much were the quotes? The first quote was $10000. The second quote $12500 The third quote $23500 Prices for just timber retaining wall, majority of cost goes toward labour. In my initial cost of building, I have not budgeted $$$ into landscaping. Assuming I can do landscaping easily (well that was 2011 when we got this land) I have not consider my age at all...most likely I was feeling under 40 years olds at that time. Now that we are in year of 2018 and I do feels the aging process Oh my ... every digit that's added on to 50 feels like extra 5 years added on. My knees are not in good shape, can't run, can't walk fast, can't carry heavy staff... so not quite sure how I will manage to do digging and moving soil. Slow and steady is my current motto. So to anyone thinking of building please do consider the high cost of landscaping. My retaining wall plans are simple ... very tempting to do DIY. I'm very seriously thinking to do retaining wall for the back fence myself ( doesn't matter how long its take to do it just have to follow my motto - slow and steady ) let's see how I go. Build Thread : viewtopic.php?=31&t=81624 Landscape Thread : viewtopic.php?f=19&t=86133 Re: Landscape design - KDR (sekisui house ) Burbank - ST Geo 140Apr 19, 2018 10:25 pm cat_dunc haha retaining walls cost a BOMB. Its insane, but oh man its time consuming so thats probably why. I reckon you can do it Shazaw!! Get your sons into the yard How many m2 is your concreting? Has anyone worked it out? I could probably scale it in CAD for you if you needed to know. Its great you're doing a footpath. Man i wish we had one! Even if it goes nowhere as no one else has one I LOVE that wholesale plant place. I just ordered a plant price list We are thinking of going with $13k quote for driveway even if they don't provide paperwork. My neighbour is a builder and he has recommended to this concretor . I can always knock on my neighbour's door if any problem arise. Build Thread : viewtopic.php?=31&t=81624 Landscape Thread : viewtopic.php?f=19&t=86133 Landscape Design Parramatta We have been doing a large amount of landscape design work in Sydney… 0 3 Hi All, Recently we have signed a contract with Burbank and we are not aware that they have just DORSET, SURREY, HAMPSHIRE, KENT, PILBARA and REDGUM bricks from PGH are… 0 3152 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 37139 |