Paying someone to mow/edge

[Anonymous]

OP you have to stop comparing people who come to your house to work to what you think is a reasonable hourly rate for a full time job.

1) small businesses have considerable overhead so what they charge you isn’t just labor, even if it’s a one man band

2) they can’t stack jobs perfectly like Tetris to bill 8 hours a day

Think of more as a fraction of a day. The business has a target of $x/day and each job booked takes up some fraction of a day. A lawn guy can probably do 3 lawns a day. Maybe 2 depending on how strong his back is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$130/week in Bethesda. Older property. Not one of the enormous lots.

This includes weeding the beds, I think.

No, almost certainly not. It might include spraying weeds in a mulched area with glyphosate from a backpack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there something wrong with people now that they can’t mow their grass?

+100

I know, it’s crazy. We are one of the very few on our street that mows and edges our lawn. We save sooo much money. It takes a little over 1 hour to mow, edge and bag. We look at it as exercise. It’s worth it to use to save the money for other indulgences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there something wrong with people now that they can’t mow their grass?

+100

I know, it’s crazy. We are one of the very few on our street that mows and edges our lawn. We save sooo much money. It takes a little over 1 hour to mow, edge and bag. We look at it as exercise. It’s worth it to use to save the money for other indulgences.

And other people might choose to use their time differently. No need to act holier than thou.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there something wrong with people now that they can’t mow their grass?

+100

I know, it’s crazy. We are one of the very few on our street that mows and edges our lawn. We save sooo much money. It takes a little over 1 hour to mow, edge and bag. We look at it as exercise. It’s worth it to use to save the money for other indulgences.

You don’t save “sooo” much money. You save around $1300-2000 per year based on what people are saying on this thread. That’s not that much money.

[Anonymous]

6000 sq ft lot Arlington. Not all grass. Maybe half.
Guy and kid. One mows one blows and edges. 20 minutes. $60

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there something wrong with people now that they can’t mow their grass?

Time is money.

People have days off.

Oh really?

You clearly never run a business. The only people with “days off” are employees.

And yet here you are.... SO busy, lol!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there something wrong with people now that they can’t mow their grass?

+100

I know, it’s crazy. We are one of the very few on our street that mows and edges our lawn. We save sooo much money. It takes a little over 1 hour to mow, edge and bag. We look at it as exercise. It’s worth it to use to save the money for other indulgences.

You don’t save “sooo” much money. You save around $1300-2000 per year based on what people are saying on this thread. That’s not that much money.

It’s more in the neighborhood of $4000-5000 where I live. My spouse and I can take a ten day trip to Europe for that amount, so, yes, well worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there something wrong with people now that they can’t mow their grass?

+100

I know, it’s crazy. We are one of the very few on our street that mows and edges our lawn. We save sooo much money. It takes a little over 1 hour to mow, edge and bag. We look at it as exercise. It’s worth it to use to save the money for other indulgences.

You don’t save “sooo” much money. You save around $1300-2000 per year based on what people are saying on this thread. That’s not that much money.

It’s more in the neighborhood of $4000-5000 where I live. My spouse and I can take a ten day trip to Europe for that amount, so, yes, well worth it.

You need to shop around for a new mowing service because you’re getting ripped off. I pay 35 bucks for .35 acres in McLean. Even the fanciest company would charge 50 max.

[Anonymous]

The costs are so much higher in NW DC and in close in Montgomery County. Most require contracts of 3000-5000. We've gotten tons of estimates over the years.