[Killavolt]

So in starting out I'm going to do some flat rate pricing based on the size of the yard for the simple jobs like just mowing grass and trimming.
My big question is, what's actually considered to be a small, medium or large sized yard?
How many square feet denotes each size of yard?

Other services like brush cutting or more complicated yards I'll use hourly pricing, but for now, in the beginning I think just getting some business is more important.

 

[ltdlawn]

Under 10k small .75ac under medium above large.
BUT NO FLAT RATE if you just stick with one price you’ll never find market price.

 

[JMK26]

LIke Ltd said...flat rate will hurt you more than making it easy helps.

I have a "small" property that is charged as much as a "large" property because of all the trimming and blowing.

 

[weeze]

small = 1/4 acre. price $30 weekly or $35 biweekly.
medium = 1/2 acre-1 acre. price $40-$50 weekly or $45-$60 biweekly.
large = 1.5acres-3acres. price $75-$150. pretty much always biweekly.

that's how it is around here anyways. every area is different.

 

[TPendagast]

Small yards fit in or under your minimum, so in that way they ARE flat rate

If you “don’t drop your gate for less than $35”
And you charge $60 an hour... every lawn that takes 35 minutes or less to cut is going to be a flat rate by default

To me , I consider the “minimum” lawns to be small lawns
For us that ends up being about 10,000 sq ft or less
A medium lawn is going to be 60 bucks or more

Large lawns are $80-$100

We have cuts over a $100 , they just aren’t residentials, typically

 

[BigJlittleC]

Small is under 500 sqft
Medium is 501-1000 sqft
Large is anything over 1000sqft

This is for total turf area for residential.

 

[TPendagast]

Small is under 500 sqft
Medium is 501-1000 sqft
Large is anything over 1000sqft

This is for total turf area for residential.

1000 sq ft?

Everything you guys mow are postage stamps in the city, huh?

 

[gcbailey]

Small less than 1/2 acre
Medium 1/2 to 1 acre
Large 1 acre+

These are all residential sizes of turf not including the dwelling.

 

[BigJlittleC]

1000 sq ft?

Everything you guys mow are postage stamps in the city, huh?

Or smaller.

Most lots fall in the range 25ft by 125-150ft. Once you add a house and garage your not left with alot of open area for turf.

 

[jrs.landscaping]

small 1 acre and under
medium 1-3 acres
large 3 acres and up

 

[TPendagast]

Or smaller.

Most lots fall in the range 25ft by 125-150ft. Once you add a house and garage your not left with alot of open area for turf.

Yea I dig it
Inner city lawn maintenance
Do you find you end up having to go up or down a lot of stairs (like 2-3 steps)?
New York is like that

 

[Tommy Kite]

Im in texas where people have acres. A large for me is 90k sqft+ medium is 40k+ and small/tiny is 10k+/-

 

[BigJlittleC]

Yea I dig it
Inner city lawn maintenance
Do you find you end up having to go up or down a lot of stairs (like 2-3 steps)?
New York is like that

Some. But for the most part you can manage those yards with a string trimmer. Most will go for a turf less area if access is to troublesome. Rooftops get fun if no elevator! Had one for a commercial property that had to climb 4 different ladders to get up. Then would rope up tools and supplies. Install was done with crane.

 

[hackitdown]

10K is small?

I own a couple of rental properties. One lawn is 25x35 for 875 sq/ft, and I use a mower to get it done in about 3 minutes. The other is only 8x16 for 128 sq/ft, I use a trimmer and it is done in one or 2 minutes.

But I think I'm going to convert the "big one" to parking. No more mowing.

 

[BigJlittleC]

But I think I'm going to convert the "big one" to parking. No more mowing.

I always seem to lose one or two a year when they turn the lawn into a patio. Then they complain cause the neighborhood trees causes them to clean every week and it's the same trouble as cutting the lawn.

 

[TPendagast]

Some. But for the most part you can manage those yards with a string trimmer. Most will go for a turf less area if access is to troublesome. Rooftops get fun if no elevator! Had one for a commercial property that had to climb 4 different ladders to get up. Then would rope up tools and supplies. Install was done with crane.

I had one in Stamford CT we did with a sky-crane (its a specialized Sikorsky helicopter) there's no limit to the things some people are willing to pay for!

 

[Andrew H]

I had one in Stamford CT we did with a sky-crane (its a specialized Sikorsky helicopter) there's no limit to the things some people are willing to pay for!

Wow, you have a large service area!
Watch out, there's an accident in Chicago and a lawn monkey in Detroit...
I guess you gain a few hours because of the time change...

 

[TPendagast]

Wow, you have a large service area!
Watch out, there's an accident in Chicago and a lawn monkey in Detroit...
I guess you gain a few hours because of the time change...

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IVe been doing this 30 years.
I moved.

 

[Andrew H]

IVe been doing this 30 years.
I moved.

Did you cause the accident in Chicago? Probably...