Price List

[Greenscapes Lawncare]

Here is what I am currently charging to run my business. By the way these are man hours. I was curious to what some of your guys charge as well post if you feel comfortable telling your rates.

lawn mowing - $1.00 per minute from gate up to gate down.
Mulching. 3.5x the cost of 1 cyd of mulch - $90 per yd installed here.
Pruning- $45 hr. per man
Fall/ spring cleanup using backpack blowers, rakes/tarp. = $55 per man hr and $50 for haul offs per load.
planting- Small plants = cost of the plant larger plants is .40% of each plant to install.
perminent edging = $1.00 per linear ft.
gutter cleaning- $1.25 per linear ft cleaning.
install gutter guards- 6.25 per linear ft for 1 story home and $7.50 per linear ft for 2 story home.



EQUIPMENT:

2002 Chevy 4x4 crew cab HD with 6.0
16ft open trailer
husqvarna trimmers
husqvarna blowers
echo backpack blowers
cub enforcer with striping kit mower.
bluejay pull behind aerator
little wonder 12 hp push blower
all the tools to do the job.

22 year old.

[Greenscapes Lawncare]

servicing 55 accounts weekly at $2,300 per customer average.

[Eagleseye]

I trust you are charging more for the job than the $ 1.00 a minute for the mower. Residential yard here get serviced for about 35 to 65 per visit pending on services done. Commercial contracts 55 per hour per man min.
Pruning labor may be cheap, I charge 75 to 85 per hour, without hauling off. Bagged and put at their curb. Remmember their paying for the expert.
Planting-- I bid jobs at 80% of cost of material generally, but depends on your buying power. Biggest problem soil condition

[midwestnewguy]

servicing 55 accounts weekly at $2,300 per customer average.



How many years have you been in business?

[Eagleseye]

since 2001

[Greenscapes Lawncare]

this is my 3rd season on my own but my father and uncle did lawncare for themselves for 20 years. I have 2 other employees part time. I we all 3 work we can get those 55 lawns done in 2 full days.

[PROCUT1]

Everyone is going to be different.

The biggest mistake you can make is basing your price on what others are charging.

Only you can figure out what to charge.

Im my business (sealcoating) tons of guys make great profits and a great living sealing $200 residential driveways.

Unfortunately, I cant do that. If I charge the "going rate" I lose money at the end of the day....Yet for other guys they make a fistful.

What I have to charge to do residential puts me much higher than others and therefore I dont have a big demand for the work.

I have 2 choices.

Go after the customer market that I am competitive in.

Or, make changes in my business so that I can be competitive in the residential market.

Either way, I judge by the "yes or no's" I get.

With large commercial I get more "yes"
With residential I get more "no"

Doesnt change my price one bit though.