io6 GARDEN DESIGN 



PRICES FOR VARIOUS WORKS, INCLUDING LABOUR 

 AND MATERIAL AND PROFIT FOR CONTRACTOR. 



Digging ordinary soil, is. per cub. yd. If hack- 

 ing is required, or in stiff clay, is. 3^. per 

 cub. yd. For every cub. yd. deeper than 6 

 ft. add 6d. Shifting 20 yds, add is. And 

 for every 20 yds. afterwards, 6d. Loading 

 into carts, 2s. per cub. yd. 



Removing turf, iod. sq. yd. If shifted, add as for 

 digging. Laying turf, turf included, is. 6d. 

 sq. yd. 



Gravel for paths from 35. 6d. to 8s. 6d. cub. yd. 

 according to locality. 



Hardcore from is. 6d. to 6s. 



Tarpaving, including 4 in. hard core, 35. per sq. yd. 



Concrete of Portland cement and Thames ballast 

 at ratio of i to 6, 14$. 6d. per cub. yd. 



Trowel facing, i in. in Portland cement, 2s. 6d. 

 per sq. yd. 



Land drains, 305. per thousand. 



Brickwork. Find out equivalent of wall in ij 

 brick, divide by 272 which gives a rod of 

 brickwork. 



In red Flettons @ 275. i,ooocostisi3 155. per rod 

 including all labour and materials. 



For pointing add 2%d. per sq. ft. 



Walls in random rubble, 35. per cub. yd., above 

 cost of stone. If in courses and pointed, 

 add 6d, 



