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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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How much? whats a rough price? i'v been quoted £1 each but i'm sure you can get em for less.
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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Roughly about right mate! Get em cheaper in bulk normally...
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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Roughly about right mate! Get em cheaper in bulk normally...
that was on a order of 150.


would 4" do for a garden wall 3 courses high?
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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It would suffice, but for the difference in cost id go for 6inch! Rendering it?
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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yeah will be rendered both sides.
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 08:20 PM
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sound!
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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Yep sound about the right price tbh
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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my garden walls gonna cost a fortune!


150 6" blocks, £150
19m of 8" copings,£50
4 pillar copings, £30
1 tonne of sand, £...........
cement, £................
Roughcast £.................(both sides)


fill in the blanks guys
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:24 PM
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tonne of building sand is about £35
u will prob want about 12 bags of cement at about £2.50 a bag
then about 10 bags of rendering sand about £1.50 a bag
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not to bad then!
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Originally Posted by privatepie
tonne of building sand is about £35
u will prob want about 12 bags of cement at about £2.50 a bag
then about 10 bags of rendering sand about £1.50 a bag
Where do you get your sand?

£17 per ton!
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