ED Garden Costs- madness!

[motorbird83]

I've got a typical small mid terreaced house in ED with a courtyard garden less than 6x6m. I want some flags and a bit of turf and some planters built out of sleepers. No levelling work.

Just got a quote for 10k and nearly fainted. Are these the prices people are paying in ED for landscaping? I feel like the world's gone mad.

[Peckhampam]

search for my recent thread-use the name nauris in search. I think he will give you a reasonable quote and his work is great

[DaveR]

?10k sounds way over the top, unless you're planning to pave it with marble. We used a guy called Nigel, who wasn't the cheapest, but did a great job. I don't have his number but he was referred to us by Andy, who posts on here as Spoiltdog:

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/profile.php?30,8042

[Jeremy]

Sometimes if tradesmen don't really fancy the job, or have too much work on, they'll quote you double... just in case the client was born yesterday.

[Mrs TP]

They are probably used to doing bigger jobs and mean they won't get out of bed for less than ?10K - good luck to them if they can get the work and they probably can! So yes an over-quote as they don't want to spend the time on a smaller job :(

[bonaome]

Try Victor the handyman http://www.007handyman.co.uk/3.html - we used him for similar work following many recommendations for him on EDF and were really pleased with the work and the price. I can't remember how much it was exactly but I do remember that our starting budget was a small fraction of what you've been quoted elsewhere and Victor was well within budget.

[Pickle]

We've had both our front and back gardens completely redesigned for a lot less than that! Try Alec Nikolic, he's local and excellent.

[lane lover]

I second bonaome. Victor is excellent and charges a good price. He did my garden at a small fraction of the above cost.

He gets busy, so he may not be free for a while: but worth the wait.

[KidKruger]

motorbird I've done a couple of gardens and can do this for you for only ?9K. During weekends.

[motorbird83]

Thanks KK :)

They actually do want the work. When I said thanks but no thanks they sent through an unsolicited revised quote with cheaper flags and they made multiple visits to the house. Shockingly, I think this is just how much they charge!

Thanks for the other recommendations everyone :)

[Herne Hill Guest]

Has the turf got irrigation included in the quote? It's is very costly.

[bonniebird]

Nauris and his workers were very good in my garden last week, worked like trojens :)

[Gardeners world]

Hi. Firstly, thank you Dave for the recommendation. I normally suggest to my customers to get 3 quotes for the work, so you get a balanced view of the cost, plus you get to pick our brains for ideas. I would always say, only use recommended gardeners from the forum. At least you know you are getting someone who knows how to do a good job & will not overcharge you.

I would be happy to come round & give you a quote & hopefully some ideas to keep the cost down & offer a good job, as we have been doing this for 12 years & offer a guarantee on all our work.

Nigel

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