ABSTRACT
Harrowing seeded areas; light chain harrow – – – 0.25 – 100m2 0.25 Raking over seeded areas
by hand – 0.80 16.80 – – 100m2 16.80
Labour Plant Material Unit
Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
SEEDING – CONT
Seeding – cont Rolling seeded areas; light roller
by pedestrian operated mechanical roller – 0.08 1.75 0.58 – 100m2 2.33 by hand drawn roller – 0.17 3.50 – – 100m2 3.50
Extra over harrowing, raking or rolling seeded
areas for slopes over 30°; by machine or hand – – – – – 25% – Turf edging; to seeded areas; 300mm wide 1.99 0.13 2.80 – 1.99 m2 4.79
PREPARATION OF TURFING AREAS
Preparation of turf beds
Rolling turf to be lifted; lifting by hand or
mechanical turf stripper; stacks to be not more
than 1m high
cutting only preparing to lift; pedestrian turf
cutter – 0.75 15.75 9.01 – 100m2 24.76 lifting and stacking; by hand – 8.33 175.00 – – 100m2 175.00
Rolling up; moving to stacks
distance not exceeding 100m – 2.50 52.50 – – 100m2 52.50 extra over rolling and moving turf to stacks
to transport per additional 100m – 0.83 17.50 – – 100m2 17.50 Lifting selected and approved topsoil from
spoil heaps
passing through 6mm screen; removing
debris – 0.17 3.50 9.22 – m3 12.72 Extra over lifting topsoil and passing through
screen for imported topsoil; plus 20%
allowance for settlement 50.40 – – – 50.40 m3 50.40 Spreading topsoil to form turf beds (topsoil not
included); by machine
25mm deep – – – 0.24 – m2 0.24 50mm deep – – – 0.49 – m2 0.49 75mm deep – – – 0.73 – m2 0.73 100mm deep – – – 0.97 – m2 0.97 150mm deep – – – 1.46 – m2 1.46
Bringing existing topsoil to a fine tilth for turfing
by raking or harrowing; stones not to exceed
6mm; by hand – 0.01 0.28 – – m2 0.28 Spreading topsoil to form turf beds (topsoil not
included); by hand
25mm deep – 0.04 0.84 – – m2 0.84 50mm deep – 0.08 1.68 – – m2 1.68 75mm deep – 0.12 2.52 – – m2 2.52 100mm deep – 0.15 3.15 – – m2 3.15 150mm deep – 0.23 4.73 – – m2 4.73
Labour Plant Material Unit
Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
Operations after spreading of topsoil; by
hand
Bringing existing topsoil to a fine tilth for turfing
by raking or harrowing; stones not to exceed
6mm
topsoil spread by machine (soil compacted) – 0.03 0.53 – – m2 0.53 topsoil spread by hand – 0.02 0.35 – – m2 0.35
Turfing
Turfing; laying only; to stretcher bond; butt
joints; including providing and working from
barrow plank runs where necessary to
surfaces not exceeding 30° from horizontal
specially selected lawn turves from
previously lifted stockpile – 0.20 4.20 – – m2 4.20 cultivated lawn turves; to larger open areas – 0.11 2.24 – – m2 2.24 cultivated lawn turves; to domestic or
garden areas – 0.13 2.80 – – m2 2.80
TURFING
Industrially grown turf; PC prices listed
represent the general range of industrial
turf prices for sportsfields and amenity
purposes; prices will vary with quantity
and site location
Rolawn
RB Medallion; sports fields, domestic
lawns, general landscape 1.99 0.13 2.80 – 1.99 m2 4.79 Inturf
Inturf Masters; formal lawns, golf greens,
bowling greens and low maintenance areas 2.54 0.13 2.80 – 2.54 m2 5.34 Inturf Lawn; garden areas and open
spaces, racecourses and hockey fields 1.79 0.13 2.80 – 1.79 m2 4.59 Inturf Classic; golf tees, surrounds, lawns,
parks, general purpose landscaping areas
and winter sports 2.04 0.13 2.80 – 2.04 m2 4.84 Inturf Ornamental; medium fine turf for
ornamental lawns, fairways and green
surrounds 2.04 0.13 2.80 – 2.04 m2 4.84 Firming turves with wooden beater – 0.01 0.21 – – m2 0.21 Rolling turfed areas; light roller
by pedestrian operated mechanical roller – 0.08 1.75 0.58 – 100m2 2.33 by hand drawn roller – 0.17 3.50 – – 100m2 3.50
Dressing with finely sifted topsoil; brushing
into joints 0.04 0.05 1.05 – 0.04 m2 1.09
Labour Plant Material Unit
Excluding site overheads and profit £ hours £ £ £ rate £
TURFING – CONT
Industrially grown turf – cont Turfing; laying only
to slopes over 30°; to diagonal bond
(measured as plan area – add 15% to these rates for the incline area of 30°
slopes) – 0.12 2.52 – – m2 2.52 Extra over laying turfing for pegging down
turves
wooden or galvanized wire pegs; 200mm
long; 2 pegs per 0.50m2 1.58 0.01 0.28 – 1.58 m2 1.86
ARTIFICIAL GRASS
Artificial grass; Trulawn Ltd; laid to Type 1
50mm and Sharp sand 25mm bed.
