How long should it take a professional to lay a patio?
I am a professional landscaper and I know that yes the majority of the work a brain dead monkey could do but when it comes to the skilled work it is a lot harder than you think!!! I can lay about 25 square metres of random lay rough cut slabs a day. Anything over 20 is a good speed. /Obviously it all depends on how accurate your base is and the quality of slabs.

On another note £80 a day (9 hour day) is about the going rate for a basic labourer!!