Price Help

[KrayzKajun]

Im in need of some advice on how to price this job

1.25 Acre lot,
Bighouse with horse shoe driveway in front.
6 big oak trees
2 ditches across front of property


Lady wants the property cleaned up:
all debris and trash removed,
ditches cleaned and trimmed
Yard-cut,edged,trimmed

Its a mess!

ANy ideas

[KrayzKajun]

Bump !!!

[LB1234]

How many hours of labor to clean up and how many debris of material to be removed?

[SOSINC]

Do you have a picture to show how bad it really is?

[lawnpro724]

Yeah I think we would all need a picture or better description of what needs to be done before we would be able to give you some correct pricing.

[baddboygeorge]

bottom line if ya give her a flat rate she will milk ya i promise do it for 125 an hour an thats for 2 guys with a 10 hour minimum an get her to sign contract upfront.have fun an make some money see ye george

[KrayzKajun]

i'll get some pics up in the morning

[KrayzKajun]

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[One of Three]

Yeah, for something like that you definitely want to go with an hourly rate. It's very difficult to estimate time on that sort of project, cause chances are something else unexpected will come up. Guaranteed.

[vale of paradise]

I would have to agree with One of Three. Let them know what your plans are for your clean up. Inform them you will keep them up to date on how it is going. They are more time consuming then they may appear. I would charge by the hour. Other situations will appear weather it is small or larger. It is your time and it is valuable.

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[Team-Green L&L]

Hourly!!!!!!!!!!

[LB1234]

Not only hourly...but a price per yard/ton whatever to be removed. That one brush pile next to herbie is rather large. Then all those little sticks will add up. If you give a flat price on this one the owner might expect you to clean up the wooded areas as well.

IF you do decide to go with a flat price I would take pictures of EVERY place you intend to work and circle what areas will be 'cleaned up' and what it includes doesn't include.

I would think for something like this I would say $65 per man per hour plus another 25-35 per yard removal. I dunno making some assumptions I would say two-three people half a day and three-four yards removal. I would say a minimum $200 labor charge and minimum $100 removal charge. If I were to place a flat bid (customer may request it) I would estimate about 850-1000