FYI, the total cost was $6,500.00, of which I paid half. Besides his art effort and work, he has to pay for insurance, the lift, bagging the meters etc etc. The work is looking better than I thought it would..... and he is only just beginning. I'll have to admit that in the beginning, I had feelings that I would rather spend the money on construction "things", but now I'm seeing that the art is a better way to spend the money... and it will last a long time.