aeration

[big mike]

this year i'm wanting to get into aerating and dethathing could someone let me know how to charge,thanks

[bob]

I've heard any where from 4-6 times the price of a lawn cut. Do a search of the words, aeration, aerate, dethatching ect...

[65hoss]

There is so much info on that here you can spend days reading. Like Bob said, do a search.

[kutnkru]

You will find that an average would probably be somewhere in the ball park of:
$10/m sf for aerations
$30/m sf for dethatching one direction (front to back)
$45/m sf for detahtching two directions (front/back - side/side)

Hope this helps.
Kris

[Skookum]

Kris,

are those numbers for 1000 sq ft?

[kutnkru]

Those figures multipliers for each thousand square feet of turf area.
A 10,000 (10/m) sf lawn would be:

Aeration: $100
Dethatching: $300 one direction or $450 bi-directional

Kris

[John Deere]

I would like to know if anyone else out there is getting $30 per 1000 sq.ft. for power raking? If not, what are you charging?

[Currier]

Power raking is nasty tough work. You should get 30.00. No way joe home owner will do it himself(a second time).

[KirbysLawn]

My charges are $12 per 1000 for aeration and $24 per 1000 for aeration/seeding/fert. I also sell soil test for $25 when aerating.