OK, here's the thing...I raked a lawn today, and it took me 1 hour to do. I had already done it earlier. Thelady's son was down and said i could rake it if I wanted, just clean up the leaves around the yard and sticks. not alot, but lots of small pieces of leaves around here and there. I filled 1 1/2 10 Gal garbage cans to empty in her woods. when i finished he said, so what do ya wan't? I said just give me $20.bucks I'll be happy. He said, 20! but it only took you 1 hour. He gave me the 20 but made it seem like it was alot more than he planned to pay...I couldn't see raking a lawn for any less.! don't you agree?
2007-04-21 09:02:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
The $20 you asked is about the average national (U.S.) rate for un-skilled landscape care. It was a fair price to ask, especially if he solicted you to do the work and you do this type of work for a living.
The odd thing about this is why he didn't discuss a price and terms with you before you did the work. Unless he thought you had already established a price with his mother in the past, he was probably just trying to get away being a cheap and lazy SoB. Unfortunately, there's a lot of those people out there.
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2016-04-22 09:37:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on the going wages in your area, but generaly, it apears that 20 dollars is pretty reasonable. maybe, they need to see what a yard service would charge, if they find one to do such a small job. some peaple just don't realise what the labor market is worth today. I had a person at one time, want me to shovel snow from his sidewalk and driveway, and only pay me 5.dollars--of course, I flatly turned them down. reach a mutualy agreeable price, before the work is started, I sugjest. community volunteer work is another story, and should be considered by acceptable guidlines.
2007-04-21 09:18:04 · answer #3 · answered by wildbill324003 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree. You also had your overhead, cost of getting there and time. Don't plumbers have a minimum price of just coming to the door? You do too. $20/hr. You can charge less for subsequent hours if you want, but that initial visit has to pay to get there and home.
2007-04-21 10:15:15 · answer #4 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Certainly that depends on where you live (what part of the country)... but for the small amount of work you did, regardless of it taking an hour, I'd say $10 is what you would have made around here....
My kitchen trash can is 13 gallons.... That really isn't a lot of leaves/sticks... Not sure why it took an hour...
Nevertheless... You can probably forget them being a repeat customer which means that you've lost much more than you've gained....
2007-04-21 09:09:50 · answer #5 · answered by ~Me~ 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋