2005 Northeast rates

[ztoro]

What are some of the rates you guys are charging for:

mulch per yard installed -

topsoil(seeded) per yard installed-

hourly rate(for example cleaning out brush or something you would use an hourly rate for)-

thanks

[jpmako]

What are some of the rates you guys are charging for:

mulch per yard installed -

topsoil(seeded) per yard installed-

hourly rate(for example cleaning out brush or something you would use an hourly rate for)-

thanks

That is a good question, I was going to ask the same thing?

Here is my basic price list

Premium Grind $53.00 Yard
Red Dye Mulch $65.00 Yard
Black Dye Mulch $65.00 Yard
Gold Dye Mulch $65.00 Yard
Hemlock Mulch $76.00 Yard
Cedar Mulch $67.00 Yard

Topsoil $110.00 Yard
Seed 25 lbs $120.00
Penn Mulch(Bag) $25.00

River Jack Stone 3/4" $130.00 Yard
River Jack Stone 1" - 3" $142.50 Yard
Burgundy Stone 3/4" $135.00 Yard
Burgundy Stone 3/8" $142.50 Yard



Hope this helps a bit.
I would also like to see what some others are charging for these items.

Jason

[ztoro]

Anybody else care to post their rates....

I see a lot of people bicker about getting lowballed, and I am curious what others are charging to make sure I am asking enough and not lowballer others.....

[freddyc]

Anybody else care to post their rates....

I see a lot of people bicker about getting lowballed, and I am curious what others are charging to make sure I am asking enough and not lowballer others.....


Theres a guy in town advertising screened loam for $13/yd--$16 delivered.

[TerraVenture]

That is a good question, I was going to ask the same thing?

Here is my basic price list

Premium Grind $53.00 Yard
Red Dye Mulch $65.00 Yard
Black Dye Mulch $65.00 Yard
Gold Dye Mulch $65.00 Yard
Hemlock Mulch $76.00 Yard
Cedar Mulch $67.00 Yard

Topsoil $110.00 Yard
Seed 25 lbs $120.00
Penn Mulch(Bag) $25.00

River Jack Stone 3/4" $130.00 Yard
River Jack Stone 1" - 3" $142.50 Yard
Burgundy Stone 3/4" $135.00 Yard
Burgundy Stone 3/8" $142.50 Yard



Hope this helps a bit.
I would also like to see what some others are charging for these items.

Jason
What are you paying for the loam. That seems a bit outrageous for loam installed.

[jpmako]

What are you paying for the loam. That seems a bit outrageous for loam installed.


Sorry I think my price sheet was meseed up. :dizzy:
I have been charging $65.00 Per Yard Installed. I pay $26.00
BTW it is Compost Not Loam.

Anybody Else gonna share?
I will tell you this two estimates that I went on for mulch the client has said that they recieved an advertisment for mulch $12.00 per yard delivered $18.00 per yard installed :angry:

Jason

[Jerry and Sons]

18 a yard to install. with that kind of price they are going to kill the market. :eek:

[uspw]

$75.00 p/yd delivered, bed prep and edge, and installed.

[uspw]

payup $75.00 p/yd delivered, bed prep and edge, and installed.

[gene gls]

What town is that? I pay $16.00 at the yard.

Gene

[uspw]

Mansfield. I get pinebark for $18. This will be my third year at this rate. No complaints thus far. Got the rate basis on LawnSite. $75/yd includes everything soup-to-nuts.

[freddyc]

What town is that? I pay $16.00 at the yard.

Gene


Gene,

I saw it in the pennysaver. I assume it's Westfield.

[nitrotim]

Anybody else care to post their rates....

I see a lot of people bicker about getting lowballed, and I am curious what others are charging to make sure I am asking enough and not lowballer others.....

I add $5.00 to the price per yard for mulch and then I double that for the install. So if I pay 17 a yard for some black root mulch I charge 22 for the mulch and 22 per yard for the install. Oh if I have to have it delivered the customer pays for that also. It works for me.

[battags]

$65 per yard includes delivery, bed edging, application of SnapShot, install, and clean-up. I usually get mulch for around $12 per yard.

Brian

[LB Landscaping]

Same as Battags!! I can't believe guys would do it for $18 a yard, thats crazy, cheapest I can get it for is $18 unless I buy from a wholesaler at 65 yds per shot.

[SodKing]

I add $5.00 to the price per yard for mulch and then I double that for the install. So if I pay 17 a yard for some black root mulch I charge 22 for the mulch and 22 per yard for the install. Oh if I have to have it delivered the customer pays for that also. It works for me.


Reading this I would have to say that edging , dethatching and debris cleanup are an additional charge to your spring cleanup?

[jpmako]

Reading this I would have to say that edging , dethatching and debris cleanup are an additional charge to your spring cleanup?



What are you saying? Do you include those in the price?

[SodKing]

What are you saying? Do you include those in the price?

Thats what I am asking...For $22 above his mulch costs I would hope not.

Even if I didn't have to edge the beds my pricing would be higher than that.

[jpmako]

Thats what I am asking...For $22 above his mulch costs I would hope not.

Even if I didn't have to edge the beds my pricing would be higher than that.


That's a good thing. I am sick of hearing customers saying they can get mulch for like $18-$22 a yard. I am charging roughly $60 and that is for delivery and install only no prep work! :waving:

[spoolinaround]

$65 per yard includes delivery, bed edging, application of SnapShot, install, and clean-up. I usually get mulch for around $12 per yard.

Brian
SAME HERE

BTW I buy topsoil from a local farmer for $3.00 a yard loaded 7 a yard delivered

[ACE LANDSCAPING, L.L.C.]

i'm new to the landscape business and this thread has been helpful, i wasn't sure how to charcge people for mulch beds. how do you figure the how much a yard is gonna cover? is it by the square foot? like you know 1 yard will cover like a a 6 x 6 area so 36sqft? also is this for a new bed from scratch or a bed that needs refreshing? also how do you guys charge for spring cleanups? do you just do a hourly rate and figure how long you'll be there or do you figure your mowing rates in? like i've heard people say double your mowing price for aeration. is $30 - $40 an hour per person sound legit for a spring clean-up?

thanks bill

[LB Landscaping]

Ace do a search, there is a ton of useful info. For us (spring and fall clean-ups) I charge $150 per hour. But thats 3 guys and equipment.

[SodKing]

1 yard of mulch will cover about 165 sq feet I believe to a depth of 3".

[spoolinaround]

1 yard of mulch will cover about 165 sq feet I believe to a depth of 3".
NOPE! 108 square feet at 3"

[JLawn]

When you guys say bed prep, what exactly does that mean for an established bed? Also, is it reasonable to do mulch first and then go back and add in plants? I have a customer that wants mulch and hasn't decided yet on what they want to plant.

Thanks!

[jpmako]

Bed prep is picking up any debris, edging and turning over the mulch that already exists.
Here is a good mulch calculator http://www.lawnsite.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18941.

Hope this helps a bit,

Jason

[theyardstop]

I charge:

20.00 per yd to lay only. ( mulch, topsoil),,, the cost of the material it's self is then added to it. if the customer wants the cheap stuff.. 15 a yd.. or the expensive 30.00 yd stuff doesnt matter to me. I still want my 20 to rake it out.
prep work is completly different.. some beds may only need "freshed up" while others may need exstinsive work edging, tilling, weeding ,, etc..


I try to base my quotes to the customer at 50.00 per man per hr. and then when where there actully working I constintly push my self to better that to make more per hr by working faster.
:p

[gil]

I think $50 is the average per hour. I have been doing some research around the north-shore and that is what customers are paying by the hour. (just for the labor)

[Green Quality]

wow! all the prices are cheap! I charge $80 a cubic yard,and $30 a hour labor rate, why are guys so cheap!

[Green Quality]

How could you charge $30 a yard and install at that price, where is your profit,I know,it all goes for your gas! to drive to the next job.do any of you have insurance ? bills to pay? this called making a living! not just getting bye! :dizzy:

[Green Quality]

1cubic yard of mulch will cover from 100sqft to 108 sqft at 3 inches in depth.

[TJLANDS]

$65 a yard installed with edging and pre-emergent, 10 yards min.
under 10 yards $75 a yard.
We charge separate for spring cleanups.