Lay a Brick Sidewalk | |
A mason will charge $1,220 to lay a 4-foot-wide-by-30-foot long sidewalk that is roughly 120-square-feet. This includes the materials, excavation, spreading a sand base and laying the bricks. You can buy the materials for $235 and do it yourself, saving over 80 percent. The cost of bricks varies widely according to the type you choose. Buy plastic layout grids to help you arrange the bricks in a pattern and pay extra to have the bricks and sand delivered because they're too heavy to transport. Have these items and tools on hand: a ball of string and stakes for layout, wheelbarrow, shovels, push broom, water hose, basic carpentry tools and a level. If you're doing the job when the temperatures are high, make sure you wear a hat and drink lots of liquids. |