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Project # 74  LAY A BRICK SIDEWALK

    The warm welcoming appearance of bricks makes the addition of a brick 
walkway to your house a lasting investment. This is a project well suited for 
the average homeowner because excavating and laying bricks is more time 
consuming than difficult. 

    A mason will charge about $1300 to excavate and lay a 3-foot wide by 40 
foot long walkway that is roughly 120 sq. ft.  This includes excavation, 
spreading a sand base and laying the bricks. 

    The cost of bricks varies widely according to the type you choose. Figure 
it will cost you at least $350 for common brick and sand.  (Have both 
delivered because they're too heavy to transport.)  Have these items and tools 
on hand: a ball of string and stakes for lay out, wheelbarrow, shovels, push 
broom,  water hose, basic carpentry tools and a level. 

    Back-breaking, muscle-stretching labor is what this job requires but the 
reward is a whopping 70% savings.  By the time you put in the 45 hours to 
complete the walkway, you will have moved tons of material and handled 
hundreds of brick. 

