dirtdigging, Is your house 1 story or 2 stories? I'll assume 1 story for this example as the numbers work out to be about right for your brick quote but something seems wrong on the hardi quote. The 28X60 yields 176 linear/perimeter feet X say 12' high to average out any gables but also subtract away windows, doors, etc. That results in approximately 2,200 sq ft. Standard brick is about 6 brick/sq ft thus you would need 13,200 brick. At $500/1000 brick that means a brick cost of about 6,600 or about $3/sq ft for the brick. Labor cost obviously varies but around here it is about the same as the brick material cost @ about $500/1000 brick, thus another $6,600 for labor. Add for mortar/supplies another $2,000 & that results in $15,200 which is not too far off from your $13,000 quote (assuming this is a 1-story home). Hardi board is about $6 for an exposed 7"X12' board thus about $6/7 sq ft or about $0.85/sq ft for Hardi which is less than 1/3 the cost of brick material. Labor should be much less than brick, depending on your area maybe in the range of $1.50/sq ft. This would make Hardi material & labor about $2.35/sq ft, add-on say $0.65/sq ft for miscellaneous puts it at about $3.00/sq ft, which should be less than 1/2 what brick costs. Either somebody quoted a really high Hardi price to you or you had some kind of really special deal on the brick. Any idea what?

Oakrunfarm and Ducter, I'm in PA, and last summer spent $27 per foot for 54" high Delgard Guardian. I went with 2" posts, 5/8" bars, 4" OC. The price also included two fancy gates (one 4' and one 8'). Price was product plus installation. I too had some topographical challenges - heavy tree line on 30% of job. I shopped it among 3 companies. These guys were the best - Fence City. Common name - don't know of other locations. Hope this helps. Bill

Couple questions come to mind. What part of Florida and is it typical Florida stucco over block? For the most part, in Florida I would even think of installing siding. And if it's going over stucco, I would double that thought.

Have the electricians separate out the material and labor. LED bulbs alone cost $25 to $50 each. So you have nearly $1000 in bulbs alone if you add the mark up and etc. My trim cost about $40 each. I am using a nice reflective trim with chrome on them. Again, you need to know what they cost each for your special situation. Depening on the difficulty of wiring, 5 switches can be many hours of wiring. My electricians charge $75 per hour. Let's say 5 hours of wiring for switches. That is another few hundred. When you say $ per light, it is all misleading. It depends on how much wiring is required and how exposed the walls are.