Trench for outside light supply

[HandySparks]

I'm quoting to install an outside light at some distance from the nearest building.

About 16m of the run will be underground, mostly under lawn, with about 2m of that under paving slabs, which will have to be lifted and re-laid. I am proposing a 500mm deep trench with ducting and warning tape above. The ground is likely to be full of builders rubble. I don't think there's access for a mini digger, so probably have to be dug by hand.

I don't really fancy digging the trench myself, so I've contacted a couple of groundworkers, but until I get their quotes, can anyone give me an idea of the likely cost to dig and re-fill the trench?

 

[telectrix]

2 groundworkers should dig it out in less than a day, then a couple hours to fill in and re lay slabs. should be not mnore than £200. IMO.

 

[Guitarist]

Depends on the groundworkers tbh. Some charge £200 per day each. Wait and see is my advice.

 

[brucelee]

200 quid to dig a trench anyground work jobs lol

I have to do me bruvs a 34 metre run and about 20 of this is in the ground and guess who the groundworker will be

 

[SPARTYKUS]

The grafter of the family

 

[Octopus]

2 groundworkers should dig it out in less than a day, then a couple hours to fill in and re lay slabs. should be not mnore than £200. IMO.

May be a little more down in Hampshire

 

[Engineer54]

200 quid to dig a trench anyground work jobs lol

I have to do me bruvs a 34 metre run and about 20 of this is in the ground and guess who the groundworker will be

The wife???? lol!!

 

[brucelee]

yeah i will be grafting as he sits in his crane all day waiting until they want him to do a lift and gets paid more for doing that falling sleep waiting for the radio reading the paper or eating his butties lol than i have have ever earned
his van is the best bunkbeds inverter skts in the back heaters under beds back doors, open them and its like a closet for his work gear with heater blowing nice warm air keeping em toast for him
TV , microwave its a home from home cooker etc etc a food cupboard that looks like asda and gets a few hundred for sleeping in that while away from home
I deffo have it wrong