Walls Checklist

We recommend checking your walls with an engineer

 Excavation -  m² or m³

Disposal – On-site or off-site

Footing Width x thickness x length = m³

Construction method

Brick

Block

Hollow block + concrete fill

In-situ Concrete

Projections if the wall requires additions strength

Piers

Facing

Render

Stone

Snap header brick

For Retaining walls include: -

Larger footings

Toe (if appropriate but in conjunction with an engineer)

Water proofing to the rear of the wall – usually bitumen based

Weepholes

Drainage trench -shingle backfilled with perforated pipe

Drainage board in heavier soils

Drainage to the rear of the wall

Coping

Other factors affecting price are

Delivery loads (Bags or Bulk or Loose)

Hand or machine excavation

Disposal by skip/grab or on-site