what to charge

[kirkny1018]

i dont know what would be a good price to do clean up piles of branches and other yard stuff

 

[scott47429]

charge by the hour

 

[kirkny1018]

it might take me an hour i was thinking 25 for the job ?

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

it might take me an hour i was thinking 25 for the job ?

That might be good, but what will you be using to do it? Just your hands and a rake?

 

[slammed]

i dont know what would be a good price to do clean up piles of branches and other yard stuff

Do you have to pay to haul it off? What will you be using to pick it up? How much stuff is there?
We need this info.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

Do you have to pay to haul it off? What will you be using to pick it up? How much stuff is there?
We need this info.

Yes, and WHAT kind of stuff is there. For example, sticks are harder to pick up than leaves, and there is less you can use to pick it up with.

 

[Carscw]

I charge $20 a cubic yard so $20 for about a wheelbarrow full.
If just leaves I charge $7 per 30 gallon trash bag.

If tree limbs it is still $20 per yard but I charge $20 to start my saw.

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[Carscw]

Never and I mean NEVER charge by the hour doing any kind of clean up or shrub trimming or planting or just never charge by the hour.

Always charge by the job

I will not even come to your house and get out the truck for less than $50.

Most guys around here base there bids on $30 per man hour. Time starts when you leave home and head to the job

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[Ric]

i dont know what would be a good price to do clean up piles of branches and other yard stuff

What would be a good price would be what you think the job is worth and how bad you want the job. We trim hedges and clean beds for a lot of different prices depending on the size of the job so there's actually no set price. Remember the price you set could effect how much work you could get down the road.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

What would be a good price would be what you think the job is worth and how bad you want the job. We trim hedges and clean beds for a lot of different prices depending on the size of the job so there's actually no set price. Remember the price you set could effect how much work you could get down the road.

That is a really good point! If you do a good job, but charge too much, the customer might find someone else who can do the job just as well, but for less. Don't make the customer do that.