Costs

 Costing a rebuild or new build for a dry stone wall is an art in itself! Remember that you are employing a qualified and professional craftsperson.

In order to work out costs per meter or per job I will need to visit the site and discuss with you a number of details.

The kind of questions I will ask that will help determine the price could be as follows;

• Is it an agricultural wall or a domestic/garden wall?
• Do you have sufficient stone or do I need to bring it in?
• Is it a repair of a fallen wall or a complete new build?
• What is the lay of the land i.e. on a slope or flat?
• Is it a part or fully retaining wall? What is the quality of the stone? 
• How high do you want it?
• Does it have any features e.g. a wall end or gateway?
• Is the wall cemented?
• Is there good access to the wall/site?
• Will I need to remove trees, roots, vegetation etc?

Prices for straightforward 'gapping' (which is repairing field walls) generally start at £60 per meter and depending on the answers to the questions above will rise accordingly.

Pondering...prior to starting gapping a limestone wall above Carsington