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Exactly Matt. I'm in the process right now of working on a very large property design estimate and it will be a full 3 pages just explaining to the client what they can expect to see on their design.
Since it's a new house under construction, I have to know items such as exterior outlet placement, proper drainage concerns, pool placement, sufficient utilities to pool house, PVC sleeve placement and timeline of concrete pour, etc.. I'm not even sure what the builder plans on doing yet.
A detailed proposal is well worth the extra time.
It may just be as simple as stating " raising of all proposed shrub beds / natural areas with 12 yards of new organic planting mix." It all depends on what size project it is that you're working on.
Small or large, however, we ALWAYS provide exact sizes, quantities, square footage, linear footage, model #'s, colors, styles, heights, widths, depths, etc.
All of our customers know exactly what they are & aren't getting.
Take the extra time, it's a good habit to get into and it really makes your company stand out from the ones that offer just a generic proposal.
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