No, labor not too bad here. High estimates were due to the price of the material. Stupid expensive. There's a retired mason that lives nearby that was willing to lend a hand/supervise the project. I just couldn't justify the price of the job done that way....
Your project would have been a no brainer. That's what I was expecting when collecting the quotes. What I found out is the problem here is with a lack of stone. We have this lime/coral rock kind of stuff, and sand. Gravel and rock have to be trucked in.
Get what you're saying though. I've always been a DIY guy, even if it means the tools to do it right are expensive. Next time I it needs to get done, tools are in stock. That plan played out over 40-50 years, you accumulate a lot of.......stuff! Not to mention the confidence it takes to take on some pretty good size projects....
I have some pics somewhere. Will post later on if/when I find them. -Al
