start of season

[csservices]

Between £7 and £15 here, although its mostly layed using sawn stakes and no binders on farm jobs, actually in 22 years of laying I can only think of 2 maybe 3 jobs that have wanted binders

[hedgesparrow]

what do you get charged for sawn stakes. i wonder if those who do hedgelaying undersell themselves. what is a skilled craft. taking years to master. as before hurdles £90 for a 6ft thatchers 25k to thatch a house.

farrier £40 to shoe A horse. and yet £6 upwards a mtr to lay a hedge.

20x £6= £120 a day less materials fuel for saw truck and getting materials. its not a lot. its not as if once you have tools thats it allways need fuel and materials.

there was a thread on the NHLS forum re having accreditation for hedgelaying going up to crafstman. maybe thats the way forward, to show that its not a job any one can just do but needs training and practice. to get to a skill.

then those who lay can try and get a decent rate for there skills. also its only a winter job so 7 months could be busy other 5 months what do you do.

i do ground maintenance work in summer and lengthman all year.

i be interested in others views on this.

[Dorset Hedgelayer]

Nice little 30m hedge last week , started 200m one today pics to follow