[radracer]

I have a customer that wants me to remove the grass by the sidewalk and plant jasmine as a ground cover. The area is 70'x 7' planting every 16" I figured that I will nneed 225 jasmine. I pay $1.75 each and was going to plant them at $4.66 installed for a total of $1,050 for everything. I have to rent a sod cutter to clear the area and I figure about an hour to do that. Should I charge more for this job or am I about right.I know that price is going to vary I just want to be in the ballpark.

They also stated that if the price was too high that they would want to resod the area instead. I was thinking of charging $1.50 per square foot installed. Including removal of old sod for a total of $675.00. I pay $135.00 for a pallet of 500' sq St Augustine. But I will have most of that left over from another job. Thank you in advance for your help.

Thanks
Harold Burgess

[jwholden]

Realisticly, how many hours will it take you to do the job?

How much do you need to earn an hour to cover your overhead and make a profit?

How much do your materials and rentals COST? How much profit do you want to make on them?

If the amount the customer wants to pay is less than the amount it COSTS YOU to do the job you must tell them what part of the job you can do for thier budget or move on.

[VoodooChile]

Disposal of removed sod? Soil amendment? Any guarantees on the plant material (does your price cover replacement cost)? Prospects for more work in the neighborhood if you make these clients happy?

Like jw said, the minimum bottom line has to cover your costs to do the job, a portion of your overhead, and your right to a profit.

Prices vary greatly from region to region, but around here if the budget is less than 2k for a new lead, I'm not interested. Established clients are a different story.