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mulch price..just curious

Discussion in 'Landscape Maintenance' started by dmk395, Apr 5, 2004.

  1. dmk395

    dmk395 LawnSite Bronze Member
    from Ma
    Messages: 1,005

    Mulch costs me $25 per yard. I need 30 yards for the job...so my materials cost is $750. There is about 3 hours of edging and bed prep. What do you charge for mulch and labor?

    The I will tell you what some clown said they will do it for for one of my clients.
     
    dmk395, Apr 5, 2004
    #1
  2. Steady Mowing

    Steady Mowing LawnSite Member
    from Westminster, MD
    Messages: 24

    In MD,
    $60/hr x3 man hrs.= $180
    30yards @ $75/yd =$2250
    Total =around $2430, plus consider layout(hills, ect.), and if you have to haul anything away.
     
    Steady Mowing, Apr 5, 2004
    #2
  3. Let it Grow

    Let it Grow LawnSite Senior Member
    from Walla Walla, WA
    Messages: 476

    I'm in SE Washington state. This is what my bid would look like:
    Mulch-$60/yd=$1800
    3 Hrs x $35=$105

    Total Cost=$1905


    If it were a job in my area I could be much cheaper though because I get my mulch for $15/yd.
     
    Let it Grow, Apr 5, 2004
    #3
  4. dmk395

    dmk395 LawnSite Bronze Member
    from Ma
    Messages: 1,005

    The guy who bid against me did it for 1300....go figure
     
    dmk395, Apr 6, 2004
    #4
  5. joshua

    joshua LawnSite Bronze Member
    from northeast ohio
    Messages: 1,226

    dmk, thats nothing i had one where I bidded $900 ( small job ) and the other company bidded $400. The mulch costed $325
     
    joshua, Apr 9, 2004
    #5
  6. raystreet

    raystreet LawnSite Member
    from middletown de
    Messages: 11

    HERE WE PAY$ 26 A YARD WE CHARGE $80 A YARD IF IT NEEDS EDGING WE CHARGE $100 PER YARD MULCH & LABOR
     
    raystreet, Apr 12, 2004
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