Very much the opposite, one piece spade and handle, all alloy steel. Mine weights in around 15lbs and can be used as a pry bar. I find it great for planting as it will cut through roots well and bust through compacted clay.
This may be a dumb question but did you call and have the utilities marked before trenching your edge? I've always been told to call anytime I stick a shovel in the ground no matter the depth. It just seems like an inconvenience especially when you're edging the flower bed and the ultimate goal is to make the yard look nice then you have all of these utility paintings over the yard.
I call for utility marking when doing hardscaping, irrigation and lighting. I only dug down about 2-3inches. All utilities here are pretty run down the sides of the property lines Posted via Mobile Device
Its fine i like to be well rounded. And they aren't my jobs i work with s buddy its some nice extra cash especially during drought times. I have to say though if I was not in landscape business it would be roofing cause in my area the price of a roof just keeps climbing. Posted via Mobile Device
Its fine i like to be well rounded. And they aren't my jobs i work with s buddy its some nice extra cash especially during drought times. I have to say though if I was not in landscape business it would be roofing cause in my area the price of a roof just keeps climbing. Posted via Mobile Device
Your both right but in my area just lot more profit margin with roofingit but there are just as many hacks. Half the ones i did wouldn't need done if did right to begin with. And krazy did you use bagged mulch for that mulch job? Posted via Mobile Device
Krayz how would you figure out the cubic feet for a flowerbed when 1 bed starts at 8ft to 5ft to 8ft and back to 5ft for the width and 28ft in length. And the other one starts at 8ft to 5ft to 4ft in width and the length is 40ft mulch at 3" Posted via Mobile Device
Krayz how would you figure out the cubic feet for a flowerbed when 1 bed starts at 8ft to 5ft to 8ft and back to 5ft for the width and 28ft in length. And the other one starts at 8ft to 5ft to 4ft in width and the length is 40ft mulch at 3" Posted via Mobile Device
I usually just pick a nice middle number say use 6' for width x length. 40' + 28' = 68'x6'= 408 x .33 = 134cuft. 134\27 = 4.9 cuyds. Posted via Mobile Device
So what I did is use 3" of mulch at .25
So 68'x6'=408 x .25 = 102cuft. 102\27=3.7 cubic yards. Which is 51 bags right?
I also have another flowerbed which is 27'x6'=162cuft. x .25= 40.5cuft 40.5\27= 1.5 which is 20 bags right?
So do these formula make sense to you?
Krayz, even you didn't see the flowerbeds what would you charge the customers for a clean-up job. Take in consideration the amount of mulch I'm using and the size of the beds. 3 flowerbeds total, no trimming, re-edging. I would say it's about an 8-10 hour job with 2 guys.
So what I did is use 3" of mulch at .25
So 68'x6'=408 x .25 = 102cuft. 102\27=3.7 cubic yards. Which is 51 bags right?
I also have another flowerbed which is 27'x6'=162cuft. x .25= 40.5cuft 40.5\27= 1.5 which is 20 bags right?
Yes 1.5 yards is correct. 1.5 yards=40.5 cubic feet. So how many bags you need depends on how many cubic ft the bags hold. The bags around here are 3 cubic ft. So 40.5/3=13.5 bags. I posted this on the other thread you were asking about. Why don't you read it.
You gotta remember to convert your inches (depth) to feet or the math will be all wrong.
Inches to feet conversions:
1"divided by 12"= .08
2"= .17
3"= .25
4" = .33
Always remember to do LengthxWidthxDepth to find your cubic feet. As stated above, there are 27 cubic feet in a yard so...take your cubic feet and divide it by 27 to get your cubic yards needed. It's really quite simple once you get the hang of it.
1 cubic yard will cover:
324 sq. ft at 1" depth
162 at 2"
108 at 3"
81 sq ft. At 4"
Once you remember those numbers you can estimate faster and without a calculator.
Yes 1.5 yards is correct. 1.5 yards=40.5 cubic feet. So how many bags you need depends on how many cubic ft the bags hold. The bags around here are 3 cubic ft. So 40.5/3=13.5 bags. I posted this on the other thread you were asking about. Why don't you read it.
You gotta remember to convert your inches (depth) to feet or the math will be all wrong.
Inches to feet conversions:
1"divided by 12"= .08
2"= .17
3"= .25
4" = .33
Always remember to do LengthxWidthxDepth to find your cubic feet. As stated above, there are 27 cubic feet in a yard so...take your cubic feet and divide it by 27 to get your cubic yards needed. It's really quite simple once you get the hang of it.
1 cubic yard will cover:
324 sq. ft at 1" depth
162 at 2"
108 at 3"
81 sq ft. At 4"
Once you remember those numbers you can estimate faster and without a calculator.
Yea I did read it earlier, I wanted to make sure I was right. The bags around here is normally 2 cubic ft. So base on the formula use provided is it based off of 2 cubic ft bags or 3 cubic ft bags?
I usually just pick a nice middle number say use 6' for width x length. 40' + 28' = 68'x6'= 408 x .33 = 134cuft. 134\27 = 4.9 cuyds. Posted via Mobile Device
Hey man if you have a yard with room to stock mulch you should call Southen mulch they can help you make a ton on mulch work. They will deliver 100 yards to you cheap. You need room for the 18 wheeler to get in your yard and they deliver with a walking floor trailer. i wish I had the room. Heck you could even go get it with your dump trailer and still save money on product. They are north of Baton Rouge. Posted via Mobile Device
Well play time is over. Fone has been ringing like crazy. Got 3 estimates scheduled for 2morrow morning. So far ive landed all 5 jobs ive priced in the past week. Posted via Mobile Device
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