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Carey boy

  • Joined May 2014
  • Caernarfon, North Wales
Drainage ditch
« on: May 14, 2014, 09:11:21 pm »
Hi, What would be the average cost per what ever of having a drainage ditch  dug in north Wales?

henchard

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Carmarthenshire
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Re: Drainage ditch
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2014, 10:41:12 pm »
Hi, What would be the average cost per what ever of having a drainage ditch  dug in north Wales?

Your question is not specific enough. Do you mean just an open ditch or one with land drainage pipe and backfill? What type of soil and how deep does it need to be? If you are looking at just digging a ditch with a JCB a driver operator will want about £25 to £30 an hour.  Smaller mini digger driver and operator will want about £100 a day. Both plus VAT if you use someone VAT registered. If you want the excavated soil moved - you will need to allow for that as well.

Carey boy

  • Joined May 2014
  • Caernarfon, North Wales
Re: Drainage ditch
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2014, 08:59:51 am »
Hi henchard, Thank you for the info,it will be an open ditch along the edge of a field. Many thanks.

shygirl

  • Joined May 2013
Re: Drainage ditch
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2014, 10:02:32 am »
man and digger up here is £80 an hour (scotland)

stufe35

  • Joined Jan 2013
Re: Drainage ditch
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2014, 11:47:09 pm »
Shygirl,

Someone is fleecing you.

Hencards figures are accurate, about £28 hr for a 3cx with driver.

Maybe slightly more for a tracked 8 ton machine , plus delivery and collection each way by low loader might be £100 depending on distance.

Cheers. Stu

« Last Edit: May 15, 2014, 11:52:36 pm by stufe35 »

Porterlauren

  • Joined Apr 2014
Re: Drainage ditch
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2014, 11:55:14 pm »
Man and digger, weekend, two days 8am till 7 pm. . . . £300 quid and a couple of boxes of fags.  :thumbsup:

 

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