Land Drainage Costs

99nsr125

Title says most of it

I've a 100 metre run at least to do.
I'm looking for cost per linear metre all in*
that people have been quoted/accepted
from a contractor.

Fin type drain is allowed/acceptable


All in* means

You point out where drain is to go
contractor does everything and supplies
all matierials.

Thanks In Advance

reilig

A rough estimate:

100m

3 hours with a track machine: €120

20 ton of washed stone: €300 for to fill drain to within 2 inches of top

Drainage pipe €80 per 100m roll

€5 per ton to put stone into drains = €100

Total €620 + VAT. You will be able to reclaim the vat on drainage work done.

You would get much better economies of scale if you were doing 1000m of drainage.

Here's a link that will give you some better ideas:

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/2009/0404/farmmanagement/farmbuildings/feature.shtml

Dazzler88

reilig wrote: »

3 hours with a track machine: €120

Who is charging €40 an hour for digger work.I can get a lad to do it for €22 an hour,the days of big hourly rates for diggers is long gone.

sea12

Dazzler88 wrote: »

Who is charging €40 an hour for digger work.I can get a lad to do it for €22 an hour,the days of big hourly rates for diggers is long gone.

depends on what quality you get. I got a lad before who was a bit cheaper in the short term but more expensive in the long term. He messed up the depth of the drain s in a field so the water flowed in from the main drain instead of flowing out.
Learnt my lesson. Paid 35 hr last year when I was reclaiming a field. Worth every penny. He could crack an egg with the bucket he was so handy in the track machine.

So inother words you pay for quality.

The Nutty M

Dazzler88 wrote: »

Who is charging €40 an hour for digger work.I can get a lad to do it for €22 an hour,the days of big hourly rates for diggers is long gone.

The man charging that is the man who has done his homework into what it is actually costing him to run a machine,allowing for everything. The man charging 22euro an hour is a busy fool.

reilig

Dazzler88 wrote: »

Who is charging €40 an hour for digger work.I can get a lad to do it for €22 an hour,the days of big hourly rates for diggers is long gone.

I can get a digger for €22 an hour too. But its cash so I wouldn't be able to put it through the accounts. Also, the driver would get through about 1/3 the work that the driver for €40 per hour would get through.

Dazzler88

reilig wrote: »

I can get a digger for €22 an hour too. But its cash so I wouldn't be able to put it through the accounts. Also, the driver would get through about 1/3 the work that the driver for €40 per hour would get through.

Point taking.I still think there is definitely a happy medium between €22 an hour and €40.I appreciate that when doing drainage you need to get someone who is very good.

vincenzolorenzo

€31 maybe

reilig

Dazzler88 wrote: »

Point taking.I still think there is definitely a happy medium between €22 an hour and €40.I appreciate that when doing drainage you need to get someone who is very good.

I suppose it depends on the size of a machine - a 20 ton machine would burn Eur 20 worth of diesel an hour. A 6 ton machine might only burn half that.

polod

reilig wrote: »

I suppose it depends on the size of a machine - a 20 ton machine would burn Eur 20 worth of diesel an hour. A 6 ton machine might only burn half that.

would a 20 tonne digger not be a bit much for land drainage ? im planning on doing a bit next year ( if the funds allow ) my digger man has a 12 tonne machine

reilig

polod wrote: »

would a 20 tonne digger not be a bit much for land drainage ? im planning on doing a bit next year ( if the funds allow ) my digger man has a 12 tonne machine

I've seen plenty of lads using a 20 ton for land drainage. My local lad has 12 - 14 ton machines for land work.

My land needs wide pads too

polod

it makes some job of land only its so expensive i was pricing 2 inch stone cheapest i could get was for a 20 tonne lorry load 220euro............handy if you have free draining land save that cost any way