My parents had some guy come round to do the block paving and during the digging of the original concrete floor they busted a drain through. I ended up busting the drain out and replacing it myself and just today have finished the block paving as well - will try and post some pics of the finished job (if anyone cares..lol).
Anyway, my parents did get this guy to do 2 walls each side of the paving before I finally decided I would do it myself. This guy has basically been a labourer and eventhough he claimed to have done brickwork before it was obvious he had very little professional experience. It took him 7 days to complete the job and he didnt even have a long level (I purchased one for him!). I had to be there most of the time to kick his arse - at one point he made a mistake in laying the bricks and he continued to break a brick in the above course to compensate, ruining the whole look. I had to pay to hire a cement mixer and provided all materials, including mortar plasticiser (but he insisted on using Fairy Liquid).
Now I have to pay him for these walls. Anybody know what a professional bricklayer would have charged? The walls were built 1m high (from foundation), 1 is 5m long and the other is 4m. They are double walls but did not involve any special bonding (English, Flemish etc).
Cheers Folks!