Land Drainage Costs

[Loftyrules]

Looking at getting some proper land drains put into our grass paddocks, what sort of costs would I be looking at? Is it worked out per acre or per m?

Anyone know of Land drainage companies in the North West?

 

[roscoe erf]

Diy? Pipe 4" 100m £80 stone 40mm clean £13a ton hire mini digger £70a. Day

 

[Loftyrules]

You haven't seen me operate a shovel let alone a mini digger

 

[RimmerF140]

Contractor with a trencher will be around £1.50 per m plus stone. If you do it yourself you will use that much stone there won't be much difference in overall cost

 

[roscoe erf]

Contractor with a trencher will be around £1.50 per m plus stone. If you do it yourself you will use that much stone there won't be much difference in overall cost

why

 

[multi power]

Contractor with a trencher will be around £1.50 per m plus stone. If you do it yourself you will use that much stone there won't be much difference in overall cost

i realy dont know what it costs to dig drains with a 360deg machine, but i know for sure i could do 100meters of trench, excluding stone n pipe for a lot less than £150

 

[roscoe erf]

get it done yourself

 

[RimmerF140]

i realy dont know what it costs to dig drains with a 360deg machine, but i know for sure i could do 100meters of trench, excluding stone n pipe for a lot less than £150

£150 includes pipe, trencher dogs a lot narrower trench hence you use a lot less stone.

 

[roscoe erf]

£150 includes pipe, trencher dogs a lot narrower trench hence you use a lot less stone.

so does my narrow trenching bucket

 

[RimmerF140]

so does my narrow trenching bucket

Diy? Pipe 4" 100m £80 stone 40mm clean £13a ton hire mini digger £70a. Day

So you've got pipe at £80 and hiring a mini digger at £70 so that's the same. Add in man hours, and where are you at? If its just a couple of hundred m getting a mini digger in makes sense, but not for any more than that

 

[roscoe erf]

So you've got pipe at £80 and hiring a mini digger at £70 so that's the same. Add in man hours, and where are you at? If its just a couple of hundred m getting a mini digger in makes sense, but not for any more than that

no im not hiring a mini digger i have my own

 

[multi power]

i do agree if a big new drainage job n putting drains a set distance apart trencher would be good but around here its often fixing blocked drains etc

 

[RimmerF140]

no im not hiring a mini digger i have my own

Well then it depends on the job. Would you start draining a 10 acre field with a mini digger?!? Like I said before if its only a few hundred m I can see why you'd do it, but not if it was any more

 

[roscoe erf]

Well then it depends on the job. Would you start draining a 10 acre field with a mini digger?!? Like I said before if its only a few hundred m I can see why you'd do it, but not if it was any more

maybe im just tight

 

[No Worries]

£1500-£2000 an acre should get your field drained properly. In my opinion it is money well spent considering the value if land.
A good conscientious drainage contractors experience is invaluable.
Like everything in life, it's not always as straight forward as we sometimes think.

 

[Blue.]

Looking at getting some proper land drains put into our grass paddocks, what sort of costs would I be looking at? Is it worked out per acre or per m?

Anyone know of Land drainage companies in the North West?

www.dixondrainage.co.uk

When I worked for him we worked all round Manchester,he's not cheap but good.

Personally I would get someone who's experienced,to much plastic pipe is laid badly.

 

[Kevtherev]

Seen plenty of drains ragged in by people who 'DIY' only to be called in to repair the balls up years later.
No substitute for experience as a good system properly done will last for decades.
Larger jobs the trencher wins hands down and uses less stone. About 6-7£ a metre inc pipe and stone laid by laser trencher.
Word of advice Get it done by a Pro.

 

[RimmerF140]

Seen plenty of drains ragged in by people who 'DIY' only to be called in to repair the balls up years later.
No substitute for experience as a good system properly done will last for decades.
Larger jobs the trencher wins hands down and uses less stone. About 6-7£ a metre inc pipe and stone laid by laser trencher.
Word of advice Get it done by a Pro.

www.dixondrainage.co.uk

When I worked for him we worked all round Manchester,he's not cheap but good.

Personally I would get someone who's experienced,to much plastic pipe is laid badly.

Exactly, the number of jobs that we have done that have been made a lot worse because farmers think they're drainage experts is rediculous

 

[Kevtherev]

Exactly, the number of jobs that we have done that have been made a lot worse because farmers think they're drainage experts is rediculous

Some farmers and diggers are a bad combination

 

[RimmerF140]

Some farmers and diggers are a bad combination

We've just re drained about 8 acres due to a farmer bodge job on a main drain, that in turn blocked all the laterals with sand