Garden walls as enclosures, room dividers or slope supports are unsurpassed in terms of stability and durability. This luxury has its price, which requires precise calculation. The quality of the stones largely determines the cost. The following overview shows you the range of prices if you build a wall yourself.

If you build a garden wall yourself, you save considerable costs

Cost of tools and machines

Plan the construction of a garden wall in good time so that you can reserve and rent larger machines from a hardware store or rental company. This foresight noticeably lowers the cost of setting up the construction site. The following list summarizes the effort:

Setting up construction site costs
Unicycle wheelbarrow, 100 liters 60.00 euros
shovel 8.50 euros
2 trowels 6.00 euros
rubber mallet 5.00 euros
Buckets, gloves, small parts 25.00 euros
Mortar vat, 90 l 9.50 euros
Rent concrete mixer, weekend rate 29.00 euros
Rent vibrating plate, (499.00 €) weekend rate 53.00 euros
total cost 196.00 euros

cost of the foundation

In order to build a garden wall 5 m long and 1 m high, a foundation must be built. An approximately 20 cm thick layer of concrete is placed on a 60 cm thick base made of gravel. The following table summarizes the expected costs:

Strip foundation costs
formwork boards 10.60 euros
Gravel or grit (46.95€) (1.5 m³) 31.80 euros
Concrete 0.5 m³ (cement/gravel mixing ratio 1:4) 36.50 euros
total cost 78.90 euros

For the purchase of gravel or chippings, transport costs must be added, which are calculated according to the weight and the length of the journey.

Prices for a garden wall - concrete, sandstone and natural stone in comparison

You have only little influence on the costs for the procurement of tools and machines as well as the creation of the foundation. The financial cost of building a garden wall is primarily based on the specific type of stone. The following table specifies the price differences for concrete blocks, sandstones and natural stones:

cost of bricks per m²
Concrete block (full block) 38.50 euros
quarry stone 39.90 euros
sandstone 99.80 euros
shell limestone 119.30 euros
granite 131.30 euros
basalt 216.50 euros
dolomite 255.60 euros
travertine 382.20 euros

Please add the transport costs. On average, costs of 50 to 100 euros can be expected here.

tips

Does the cost of a garden wall blow the budget? With an enclosure made of hedge shrubs, you have a cost-effective alternative at your disposal. Fast-growing hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) costs a mere 5 euros per meter as a bare-root product. The only thing to note here is the planting season, which extends from October to March. Holly (Ilex meserveae) has sharp thorns and is an effective defense against uninvited guests and costs EUR 13.70 per meter in pots.

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Garden design