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I think its great that you want to try and do some jobs on the side, when i was 17 i started the same deal, i would go and make up 1000 flyers then on the weekends i would go to the new area's in town and flyer door to door, sticking it on there door handle. now i grew up in a garden center so i had plenty of sod experience already, but still sod really isnt too hard of a deal
put 4-6'' of good loam on top of your sub grade, rake it, roll it , rake it, roll it again, and continue untill your sub grade is completely level, as long as you make your sub grade look good your yard will look good, just make sure not to walk all over it when your laying your mats.
as for pricing goes, take how much your sod cost, soil cost, gas for truck, and labour...(if your just doing it part time only use one guy,,,trust me its enough if you two are not lazy) then add on how much you want too make, thats the way i started, and its a very simple way...
the equipment is cheap, two landscape rakes, one wheel barrow, one drum roller, 1 razor blade. so under 500 will get you started.
and for payment you estimate and if you want you can ask them for a 20 percent downpayment that should cover your sod and soil cost.
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