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Alwayz Green,
I completely understand not wanting to "eff" it up. The guys are right though, getting excited about a big job isn't worth it if it's not profitable. Been there, done that. Believe it or not we actually spread 200 yards of mulch this fall. (PHEW!) I priced the job the same as I would for a small job. DO take into consideration how full the beds are. These beds were not full so we were able to dump the mulch in the beds, but had they been full it would have taken longer.
We have what we call a "cheat sheet". A formula we figured out our first few jobs as to how long it takes to do just about anything....a yard of mulch, a yard of gravel. edging etc. This has tremendously helped us figure out bids.
We calso charge a debris hauling fee and delivery fees when necessary.
Mowing here in CT....our formula is crazy but we charge $35 as a flat fee for up to 5k SF (it's not worth it for us to mow for less) and then $0.87 for every additional 1,000 SF. That being said, if there's a ton of trimming, or something tricky, we up the price.
It's nutty, but it seems to work and be comperable with local companies. This may be high for NH but maybe what you can do is figure out what you have for lawns now, what you charge, and come up with a formula based on that.
Hope that helps!
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