Thoughts on pricing

[Bryan McMullen]

I found this sight 3 nights ago and have been on it everey night since reading information.I cant believe how helpful this is.I was wanting to share some of my pricing with you guys and see how it compares.
overseeding 35.00 per 1000 sqft
aerating 40.00 first 1000 7.00 for everey 1000 after.
fertilizing 25.00 for the first 1000 and 4.00for everey 1000 after.
Thanks for any info.Oh I allmost forgot,what about dethatching its a guessing game for me. it

[1st impressions]

Welcome Bryan.


In Illinois the general rule of thumb for aerating is
21/2 times cutting rate.If you feel your cutting rate is
low, go to 3x. I charge between $60-$80 fot an average
size lot.

Your rate on fertilization seems high to me.You would
charge $53 for an 8,000 sq. ft. lot. If you can get it
more power to you.


Dethatching is a different beast.Best way to go is to
take your hourly rate and increase it. Measure the yard to get the sq. ft. It takes approx. 1 hr. to machine rake 11,000 sq.ft. and approx. 1 hr. to bag 8000 sq.ft.. The toughest part is trying to figure out how much grass you will take with you.

Not as much competition so cover your ass with your price.We charge $35 per man hr. plus $35 fix cost for the
dethathing machine.$2.25 per bag of grass. Average house
is approx. $200-$250.


Good luck

[Mark]

Bryan your prices seem to be ok to me. 40 dollars for 1st thousand then 7 every after, Plus your cost on seed or whatever your putting down averages around 160 dollars per average yd 10k. Plus it doesn't take very long to seed. If you feel you need to make a better profit add on to equip-use.