Starting a lawn care business

[Carscw]

I will not pull up to a yard for less than $50 but I do not do lawn care I do landscaping.
The home owner should never have to ask you to trim a bush they should never need trimming. Or to apply weed control should never be any weeds.
A lawn care guy cuts the grass and moves on a landscaper takes care of the whole yard.
Keep the pine straw or mulch always looking new things like that.




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[Ric]

So for one man to make $600 a week is not good?
Like I said he can get the whole neighborhood but is happy with what he has.
If I paid 500 k for a house I would not want a big mower on my yard.
How many ppl do you know that work 2 days a week or all week and bring home $600 ?

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Well you've quoted me two different figures here, now which is it are we making $600 a week or are we bringing home $600 a week because there's a big difference between gross income and net income. Another question, is this person paying taxes, social security etc.

 

[Carscw]

It's just him so yes he brings home no less than $600 a week does he pay tax I do not know or do I care.
I do know he spends no more than $50 a week to cut his yards

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[Ric]

I will not pull up to a yard for less than $50 but I do not do lawn care I do landscaping.
The home owner should never have to ask you to trim a bush they should never need trimming. Or to apply weed control should never be any weeds.
A lawn care guy cuts the grass and moves on a landscaper takes care of the whole yard.
Keep the pine straw or mulch always looking new things like that.


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What you're doing is called Full Service Lawn-care not landscaping, If you're doing Landscaping you are at a clients place to improve the appearance of ( an area of land, a highway etc.) as by planting trees, shrubs, grass, or altering the contours of the property or ground that's what a landscaper does.

 

[exotion]

I usually charge between $15 for under 2000 sqft and up to $50 for my bigger ones i do the weedeating,edging mowing and blow clean all hard surfaces. All bed edging pick up trash and maintain turf. I do other maintence but those are work orders and pay my job

 

[Ric]

I usually charge between $15 for under 2000 sq ft and up to $50 for my bigger ones i do the weed eating,edging mowing and blow clean all hard surfaces. All bed edging pick up trash and maintain turf. I do other maintenance but those are work orders and pay my job

I charge about the same $15 to $17.50 for under 2000 sq. ft. and do the same things as you do, Trimming hedges, bed work, and trimming palms are all extra. Anything larger lots price goes to $30 and up depending on the conditions of the property.

 

[Carscw]

No Ric what I do is landscaping.
A person that does lawn care are the ones that mow blow and go.
I get calls all the time from lawn care guys needing flower beds or pine straw or irrigation repair. Like I said any one can cut grass but to do it the right way is a art.

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[exotion]

that limits your clientell to those who can afford 50 bucks a pop.
my business is called affordable option lawncare. I have high standards of my work but i realize that there is a large range of customers to the lower class lazy homeowner/rental to the middle class dont want to buy a lawn mower. to the upper class why should i do it my self. mowing brings in the guarenteed recurring income, while the completely seperate work orders bring in the real money

 

[Ric]

No Ric what I do is landscaping.
A person that does lawn care are the ones that mow blow and go.
I get calls all the time from lawn care guys needing flower beds or pine straw or irrigation repair. Like I said any one can cut grass but to do it the right way is a art.

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The people that do so called lawn care that mow blow and go are not Lawn-care people they are what is considered in the lawn industry as a mow and go or as many lawn-care professionals call them Hacks or Low-ballers. If your getting calls from company's needing flowerbeds or irrigation work done then they would fall into the same category. Most full service lawn-care people do everything you've described or do, flowerbeds, irrigation work etc. at an additional charge it's part of the business.

The definition of landscaping is as follows:
To adorn or improve (a section of ground) by contouring and by planting flowers, shrubs, or trees etc..
To arrange grounds artistically as a profession. ( Landscaper )

 

[Ric]

that limits your clientele to those who can afford 50 bucks a pop.
my business is called affordable option lawn-care. I have high standards of my work but i realize that there is a large range of customers to the lower class lazy homeowner/rental to the middle class don't want to buy a lawn mower. to the upper class why should i do it my self. mowing brings in the guaranteed recurring income, while the completely separate work orders bring in the real money

exotion sounds like you have a handle on your business and are doing things the right way :thumbsup: