Bluestone Costs?
Just got a quote from Brownstone Authority for somebluestone work in our front courtyard. 2 sections, 12ft x 18ft and 12ft x 4ft plus enlarging a tree pit. $7000 -ouch. lol i have to admit i had no idea on the cost, but at that price this job just aint going to get done. Yes…
Just got a quote from Brownstone Authority for somebluestone work in our front courtyard.
2 sections, 12ft x 18ft and 12ft x 4ft plus enlarging a tree pit.
$7000
-ouch. lol i have to admit i had no idea on the cost, but at that price this job just aint going to get done.
Yes it included demolition of a garbage bin and removal of existing pavers etc but seriously $7k for 2 days work???
NY contractors are out of whack. (or am i missing something and its the cost of the material etc?)
sounds like half the people think this quote is high but reasonable and the other half are like me and think this is insane.
i guess thats why brownstone authority can charge these fees.
I was originally expecting about $4k on the high side for this so was shocked at this rate. (figuring half for labor and half for materials/delivery/cartng etc.)
At this rate…..the project just isn’t going to get done. luckily this is a luxury project rtaher than a required.
I had part of my backyard done in bluestone this summer. maybe 500 sqft. i just looked at the invoice and I paid $2,100
$26 per sq foot is totally reasonable.
did they really say they could do the whole job in two days?
My mom wants to replace cement with bluestone put in her front area and create a planting area. If it’s really a two day job, she would be thrilled.
price to me seems not that bad
(of course I would never pay myself)
did they say they’d do this work now?
I’m sure you’ll have a beautiful walk in the end. But here is my suggestion. Pick out the stone yourself. Blue stone and slate come in a range of shades. You’ll probably want the darkest, most lustrous for an elegant walk.
The city recently got bids for bluestone repair: $75/square foot.
12 X 22 X $75 = $19,800.
This is why landmarks needs reform: You are going to pay $7000 for rock that is functionally inferior, harder to install, less durable, and less safe than the $500 concrete pour that could be done in less than a day. And if you don’t do it, then we get to walk on an ugly, broken sidewalk and, if someone should trip and fall, you’ll get sued for every dollar you’ve ever made.
An un-elected board of historians is extracting an extra $6500 from your wallet, and this cost will be passed through in higher costs to your tenants, lower tax revenues for the rest of us, and lower investment in actual productive activities and businesses.
Reform Landmarks Now!
LPC permit
Demolition, existing material
Unknown conditions beneath
Dumpster
Rubbish removal
Cutting equipment + other
Bobcat (possibly)
Pallet Delivery
Materials
Gravel
Sand
Bluestone
Prepare, compact and level base
Set stone, pitch for drainage
Fill joints
Labor x two days x how many men?
“all their work is done to landmark preservation guidelines”
But I thought it barely cost anything extra to maintain a landmarked property?
Also, is this an example of yet another construction project that the City of New York won’t let the homeowner do themselves? (Like everything else… nothing to do with public safety, but protecting the wallets of the contractor lobbies and unions)