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bluestone walkway installation cost

Posted by gmilich (My Page) on
Fri, Jun 17, 05 at 9:27

Can anyone tell me (I am located in Northen NJ) what the typical installation cost per square foot is for
1) wet laid square bluestone
2) wet laid irregular bluestone
3) dry laid square bluestone
4) dry laid irregular bluestone

I am getting prices from 18-20 to 24-26 square foot?
Thanks for your input.


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RE: bluestone walkway installation cost

Cost is highly determined by a variety of factors.

I live on the west coast where Bluestone is considered an imported high end product.
The price that you have been quoted above would not even cover our Overhead never mind reaping any profit on the job.

maybe a local professional mason from this forum can help you out better with this.

But even then, prices will vary due to the size of the company, how much insurance they cover, the overhead that they carry, and of course the skill of the craftsmen and the quality of the workmanship.


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RE: bluestone walkway installation cost

As another data pt, I just paid roughly $22/sf in southern CT for a walkway (5 x 7.5 ft) set with large square bluestone blocks lined with smaller rectangular bluestone. This was set on a tamped gravel mix, damp portland cement/sand mix over wire mesh, and joined with mortar.


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RE: bluestone walkway installation cost

I just finished installing thermal-ed bluestone, in true blue color, installed in mortar over a slab, labor charged $15 a sq foot, stone costs 7.50 a foot and I was told I was a thief, He said "I just had bluestone installed in my house in NJ for 7.50 a foot" So apparently someone in NJ installs bluestone in mortar for as little as 7.50 sq ft. I have been doing this for over 30 yrs, but cannot install bluestone in mortar for that kind of money.


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RE: bluestone walkway installation cost

here in n.c it is typically 18-24 for professional intallation, dry laid being cheapest, although some companies can pull off hack jobs for 10 sq' plus materials


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