I had a neighbor right next to me move in last April. Older couple. They hired a lawn service company to mow their lawn but the frequency was very sporadic. They would come when the grass was like a hayfield and leave wind rows and clumps all over. They never even came beyond October 1 and my neighbor ended up with big patches of fallen leaves in some parts of the yard, which are still there now. Some of that grass underneath might be toast. Anyways, I talked to him a day last week and offered to take care of his lawn this season. He said he would like to have me do it because he saw how meticulous I am with my own. His daughter manages his finances now so she is going to call me and discuss this. My question, what is a reasonable charge? I told him I would do it once a week as long as it kept growing/raining. His yard is very similar to mine and I estimate it would take about 90 minutes each time with some minor trimming using the weed whip. I've tried to do some research online about this in my area but there's very little info out there. Most services require a seasonal contract or say "call for estimate." I figured $50/hour so that would make it 75 bucks each time. Does this sound reasonable? I'll be using my Toro lawn mower and cordless trimmer. I find this sort of yard work to be very therapeutic so I thought it might be a good opportunity. I just put head phones on and go to work. Thoughts?

I think the question you really need to ask yourself is why are you doing it. If it's to make money then you might be undercharging. If it's to be neighborly then what you mentioned sounds fair.

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March 12Mar 12

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21 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:
Koz- i learned that the lawn companies like residential for volume and steady work but they make their big money and margin on commercial jobs. Looks like you just learned that too.

At my other hotels I paid $1200 - $1500 for complete landscaping services including mowing much more grass, pruning bushes, weeding beds, irrigation schedules, etc.

This was $925 just to cut the grass and no other services.

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