prices for shoveling dirt

[slowleak1]

no idea what to charge, anyone got a price per yard figure or something like that? do yall factor in the distance you have to move it?
thanks

[vos]

um shoveling dirt? do you mean like trash dirt as in stuff you have left over from working on a yard? or dress dirt the good stuff to make a yard look good? but either way per yard id figure 15 a yard if its good stuff if its bad stuff id figure 10 but you can play with that its just a newbies guess.

[slowleak1]

no im talking good quality top soil to go in flower beds. need some prices asap

[slowleak1]

ttt

anyone?

[Big C]

I dosen't matter to me what I am doing weather it be cleaning out beds or shoveling dirt or spreading mulch...I charge $50/hr labor...period

[Lugnut]

Estimate how long it will take you, and charge based on that for strictly labor jobs such as this one.

[ed2hess]

About $25/hr would be reasonable ......assuming you are a professional worker---in good shape.

[escient]

If I'm shoveling dirt, it means there's a lot of dirt. Don't confuse this with mulch - dirt sucks.....

$100 an hour - period... If you can get it.. If the customer likes and trusts you, charge it.


If they'll shop around, do it for what you're willing to make...

[slowleak1]

well ive never done it and been paid before, plus its an older lady from church. dont wanna charge her too much. i estimate about an hour and a half to do it. thinking about just chrging her $50

[escient]

well ive never done it and been paid before, plus its an older lady from church. dont wanna charge her too much. i estimate about an hour and a half to do it. thinking about just chrging her $50

By the time you pay for your gas - assuming it's not too far away... Your under $25 an hour.

That's simply not enough IMO

Just my .02

[slowleak1]

thats twice what im making at my fulltime job, so its good enough for me. its either do this or sit on my arse. make a little money or no money....deff going for the money. and like i said, its an older lady, i wanna do it for her out of kindness more than anything

[escient]

Point well taken.. Good luck! But lose that conscience if you wanna make money in this biz!:waving:

[slowleak1]

lol, this i know, but while theres nothing to do, at least i will be making something. hopefully one day i wont have to worry about sitting around and doing nothing. thats like saying, "im not gonna take this $30 yard, im just gonna sit on my bum and do nothing for this 30 minutes" i like to be at least halfway productive with my extra time.

and btw, she gave me $25 extra for working hard :D