Price of getting shed walls shuttered.

cattle man

HI everyone.

wondering what the going rate for 8inc concrete walls 6 ft high no steel.

got a price of 100euro a metre plus vat.

this included labour shutters and concrete complete job.

thaught it was bit dear.:rolleyes:

Charlie Charolais

€80

cattle man

Charlie Charolais wrote: »

€80

hi charlie.

is that what u paid or do you do shuttering work:)

Charlie Charolais

Neither! I do a bitta pricing for lads

cattle man

Charlie Charolais wrote: »

Neither! I do a bitta pricing for lads

thats a fair bit better price then i got do ya no anyone in sligo area doing that work for that kind of money.

was that 80 plus vat.

thanks.

charityboy

2 cubic metres would put in a 5.5 metre wall (18 ft) at the measurments you gave so at 100 hundred a metre plus vat the 5.5 metre wall works out at 550 + vat sounds steep to me

cattle man

charityboy wrote: »

2 cubic metres would put in a 5.5 metre wall (18 ft) at the measurments you gave so at 100 hundred a metre plus vat the 5.5 metre wall works out at 550 + vat sounds steep to me

ya seems steep considering the concrete can be bought for 64 euro plus the vat a cubic metre.

stop thelights

cattle man wrote: »

HI everyone.

wondering what the going rate for 8inc concrete walls 6 ft high no steel.

got a price of 100euro a metre plus vat.

this included labour shutters and concrete complete job.

thaught it was bit dear.:rolleyes:

750euro (no conc inclu) for 64ft by 8ft silage wall (one side sloping). Did foundation and steel work ourselfs.

bob charles

I would only use concrete panels nowadays in a shed. cheaper than above prices aswell and much stronger and shed can easily be altered

Charlie Charolais

cattle man wrote: »

thats a fair bit better price then i got do ya no anyone in sligo area doing that work for that kind of money.

was that 80 plus vat.

thanks.

€80 plus VAT
I don't know anyone your side, i'm based in Galway

sh1tstirrer

cattle man wrote: »

HI everyone.

wondering what the going rate for 8inc concrete walls 6 ft high no steel.

got a price of 100euro a metre plus vat.

this included labour shutters and concrete complete job.

thaught it was bit dear.:rolleyes:

What are you going to use the shed for? I would never build mass concrete walls for a shed unless they are silage walls. I always use blocks but then that's easy for me to say as I can build them myself.

reilig

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

What are you going to use the shed for? I would never build mass concrete walls for a shed unless they are silage walls. I always use blocks but then that's easy for me to say as I can build them myself.

Too many cases of block walls collapsing and killing cattle in these parts. I know a lad that lost 3 cows. He built the walls himself. The wind took them down like lego. Would never put up a block wall on a cattle shed because of this. Also, I find that block and plastered walls are hard to powerwash - the plaster seems to soak any dung and you have to work on it to powerwash it off - the turbo nozzel on the washer will take the plaster off if you're not careful.

cjpm

reilig wrote: »

Also, I find that block and plastered walls are hard to powerwash - the plaster seems to soak any dung and you have to work on it to powerwash it off - the turbo nozzel on the washer will take the plaster off if you're not careful.

Powerwashing ****e is a disaster if its not soaked for a good while (10 days or so) before hand. Get a simple garden hose and soak the area you are going washing once a day before you start. Muck comes off way easier and it's easier on the plaster too!!

stop thelights

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

What are you going to use the shed for? I would never build mass concrete walls for a shed unless they are silage walls. I always use blocks but then that's easy for me to say as I can build them myself.

We always build with mass conc but then again we have a shot of small shutters so find it quicker than blocks and plaster;). Plus u cant really load stuff off a block wall unless u've a good operator on a loader. End up wit just a crack in it or blow it out of it! I'd perfer a 5ft mass than a 7ft block!

Dazzler88

cattle man wrote: »

thats a fair bit better price then i got do ya no anyone in sligo area doing that work for that kind of money.

was that 80 plus vat.

thanks.

I know a good few guys in the Sligo area doing this kind of work,not sure how much but PM me if you would like contact numbers.

sh1tstirrer

stop thelights wrote: »

We always build with mass conc but then again we have a shot of small shutters so find it quicker than blocks and plaster;). Plus u cant really load stuff off a block wall unless u've a good operator on a loader. End up wit just a crack in it or blow it out of it! I'd perfer a 5ft mass than a 7ft block!

I wouldn't agree with you. I built plenty block walls around the farm. I had to knock a wall a few years ago I failed to knock it with the sledge and even with a loader I had to knock it with a compressor and kango hammer even then it took time. The secret is to use plenty cement in the mortar mix and also use plasticiser. Use the same mix for plastering the wall 2 coats.

cjpm

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

I wouldn't agree with you. I built plenty block walls around the farm. I had to knock a wall a few years ago I failed to knock it with the sledge and even with a loader I had to knock it with a compressor and kango hammer even then it took time. The secret is to use plenty cement in the mortar mix and also use plasticiser. Use the same mix for plastering the wall 2 coats.

Dead right, fellas usually haven't enough cement in the mix, or else they mix too much at a time and keep wetting the mix. If you're building a wall and are worried about a it's stability, make your mix at 1:3

If you want a wall to load against, put 4" blocks on the flat and use the correct bond for strength and good mortar. You'll only need the blocks on the flat for the first 3 foot or so.

stop thelights

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

I wouldn't agree with you. I built plenty block walls around the farm. I had to knock a wall a few years ago I failed to knock it with the sledge and even with a loader I had to knock it with a compressor and kango hammer even then it took time. The secret is to use plenty cement in the mortar mix and also use plasticiser. Use the same mix for plastering the wall 2 coats.

I hear what ur sayin but i think mass conc is safer. We used to a contractor round here and the boss (in his 50s at the time) drivin and i'd swear he would NEVER looked behind him. Knocked one block wall bent a gate....then we started fillin the pits from the field (fillin pit from behind) and he still managed to bak over the only trough in the field:pac:

I think that mass conc also gives greater strenght to a shed than block walls against storms and the lik but a shed shud be able to handle these anyway! One man meat is another mans posion:D