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Posted by nhbackyardcaretaker (My Page) on Mon, Mar 23, 09 at 17:32
| Hello,
I'm a landscaper who hopes to do more stonework. For gardening installations i generally charge 40/ man hour, however since i have only completed less than 30 dry stonewalls in my life, and i'm obsessive with the use of the level I charge by the cubic foot. What are your thoughts on what an ethical price point is to charge after materials, when you take too long to charge by the hour due to lack of experience and obsessiveness. Do you all vary this a bit when working on the steps. I know the steps are where I spend the most time.
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I guess if people can't afford your work then they can try to do it themselves....right? I was told my deck would have cost $40k(it's 20' X 22' triangle, lighted). My DH & I built the whole thing by hand, hauling the backfill with a wheelbarrow, so as not to ruin the existing landscaping. Including the tools we purchased for the job(our first stone working job) we paid $4K. What do you think you would have charged to build this deck? I would be curious to know? And yes, the 22 steps & landings took as long to build as the entire deck did. Note: DH welded the belly picket railing himself. I included the price of the MIG welder in the $4k.
 
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| Um, why are there bears on your patio? Looks like you need a taller fence? |
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- Posted by botann z8 SEof Seattle (My Page) on
Sat, Oct 31, 09 at 14:38
| Accessibility plays a large part in bidding a job. If the job is close to where a truck can get to, the price is lower than if the landscaper has to wheelbarrow or skid steer the materials to the job from the truck. If it's uphill, even more expensive. Because of this,and other factors, bidding by sq. ft. only doesn't usually reflect true overhead. |
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