greenaway4gardening

The problem I had was the differing height of the wall it sits against. I designed some alternatives with a cleaner symmetrical line but they opted for this design. It is approx 7' width, 3' depth and nearly 8' to the ridge. The measuring, design and build took 12 hours, clearing, forming pads, erection, slating, painting and loading with chopped wood took 18 hours, 4 hours spent sourcing and collecting reclaimed materials. Slate and ridge tiles cost £100 (including fuel to collect). Charged a total of £750 for the entire works. Clearance was a slight issue as the area had a raised concrete platform and brickwork, not sure what it was from but had to be cleared. I have opted to stick to gardening and light arb work since as the margins are better, it was good fun to see a project through though while work was quiet.

I just had a similar dilemma. Never built a log store for a customer so had no idea how much to charge. Fancied a change from gardening so gave it a go. Thought I bit off more than I could chew when they said they wanted it to match the lines of the existing outbuilding and for it to be slated with authentic old roof slate! Clearance, design, construction, erection on site, roof slating and ridge tiles and painting (two coats). I even stacked full of logs!!! Have no idea what I should of charged, would love to know what anyone else thinks.