Thread: Patio bid help
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Old 05-19-2008, 07:49 AM
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We did a stone driveway set in mortar that was 3600 sq. ft. I new it was going to be a challenge so I bid on the high side. If I get it great. If not oh well. We got the job mainly because I have a good relationship with the designer.
I would be very careful setting your grades and use a lot of string lines so you have no dips. Setting stone can get difficult when doing it on a large area.

Be prepared for a lot of cleanup after and during the job. Depending on the type of stone you will probably use over 40 tons.

I would probably sub out the concete slab work if you don't do that type of work much.

As for the price I think 63k is low. Our labor alone was higher than that.

Mike
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