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By the time you’ve messed about trying to clad it you may as well have built a new wall. It’s only small, wouldn’t cost a lot ( depending on what their version of ‘a lot’ is!).
How much do you think it will cost? £300 plus labour? I was thinking just block work cladded in the cotwold stone, same pttern as the house.
I don’t know the price of Cotswold stone if I’m honest, don’t use it around these parts. Going from the photo, I would be able to knock that up in a day, so whatever you’re day rate is + materials. Personally I’d have said it was a £500 job all-in, but this is without knowing the price of that stone!
I wouldn't try to clad it. Those are tanalised softwood sleepers, they'll have a short enough life even with the air getting to them! Plus I can't think how you'd get cladding to stick. If they want a stone wall they'll have to pay for it, otherwise it's their problem not yours.
There's a lot going on in that photo, personally if it was my house I'd do away with that raised bed and keep the house damp course clear.
I'd agree, unless you put a barrier against the wall. For me the scale of bed to house is also wrong. It's neither here nor there. Fine for a climber but not much else..
Just FYI - Marshall’s produce 3N or
7N blocks pre-clad with various stone.
Drastically reduces building time. Watched them being used on a development we are working on.
All they need is minor pointing on the offset joints.
hi Gary, ive been searching for these blocks online but no joy so far, do you have any more details?
I don’t, but assume they would be available direct - maybe they do limited runs for house builders to their spec ?
There is already a damp barrier across the back of the bed against the house wall, the DPC doesn’t show up in the photo, I suspect it is already bridged.
There is a semi-concealed gas meter box buried in the corner behind the sleepers that has to remain accessible with a gas pipe and earth wire going to it from within the house, there also appears to be a rainwater down pipe going to drain by the gas meter box that if it backs up will flood the flower bed.
There is a lot going on in that photo that to me indicates there is a possibility of damp issues in the house due to the flowerbed.
Andy
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