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Cost of laying stone? HappyHumanist 03-22-2007
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Posted by on March 22, 2007, 5:39 pm
We're about to have some stone accent veneers added to the front of
our new home. We've been putting this off for more than a year since
the house was finished, and we're finally doing it. Question is...
What can I expect this to cost? I already know the stone is costing
$2,800, but I don't know what to expect for labor. Our mason told us
it will take four of his guys 10 hours (40 man hours) to lay the
stone. But he still hasn't gotten back to us with a precise estimate
(he's on vacation) and we need to plan our finances. Can anyone give
me a ballpark estimate of what 40 man-hours would cost? This is small-
town midwest and these guys are well regarded but not considered "high
end" contractors--just good. They have trucks with fancy graphics,
and good reputations, but they generally just do small jobs in our
rural area, like brick on the front of ranch homes, stone accent
walls, repair old stone houses, etc. I know you can't give me an
exact amount, but I'm just looking for a very rough range to help us
plan.

Thanks,
HappyHumanist@Yahoo.com


Posted by RicodJour on March 22, 2007, 5:53 pm
On Mar 22, 5:39 pm, HappyHuman...@yahoo.com wrote:
> We're about to have some stone accent veneers added to the front of
> our new home. We've been putting this off for more than a year since
> the house was finished, and we're finally doing it. Question is...
> What can I expect this to cost? I already know the stone is costing
> $2,800, but I don't know what to expect for labor. Our mason told us
> it will take four of his guys 10 hours (40 man hours) to lay the
> stone. But he still hasn't gotten back to us with a precise estimate
> (he's on vacation) and we need to plan our finances. Can anyone give
> me a ballpark estimate of what 40 man-hours would cost? This is small-
> town midwest and these guys are well regarded but not considered "high
> end" contractors--just good. They have trucks with fancy graphics,
> and good reputations, but they generally just do small jobs in our
> rural area, like brick on the front of ranch homes, stone accent
> walls, repair old stone houses, etc. I know you can't give me an
> exact amount, but I'm just looking for a very rough range to help us
> plan.

You think you are asking a simple question, but you are not.
I would _strongly_ suggest you stop this line of thinking.
It will only come back to bite you and your contractor.

Any number you get from anyone other than from your mason will be
misleading.

Your mason will not be on vacation forever. Wait for them.

R


Posted by Bob Morrison on March 22, 2007, 6:52 pm
In a previous post RicodJour wrote...
> You think you are asking a simple question, but you are not.
> I would _strongly_ suggest you stop this line of thinking.
> It will only come back to bite you and your contractor.
>
> Any number you get from anyone other than from your mason will be
> misleading.
>
> Your mason will not be on vacation forever. Wait for them.
>

Rico:

You don't think applying a wild guess of $100 per MH and giving the OP
that number isn't a good idea?

I mean, what's 40 MH x $100 = $4,000 between friends? Come to think of it,
$100/MH in this case seems pretty cheap. If the stone costs $2800, then I
think a labor cost that is 3 to 5 times the material cost wouldn't be out
of line.

In the end, your are, of course, correct. So, I will pass along the same
advice:

WAIT FOR YOUR CONTRACTOR TO COME BACK FROM VACATION!!!

--
Bob Morrison, PE, SE
R L Morrison Engineering Co
Structural & Civil Engineering
Poulsbo WA
bob at rlmorrisonengr dot com

Posted by M&S on March 22, 2007, 6:30 pm
HappyHumanist@yahoo.com wrote:

> We're about to have some stone accent veneers added to the front of
> our new home. We've been putting this off for more than a year since
> the house was finished, and we're finally doing it. Question is...
> What can I expect this to cost? I already know the stone is costing
> $2,800, but I don't know what to expect for labor. Our mason told us
> it will take four of his guys 10 hours (40 man hours) to lay the
> stone. But he still hasn't gotten back to us with a precise estimate
> (he's on vacation) and we need to plan our finances. Can anyone give
> me a ballpark estimate of what 40 man-hours would cost? This is small-
> town midwest and these guys are well regarded but not considered "high
> end" contractors--just good. They have trucks with fancy graphics,
> and good reputations, but they generally just do small jobs in our
> rural area, like brick on the front of ranch homes, stone accent
> walls, repair old stone houses, etc. I know you can't give me an
> exact amount, but I'm just looking for a very rough range to help us
> plan.
>
> Thanks,
> HappyHumanist@Yahoo.com
>

Four men are going to lay 2800 dollars worth of stone in 10 hours? One
long day? I would find this hard to believe though the details are not
there. Natural stone? Cultured (man made)? Size? Walls? Flatwork? Low,
high? Substrate? Intricate? Big open areas? On and on.

There are too many variables to even allow for a rough estimate. Around
here (mid atlantic) billing $30 per hour per man is not uncommon. That
said, I would be very surprised if you could lay $2800 worth of any
stone for 1200 dollars.

Mark


Posted by RicodJour on March 22, 2007, 7:52 pm
>
> Four men are going to lay 2800 dollars worth of stone in 10 hours? One
> long day? I would find this hard to believe though the details are not
> there. Natural stone? Cultured (man made)? Size? Walls? Flatwork? Low,
> high? Substrate? Intricate? Big open areas? On and on.
>
> There are too many variables to even allow for a rough estimate. Around
> here (mid atlantic) billing $30 per hour per man is not uncommon. That
> said, I would be very surprised if you could lay $2800 worth of any
> stone for 1200 dollars.

Interesting point. Not your dollars, but the time involved. Maybe
it's a thin stone veneer and they have a bunch of corners, that'd
explain the expense, but that stuff doesn't go up that quickly.

I guess we'll have to wait for the mason to get back from vacation to
find out! ;)

R


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