Smallaxe
10-07-2012, 09:21 AM
There is always a lot animosity toward the upstart LCOs that are lowballing their services in order to get their foot in the door of the industry...
But,,, what if there was a way to do an overseeding job this time of year that was done quickly and didn't cost us(the providers) much money to do it???
Exa.:
A widow, needed her lawn redone after heavy construction work and a load of topsoil brought in... all that is needed is preparation and seed... it was a small lawn and she recieved an outrageous estimate, that even I though was 'over the top'... I heard later that the guy was a moron and was planning on bringing in a skidster or something like it to level and seed...
"The soil was already compacted enough, thank you, by the people that delivered the dirt!!!"
2 people, 1 tiller,, a couple of rakes and a bag of seed plus 4 hours... perfect lawn...
AND
Less than a quater(1/4) of what Mr. Bigshot was going to charge for a lawn that would have been garbage because he would have planted on compacted soil...
So,,, does that make me a "Lowballer"??? :)
But,,, what if there was a way to do an overseeding job this time of year that was done quickly and didn't cost us(the providers) much money to do it???
Exa.:
A widow, needed her lawn redone after heavy construction work and a load of topsoil brought in... all that is needed is preparation and seed... it was a small lawn and she recieved an outrageous estimate, that even I though was 'over the top'... I heard later that the guy was a moron and was planning on bringing in a skidster or something like it to level and seed...
"The soil was already compacted enough, thank you, by the people that delivered the dirt!!!"
2 people, 1 tiller,, a couple of rakes and a bag of seed plus 4 hours... perfect lawn...
AND
Less than a quater(1/4) of what Mr. Bigshot was going to charge for a lawn that would have been garbage because he would have planted on compacted soil...
So,,, does that make me a "Lowballer"??? :)