I've had jobs like this. Very hard to price, I still get them wrong after 20 years in the business. If the customer is happy ,and you are happy, that's all that matters. Fair play to ya matey.
im in bedfordshire and had a similar job i charged 300 im lucky with my waste as a local farmer allows me too tip up on his muck heap he uses his teleloader too heap it up and turn it over he then sells it too allotment holders at 40 a load as it gets mixed with horse manure from the livery yard he runs
Great job there and great price…glad you have learnt to charge your worth…people do t pay for your time, they pay you to do the job and take the waste, the fact you do it quickly means you are efficient and have the right tools…keep up the good work.
Here is my response to this video. I talk about a few things which wernt apparent in this video and explain a little bit more about my reasoning. Again like most of my pricing videos I had people agree and disagree, which makes a good friendly debate which is how it should be 👍 th-cam.com/video/nmVPLFJSR0k/w-d-xo.html
your price is what you want, people don't know what goes on in the background, I believe I may have under priced it, at about £200+ waste, It's easy to give a price once the job is done, especially by someone else, believe me (I'll get flamed for this) seasoned gardeners get it drastically wrong too, its a guessing game.
Keep these videos coming mate really helping with people like myself. Got my first regular job booked in for grass cutting later in March and just finalising insurance and odd last minute bits of kit. Starting out with a 6x4 trailer until I can get a nice van and sell the car. Good to see your journey.
400 that's the kinda money that's needed - now and then. Made a difference. Didn't work excessive hours. Still have the dump to do. Usually more customer satisfaction when having got this type of job done. Well done!
At first I'd say £400 was a little high, but then after seeing the before and after pictures I think it's a fair price... I had a job similar to this last year but more of a jungle, another gardener quoted £350 but I quoted £600 as I knew it was going to be a pain and no idea what I was going to fins underneath it... I got the job. I think as long as you can show value to the customer, the price is a second thought.
Dont need bull handle strimmer, I think loop handle is more comfortable and easier to use even for these bigger cleanup jobs. I do reccomend a backpack blower though, the Stihl BR800 CE is a beast. That looks a pretty easy job so 400 GBP is a good price. I'd probably have that knocked over in 2 hours and would use mower rather than strimmer on those grass patches.
Cheers for tips mate. Backpack blower is high on the list and come autumn I may well buy one. I've done a follow up video to this. Link in description. Just to explain a few things that wernt evident. Rocks/stumps in grassy areas etc
If you are mates with another gardener then suggest splitting the cost of a bigger strimmer with them perhaps? Helps keep the cost down as it’s not generally something you need every day, only a few jobs each a year.
I usually do to be fair but if I remember rightly, the quality of the lawn (mainly ivy and weeds) it wouldn't have really shown up but yes definitely, nice cleans lines make a lawn stand out
That’s a fair price this garden has been neglected if it’s a regular customer you could get this looking nice you tidied it up really well. Good video👍
love the videos this one was so much like jobs i have been doing lately and I felt like I was over charging at around £120/£150 in Newcastle . difference being i don't take any waste away at the minute due to the cost of waste licence's and cost to dispose of it . but hopefully next year i can get those sorted out great work mate and a new sub to your channel
Hello mate, yea I think you did the right thing with price. I broke my brushcutter attachment clean in half last week on a similar kind of job- £150 to replace. So always these things to consider. Cheers Ciaran
I was pleasantly surprised with the 400.. I mean, in that you're charging what you're now, good lad. I might've suggested 2-300 max for that.. and I'm in London! But fair play to you, I like it.
I started my garden maintenance business last year part time, and going full time this year, your videos are helping a lot so thank you, Only thing I’m struggling with is what to do with the waste from bigger jobs. No council tips take commercial waste near me, any ideas of what I can do?
There should be places nearby that are licenced to take commercial waste. Councils usually have a site too but mine is an hour away. You'll just have to Google it or maybe ring the council?
Excellent video. I’ve just been to view a potential job today. A very neglected garden front and back requiring a one off tidy before a fortnightly maintenance slot can begin. So this has been very helpful with making my quote, cheers 👍
Nice video and good job. We can all learn from you that it’s better to overprice then to underprice. (Maybe they will want you back for the ivy). You are doing very well.
I believe £400 is a fair price. Waste charges don't come cheap and with these sort of jobs, you never know what would happen / going to find. I'm in Essex
Great video mate. Brilliant how you tell us the price. Helps me out a lot. Going into third year and I keep undercharging customers. I'm going to start trying my luck a bit I think because there's loads of work out there.
Good work! I know it's a clearance job (& you said you had the front to do), but that seems a little bit high perhaps. (I live near Lancaster). I don't know, but if it's just an occasional clearance job & your customers were happy, then fair enough. That's what matters. I'd have used my big (battered old) mower to take the thick of it off & then that waste is straight out of the grass collector onto a tarp. Then finish off with the strimmer / brushcutter / blower. Another top tip! : get yourself a nice old-school wooden hay rake & maybe also a lightweight compost fork. It'll save you loads of time & effort collecting the waste up. Try your local farmer's supplies. I think the rakes are still handmade in Dufton by Rudd's and not that expensive. C.T. Hayton's at Kendal sell them. A wide, flat plastic snow shovel like they sell at Homebase is a great cheap trick too!
Hi mate i've got some questions I am starting my gardening bussines, so today i give out some leaflets but what i see is most of them have lawn mowers and do themselves, will they call me for service and the second question is how they pay cash? Bank transfer? Or set up weekly payments? Thanks in advance
Well done on the price. I won't repeat what I said when you revelled the price I'd would have charged £200 but I don't have to pay to tip my waste. A good honest Video
Cheers. It's also the fact I had to go back a few days later with an empty van so it was a seperate visit plus tip etc. A lot of glass was found during the quote so I priced a bit higher in the event of any nasty surprises too. All the best
Loving these videos mate, especially the pricing jobs, I already do exterior cleaning but am going to start the garden side of things too so these videos very useful mate, keep up the good work mate 👌
I wouldn’t of gone that high but I might just start trying my luck now 😁 - job well done 👍🏽 like you’ve mentioned, plenty of jobs also gone undercharged. Another point - between all the flats there it’s not a lot per person.
Good days work there Adam. Been watching your channel for a while now and your videos made me take the plunge and start up with gardening too. Thanks for being so honest and including the prices that you charge. It really gives others confidence to charge a fair rate for both parties. People should expect to pay properly for this type of work as it is very labour intensive. As you say, there's the waste fees and traveling to the tip to consider after the work on site. It is a business at the end of the day and you shouldn't be expected to absorb those costs. Keep up the great work. Cheers.
Thanks Scott. Think the general consensus seems to be I overcharged on this one. Taken a bit of hammer for it but thats life I suppose! 🤷♂️ I've undercharged plenty too
@@TheGreyGardener1990 if the customer is happy to pay for your work and get you back again then that's what matters. Maybe you did overcharge this time but certainly under charged plenty of times too. Presumably it'll be a standard maintenance fee now so a larger one off cost to get it into a manageable condition was maybe worth paying for.
Yea good job good morning but in Northern Ireland I couldn't ask for That morning a full days work and for the petrol for stimmer and all that about 120,150 may be
Your price is fair in my opinion considering waste. I rarely haul waste as it adds $100 to the cost of service per load. I only schedule 4 hour blocks of time max and aim for $200. A bit less for my retired clients. That's a good start to a tidy garden. Good job! Have you tried adjusting your handle on the strimmer into a more comfortable position? Or contemplated an aftermarket handle like the Darwins Grip? I can't for the life of remember the name of the similar product available in the UK.
Great video, mate. For the lawn area, the oregon mulching blade for around £10 would be ideal. Will save you a new strimmer. It would have mulched the leaves up at the same time. Half a days work in my personal opinion with the best tools . Cheers
Thanks for tips mate. There were half buried rocks and some tiny stumps dotted around which I couldnt see so I had to strim to see where everything was. More of a pain in the arse than I think came accross in the video this one 🤣
I haven't given him a price yet. I said I'd see how fast it grows and what's needed and let him know. Not sure if it's going to be fortnightly or even monthly yet
Great video again mate, and great pricing. Can I ask how you came to the conclusion of the price? I've currently gained 15 customers in my first month of going out on my own, again pricing is always difficult finding myself underestimating jobs. Have watched a few pricing videos you've done still tricky 😅
That path looks like I laid it🤣 my eyebrows raised a bit at £400 but unless you're there it's difficult to see the work on these jobs and it's up an down with prices, sometimes your ahead and other times behind. They even themselves out eventually 👍 nice one
Definitely mate. I've probably lost out more than I've gained 🤣 it was the glass and stuff I'd found under the grass on the quote that was a concern so I went a bit higher
@@TheGreyGardener1990 don't blame you, you find all sorts at those jobs....lots of windows not to take out as well with the strimmer😬 cowhorn handle strimmer for those jobs will help with the old back ache for sure
Great video as always. I'm going to be starting up this year, after taking redundancy from my last job. After watching your videos I'm definitely doing the pricing for each job as opposed to giving an hourly rate. There are some instances of pricing a day rate though...in that case what hours do you then work? Is it 8-4pm...or do you just work till the job is done?
Depends on the size of job obviously but generally a full day would be around 9.30-3.30. You know, there's always going to be exeptions. Summer months I've worked quite late at times if i couldn't afford the time to go back the next day etc and it needed finishing.
@The Grey Gardener Perfect mate...I'm up here in Scotland and hopefully in the next few weeks it's all systems go...nervous but ready for this. Expect more random questions on your journey...and thanks for the videos. 😊👍
@@andrewsflicks7920 Best of luck. Stick to your comfort zone in terms of jobs, and learn to do the basics well. Get used to the day to day hassle, slog and fun of running a business. Then you can branch out into jobs that you may not be too comfortable doing but you're pretty certain you'll do a good job and keep growing from there.
Di you need a licence of some sort to get rid of waste???. Loving these videos. Im looking to start up my business with garden maintenance and jet washing.
Fantastic video. 👌 Finding your videos very helpful. Easy decision to subscribe. Been watching a few of your videos lately as I'm starting a gardening business.
£400.00 . Well done , a good pay day ! If the customer is happy and you worked within your quoted time then that's good . Makes up for the under quoted jobs. 👍
Bugger... i need to up my prices... Have looked at a one similar to urs ... for a customer i work for every wk...on the hr rate . ... if i went in with their son I'd be on 180.00 for the day . Arse!!
Thanks Jack. I've certainly messed up on a few as well and done things for peanuts. This one was a winner. Also glass and stuff under the grass so it allowed for things like that too
I know you asked for interaction & it’s ok for people to say what they would have charged but don’t let anyone tell you what you should have charged. You charged what was right for you, All gardeners aren’t created equal. 👍 * edit * I’m happy to earn £150 a day but if I’m grafting I want £200 profit
Cheers. Yes I don't mind at all and welcome the debate but would prefer if it was kept friendly haha. Most comments are to be fair. I think most people realise that not many people on youtube are willing to disclose their price so they appreciate it (hopefully!)
Not sure yet. We were going to see how quick everything grew as it was a mix of grass, ivy, and whatever else so I suspect growth may be a bit slower. Checked yesterday and only a few snowdrops were coming through
These videos are great. Brilliant to see someone else’s ideas etc. I remember on a previous video you mentioned the company who made your t shirts etc. I’m looking to get some made up.
They were local to me. Just a guy on his own I think. Loads of companies out there though. Best thing is to get a bulk deal where you get the shirts, fleeces/hoodie and a hat or something
I see alot more younger guys going in with the strimmer.. I'm nearly 41.. and gardening for more than twenty years.. for that job I'd have used a four wheel mower 😂 And gradually lower the height.. I'm too old to strim like that! Rear roller mower no good for that but a mower with four wheels, Stihl do a good one, for me would be better, less backache.. pick a dry day.. I use strimmer for details mostly.. or a patch of nettles works well. I'm a bit spooked by strimmers too with regards windows and stones..
@@TheGreyGardener1990 Makes sense.. as Nathan (Lewis) rightly said you can't perfectly gauge from a video or a photo.. I mean a video is great but being there in person is another thing altogether. It's those details like rocks and stumps plus rubbish and stuff which slow the job down.
Exactly yeah. Its hard as well whilst filming to pick up on things that become important in the comments as well and make things clearer for the viewer.
@@TheGreyGardener1990 Yes my man. Also, looking at the before and after.. that is a job. You know? I think people forget.. you are one person.. alot of folk sit on their backside these days and make a living that way.. look at the stuff we have to do! Wouldn't change it for the world but ya know. But doesn't make it any less tiring.
What I mean is, you did all that one person on your own, that is a task to do that. So you charged accordingly which is right. I do the same if I feel I've done the work of two people. I charge what I feel the job is worth.
You need a brush cutter. You will be using way too much time and coil. I have a Sthil fs460, picked it for £250 and it’s 7 years service with out missing a beat. Great price as well, I’m a mug because I would have quoted £200 plus waste, £50. 👍
I've got a brush cutting attachment. Reason I didn't use here were because there was tree stumps and rock kind of buried here and there which I don't think I showed in the video but yes, definitely a useful piece of kit
You mentioned wanting a better strimmer than the stihl kombi. I noticed you've previously used a hyundai multi tool, too. What's your thoughts on the kombi and the hyundai? I've looked at buying both those same ones.
Having used both it's night and day. The hyudai got me through the early days but it was cumbersome and far too heavy. Could get away with it for strimming but for hedge work it was tough. The stihl kombi is brilliant. Loads of attachments to add to add to your collection too. You do get what you pay for but my budget couldn't stretch too far when I first started out
400 good lad, I used to strim stuff down but its hard work I would of gone straight in with my mower and mowed everything then strimmed blown then mowed again,you woukd of shaved a few hour of that job doing that to..400 was a good price if it had hidden shit in thd grass that could damage you or your equipment. Please get yourself some long armed leaf grabbers before next autumn 🍂
I had to play the vid a couple of times just to make sure you did say £400 I would of said £270 £50 for someone to take it away and I can go onto the next job. Good stuff anyway
Cost seems a bit high to me but if they are willing to pay it go for it. I am in Surrey and I couldn't get away with that for a days work. I would have charged around £200 - £250 but then I always seem to do myself out of a profit lol. Good video mate keep up the good work. I couldn't do the videos as I like to just get into the gardening (tunnel vision) lol
The videos are a pain to film to be honest yeah. I priced high initially as it was long grass so that allowed for any nasty surprises. Found a shoe and few glass bottles lol
@@TheGreyGardener1990 it's fair play mate, I always charge to low and feel like a idiot halfway through. I have tried to start charging for the job this year but all the customers around me seem to insist on a hourly rate still. I will do hourly rate for the basics but iff it's hedges or trees then it's an agreed amount first. The problem with Surrey is the richer they are the tighter they are. I have had poeple in £6 million houses moan at £20 an hour and insist on £15 an hour. You can imagine what my answer was lol
I’m in Surrey and West Sussex and on my own for regular maintenance or jobs like this £250-£300 a day is ok but if you add waste removal at £200 a van load then Adam’s price is totally fair and I’d be charging the same you’ve got to know your worth bro we all work so so hard and get taken for a ride buy some people who try to knock us down or get extras for free Pricing is hard in our game but never go to cheap especially down here in our area cost of living is going up and so are our running costs Keep up the great work my fellow gardeners 💪🏼💚🌳🌿
@@THETATTOOGARDENER83 I'm in West Sussex as well. It's definitely interesting to hear these prices. It's great there is open debate about pricing. Pricing is such a difficult learning curve in gardening. I definitely know I've done myself out of a few quid now with the numbers running around here. I will take heed. Thanks for the open debate.
Not many would up here to be honest. I have a follow up video in the description explaining the video and price a bit more as a few things didn't come across as well
@TheGreyGardener1990 thank you man I'm going through your channel slowly as I start my buisness. Quoting is my down fall for sure. But we live and learn I know what I'm doing I've got the tools just got to get my quotes right.
I don't do this sort of work currently, however I have done plenty like this in the past for landlords end of tenancy etc. For me I would flail mow it, strim off the weeds in the patio and blow the paths off, the flail pulverises everything so no waste away, the flail cutting time would be less than 40 mins. The job would take me about 2 hours max plus travel time and quote time. I would be looking for around £200.
Thanks for the tips Paul. Flait mowing, is that like an attachment you buy rather than a mower? I'm imagine like a farmer cutting down crops kind of thing. Different to mulching right?
@TheGreyGardener1990 I have a goldoni twist 9ds with a berta flail mower. If you Google this, you will get an idea of it. Tracmaster (bcs do similar machines) The flail mower is an attachment you can run off the tractor unit. You can also put a cultivator head on for preparing ground for seeding or turf. I used to and still do lots of turfing and seeding work and used to do plenty of land lord clearances, and the machine, cultivator, and flail heads paid for itself very quickly. You can also flail up hedge cuttings and prunings to avoid waste away, usefull on the right sort of jobs. These machines, although expensive, really are bomb proof, I've hit plenty of breeze blocks, bits of metal, etc, and being flails, they just bounce off rather than breaking like a blade. The other real plus point is that your debris are held under the machine, so you don't have a drama if there is cat shit in the long grass!
Take that Strimmer guard off there a pain in the a.s . They work loads better with out it onn they do nothing but protect your shins from stones It's worth the pain Hoping to see you with a izy soon lol
Was it worse than it looked on the video?? If I said £400 I would be be told where to go🤣 A couple of hours with the heavy strimmer and a quick cut of the ivy £150. I must be too cheap. Good for you though👌👌🌲
I have a video out tonight explaining it a bit more as I've taken a bit of stick from some on this one. It wasn't as clear cut as maybe the video made out. I found a lot of glass during the quote plus a few other bits.
I priced a bit higher as I found glass during the quote so it was to cover me, plus having to go back on a seperate day to collect waste as it couldn't fit in van with my gear. So it's all time and hassle. The comments have been fairly mixed, some agree, some think it's a tad high. I've undercharged a lot more though 🤦♂️
I would never get away with charging 400 quid a day rate here in belfast ..id get no work..fair play if u can get away with it ..be lucky getting half that
I always find it tricky pricing big jobs. This one there was a lot of glass and stuff under the grass when quoting so I priced a bit higher than normal, plus waste costs and time etc. I've undercharged plenty though ha 🤦♂️
I compost my waste at my allotment, I'd have been at £200 and I'd have trimmed the ivy on the side wall/fence. But as I chip/shred my waste and compost it I don't have waste fees (but I obviously charge to remove the waste) otherwise I'd have been around £250/275 if I had to pay to dispose of waste
@@TheGreyGardener1990 had it around 6 months, have used it a lot and no issues, just need to know it's limitations, small chute where balde is so don't overfill and it won't block up.
Hi Patrick, I'm only just starting my 3rd year and I'm sure you know, pricing is tricky. Obviously I put myself out there when I post my pricing videos and leave myself open but you'll see that I've done myself out and undercharged quite a lot too. I'm still learning mate. You say we though, would you usually do this kind of job with help?
Granted I don't have a mulching mower but I would have thought a garden like that would have benefited from having the waste removed so it could breath and allow space for grass to grow rather than suppress it with a load of waste? There was also very small tree stumps and partially buried rocks dotted about that wasn't on the video hence the need to be cautious and not just run a mower over it. It's difficult to film everything and get it all in there.
@@TheGreyGardener1990 sensible. I cut one lawn on Friday that I hadn't cut since November and it was like a jungle... Took about 3 times as long as it should have!
I've done a follow up video mate as my reasoning for the price wasn't apparent. Hidden rocks and stumps under the grass meant I couldn't just run my mower over it. I found glass etc too and priced as it was a bit of an unknown as i didnt know what was underneath.. Plus other stuff as well. It's difficult to capture a job and give it a fair representation sometimes over a video. To be honest, pricing is difficult. I've done myself out many a time and shown it on here, but if you feel I've overcharged here, it's not through any kind of wanting to rip someone off. Thanks for watching though mate and all comments welcome 👍
@@TheGreyGardener1990don’t mind these people mate. If enough people are willing to pay that to keep you busy then why go any lower. No one minds paying a plumber or electrician that much for significantly less work on a day rate.
I priced higher as a found a lot of glass under the grass during the quote so it was to cover myself in case. Then the waste removal which I couldnt fit in the van on that day so it was a seperate visit on a different day which involved completely emptying the van and time/travel to the tip etc. I've undercharged a lot more though! Ha 🤦♂️
I priced higher as I found glass and bottles and things under the long grass when quoting so it was for that reason really. I've undercharged plenty more times though 🤦♂️ tough old job pricing haha
@@paulpotter7312 problem is the client might not be able to remove it charging to take it away does them a favour and also makes you some extra money Adam’s price was spot on 🙌🏼
I've got a video out tonight going over in a bit more detail of some of the things that didn't particularly come accross in the video. There were little stumps and quite a few partially buried rocks so I had to strim first to see what was there
Glass bottles (and whatever else) was noticed during the quote under the long grass so it was priced higher to allow for nasty surprises which was explained to the client. Plus all the waste, time taken to come back the following day with an empty van, load it all in, plus time taken to drive to and empty at tip etc etc. I've posted videos where I've messed up on gardens too and massively undercharged. So it's all about my journey, the good bad and the ugly 🙂
Everyone wants to be a critic. Bare in mind current minimum wage is £10.42 at eight hours for example that's a total of £83.36 (let's be serious why are you going to work for minimum wage? Especially if you're good at what you do.) then take into account insurance, running costs, fuel, waste costs etc etc. People want work doing for peanuts and when you start talking prices it's oh that's expensive my neighbour did it me for £20.00..cool go ask your neighbour to do it then? You're running a business at the end of the day to provide a service to clients and also profit from it. Otherwise what's the point? The £400.00 is more than reasonable when you take everything into account. Big mistake all us buisness owners make early on is under quoting and ending up slaving away for peanuts or even worse working at a complete loss almost. Buisness is buisness. Rant over 😂
@____________________________51 by all means please explain how anything said in my comment shows I'm a "rip off merchant" ? If you can afford to live off minimum wage and cover your fuel and oils and wear on tear of your tools not to mention the insurances for your buisness (provided you're legit and have them) then by all means crack on. If you were any good at your trade you would know your worth and charge correctly and accordingly. I'll wait for your reply I'm eager to read it 😂
Just started watching your channel mate fellow IBD sufferer aswell I’m a senior greenkeeper/ self employed gardener on the side looking to snow ball into a solo trader with my grass knowledge not sure about these comments from some your clearly on a learning path and your straight up honest and your still learning ! Some people really gotta chill on your TH-cam keep it up man 👍🏼
Commenting before I have seen your price. I think we would be around £600 . *Edit: excellent video mate and fantastic job. A few points of note in my humble opinion. There is no price on your health. Spend £1200 on a strong handle bar strimmer and Stihl BR600 backpack blower. Gets your jobs done faster, but more importantly, protects your health. You wouldn't be raking up all that stuff on the grass, as the br600 would blow it all. I started with the same handheld as you, and once you get a backpack, you realise the wee one couldn't blow pubes off a bar of soap. All the best mate, Joash @Grassy-Ass
Thanks for the tips mate. Nice to know someone else would price higher too. Its difficult filming it to show the extent of it. Hidden tree stumps, part buried rocks, glass, bottles. Not as easy as maybe first seen on here
I have a video out tonight explaining it more and highlighting certain things as I've got a bit of stick for this one. Isn't always easy to get everything accross in a video and pricing in general can be tricky too 🤷♂️
@The Grey Gardener That's fair enough, I think I'm going to take your advice and over quote people, I end up coming away half the time thinking I could of charged an extra £20 on alot of jobs.
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I've had jobs like this. Very hard to price, I still get them wrong after 20 years in the business. If the customer is happy ,and you are happy, that's all that matters. Fair play to ya matey.
Cheers Bill
im in bedfordshire and had a similar job i charged 300 im lucky with my waste as a local farmer allows me too tip up on his muck heap he uses his teleloader too heap it up and turn it over he then sells it too allotment holders at 40 a load as it gets mixed with horse manure from the livery yard he runs
Great job there and great price…glad you have learnt to charge your worth…people do t pay for your time, they pay you to do the job and take the waste, the fact you do it quickly means you are efficient and have the right tools…keep up the good work.
Here is my response to this video. I talk about a few things which wernt apparent in this video and explain a little bit more about my reasoning. Again like most of my pricing videos I had people agree and disagree, which makes a good friendly debate which is how it should be 👍
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Not overcharging at all mate, if you are getting 90-100% of quotes then you are severely undercharging.
@@JoashD cheers 👍
@@JoashD totally agree mate
your price is what you want, people don't know what goes on in the background, I believe I may have under priced it, at about £200+ waste, It's easy to give a price once the job is done, especially by someone else, believe me (I'll get flamed for this) seasoned gardeners get it drastically wrong too, its a guessing game.
@@TKG yeah I think you're spot on when you say its a guessing game. It's the unknown on some jobs
Keep these videos coming mate really helping with people like myself. Got my first regular job booked in for grass cutting later in March and just finalising insurance and odd last minute bits of kit. Starting out with a 6x4 trailer until I can get a nice van and sell the car. Good to see your journey.
400 that's the kinda money that's needed - now and then. Made a difference. Didn't work excessive hours. Still have the dump to do. Usually more customer satisfaction when having got this type of job done. Well done!
At first I'd say £400 was a little high, but then after seeing the before and after pictures I think it's a fair price...
I had a job similar to this last year but more of a jungle, another gardener quoted £350 but I quoted £600 as I knew it was going to be a pain and no idea what I was going to fins underneath it... I got the job. I think as long as you can show value to the customer, the price is a second thought.
Dont need bull handle strimmer, I think loop handle is more comfortable and easier to use even for these bigger cleanup jobs. I do reccomend a backpack blower though, the Stihl BR800 CE is a beast. That looks a pretty easy job so 400 GBP is a good price. I'd probably have that knocked over in 2 hours and would use mower rather than strimmer on those grass patches.
Cheers for tips mate. Backpack blower is high on the list and come autumn I may well buy one. I've done a follow up video to this. Link in description. Just to explain a few things that wernt evident. Rocks/stumps in grassy areas etc
If you are mates with another gardener then suggest splitting the cost of a bigger strimmer with them perhaps? Helps keep the cost down as it’s not generally something you need every day, only a few jobs each a year.
I love the crazy paving at the back 🤣
Think I would have edged the paths too, using the strimmer. I like a clean line 😊
I usually do to be fair but if I remember rightly, the quality of the lawn (mainly ivy and weeds) it wouldn't have really shown up but yes definitely, nice cleans lines make a lawn stand out
That’s a fair price this garden has been neglected if it’s a regular customer you could get this looking nice you tidied it up really well. Good video👍
love the videos this one was so much like jobs i have been doing lately and I felt like I was over charging at around £120/£150 in Newcastle . difference being i don't take any waste away at the minute due to the cost of waste licence's and cost to dispose of it . but hopefully next year i can get those sorted out great work mate and a new sub to your channel
Thanks Rob, glad you enjoyed it. I have a follow up to this video in the description box too that you might find interesting too
Hello mate, yea I think you did the right thing with price. I broke my brushcutter attachment clean in half last week on a similar kind of job- £150 to replace. So always these things to consider. Cheers Ciaran
Ah never. It's a pain mate
I was pleasantly surprised with the 400.. I mean, in that you're charging what you're now, good lad. I might've suggested 2-300 max for that.. and I'm in London! But fair play to you, I like it.
I really liked this video. Nice runthrough :) Keep them coming plz
I started my garden maintenance business last year part time, and going full time this year, your videos are helping a lot so thank you, Only thing I’m struggling with is what to do with the waste from bigger jobs. No council tips take commercial waste near me, any ideas of what I can do?
There should be places nearby that are licenced to take commercial waste. Councils usually have a site too but mine is an hour away. You'll just have to Google it or maybe ring the council?
Great transformation
Great work mate. Huge difference from before to after. 👍
Excellent video. I’ve just been to view a potential job today. A very neglected garden front and back requiring a one off tidy before a fortnightly maintenance slot can begin. So this has been very helpful with making my quote, cheers 👍
Nice video and good job. We can all learn from you that it’s better to overprice then to underprice. (Maybe they will want you back for the ivy). You are doing very well.
Wow you need to start pricing up my jobs good for you getting that much 👏👏👏
I've undercharged a hell of a lot more 🤦♂️ it's always tough pricing big job I think
well done on your price mate, that’s what it should be 💪🏼 & you work hard
Question my friend...how and where do you get rid of the commercial waste..thanks
I believe £400 is a fair price. Waste charges don't come cheap and with these sort of jobs, you never know what would happen / going to find. I'm in Essex
Cheers David, those were my thoughts when pricing up. Found glass and stuff when I was quoting so priced a bit higher than normal
Great video mate. Brilliant how you tell us the price. Helps me out a lot. Going into third year and I keep undercharging customers. I'm going to start trying my luck a bit I think because there's loads of work out there.
It's a big guessing game really, you get some right and some wrong. Usually I'm wrong more often than not though 🤣
I think thats about right tbh, good day living
Great vid as always mate, loved the music too. :)
Glad you enjoyed
Good work! I know it's a clearance job (& you said you had the front to do), but that seems a little bit high perhaps. (I live near Lancaster). I don't know, but if it's just an occasional clearance job & your customers were happy, then fair enough. That's what matters.
I'd have used my big (battered old) mower to take the thick of it off & then that waste is straight out of the grass collector onto a tarp. Then finish off with the strimmer / brushcutter / blower. Another top tip! : get yourself a nice old-school wooden hay rake & maybe also a lightweight compost fork. It'll save you loads of time & effort collecting the waste up. Try your local farmer's supplies. I think the rakes are still handmade in Dufton by Rudd's and not that expensive. C.T. Hayton's at Kendal sell them. A wide, flat plastic snow shovel like they sell at Homebase is a great cheap trick too!
Cheers Steve thanks for the tips 👍
Really interesting as always Adam 👌 I just quoted £200 plus waste for a similar job. Perhaps suggest a return visit for jet washing 🤔😉
Cheers Paul 👍
probably higher than i thought but well worth it for your client, think it it a fair price. good luck to you
Hi mate i've got some questions
I am starting my gardening bussines, so today i give out some leaflets but what i see is most of them have lawn mowers and do themselves, will they call me for service and the second question is how they pay cash? Bank transfer? Or set up weekly payments? Thanks in advance
Well done on the price. I won't repeat what I said when you revelled the price I'd would have charged £200 but I don't have to pay to tip my waste. A good honest Video
Cheers. It's also the fact I had to go back a few days later with an empty van so it was a seperate visit plus tip etc. A lot of glass was found during the quote so I priced a bit higher in the event of any nasty surprises too. All the best
Great content..good tunes too I must add
Thanks 🙂
That’s the job 🫡💪💪💪💪
Loving these videos mate, especially the pricing jobs, I already do exterior cleaning but am going to start the garden side of things too so these videos very useful mate, keep up the good work mate 👌
Good job , on the gloves I use welders gloves fit right over normal gloves never had a bramble pierce through
Cheers Jim will check them out
I wouldn’t of gone that high but I might just start trying my luck now 😁 - job well done 👍🏽 like you’ve mentioned, plenty of jobs also gone undercharged. Another point - between all the flats there it’s not a lot per person.
Good days work there Adam. Been watching your channel for a while now and your videos made me take the plunge and start up with gardening too. Thanks for being so honest and including the prices that you charge. It really gives others confidence to charge a fair rate for both parties. People should expect to pay properly for this type of work as it is very labour intensive. As you say, there's the waste fees and traveling to the tip to consider after the work on site. It is a business at the end of the day and you shouldn't be expected to absorb those costs.
Keep up the great work.
Cheers.
Thanks Scott. Think the general consensus seems to be I overcharged on this one. Taken a bit of hammer for it but thats life I suppose! 🤷♂️ I've undercharged plenty too
@@TheGreyGardener1990 if the customer is happy to pay for your work and get you back again then that's what matters. Maybe you did overcharge this time but certainly under charged plenty of times too. Presumably it'll be a standard maintenance fee now so a larger one off cost to get it into a manageable condition was maybe worth paying for.
@@scotthancock9793 Yeah thats it exactly. Takes lots of experience and practice to get pricing right!
I’d say £400 was fair including waste mate and that looked much better
Great job
Thanks mate
Yea good job good morning but in Northern Ireland I couldn't ask for That morning a full days work and for the petrol for stimmer and all that about 120,150 may be
Your price is fair in my opinion considering waste. I rarely haul waste as it adds $100 to the cost of service per load. I only schedule 4 hour blocks of time max and aim for $200. A bit less for my retired clients.
That's a good start to a tidy garden. Good job! Have you tried adjusting your handle on the strimmer into a more comfortable position? Or contemplated an aftermarket handle like the Darwins Grip? I can't for the life of remember the name of the similar product available in the UK.
Thanks Kelly. I'm looking into buying some handles to attach to the strimmer.
Thank you
400 is dead good . Good on ya
Great job a lot of work well done xx
Great video, mate. For the lawn area, the oregon mulching blade for around £10 would be ideal. Will save you a new strimmer. It would have mulched the leaves up at the same time. Half a days work in my personal opinion with the best tools . Cheers
Thanks for tips mate. There were half buried rocks and some tiny stumps dotted around which I couldnt see so I had to strim to see where everything was. More of a pain in the arse than I think came accross in the video this one 🤣
Interested to know what you have priced the regular visits for at this job? I'm really struggling with my pricing. Thanks for these videos.
I haven't given him a price yet. I said I'd see how fast it grows and what's needed and let him know. Not sure if it's going to be fortnightly or even monthly yet
Great video again mate, and great pricing. Can I ask how you came to the conclusion of the price? I've currently gained 15 customers in my first month of going out on my own, again pricing is always difficult finding myself underestimating jobs. Have watched a few pricing videos you've done still tricky 😅
I've got a link to a follow up video in the description box for this one mate which explains why I priced what I charged. Cheers
That path looks like I laid it🤣 my eyebrows raised a bit at £400 but unless you're there it's difficult to see the work on these jobs and it's up an down with prices, sometimes your ahead and other times behind. They even themselves out eventually 👍 nice one
Definitely mate. I've probably lost out more than I've gained 🤣 it was the glass and stuff I'd found under the grass on the quote that was a concern so I went a bit higher
@@TheGreyGardener1990 don't blame you, you find all sorts at those jobs....lots of windows not to take out as well with the strimmer😬 cowhorn handle strimmer for those jobs will help with the old back ache for sure
Thanks mate 👍
Great video as always. I'm going to be starting up this year, after taking redundancy from my last job. After watching your videos I'm definitely doing the pricing for each job as opposed to giving an hourly rate. There are some instances of pricing a day rate though...in that case what hours do you then work? Is it 8-4pm...or do you just work till the job is done?
Depends on the size of job obviously but generally a full day would be around 9.30-3.30. You know, there's always going to be exeptions. Summer months I've worked quite late at times if i couldn't afford the time to go back the next day etc and it needed finishing.
@The Grey Gardener Perfect mate...I'm up here in Scotland and hopefully in the next few weeks it's all systems go...nervous but ready for this. Expect more random questions on your journey...and thanks for the videos. 😊👍
@@andrewsflicks7920 Best of luck. Stick to your comfort zone in terms of jobs, and learn to do the basics well. Get used to the day to day hassle, slog and fun of running a business. Then you can branch out into jobs that you may not be too comfortable doing but you're pretty certain you'll do a good job and keep growing from there.
Price is spot on for that job, nice days wage 👍 defo get another strimmer be much quicker 😀 🌿💯
Cheers Jake 👍
@TheGreyGardener1990 💯 ignore negative comments, we do a good job and need to make a wage at the end of it 👍 aslong as the customers happy 😀🌿
Di you need a licence of some sort to get rid of waste???.
Loving these videos. Im looking to start up my business with garden maintenance and jet washing.
Google waste carrier licence mate
@TheGreyGardener1990 cheers. Will do. 👌
Fantastic video. 👌
Finding your videos very helpful. Easy decision to subscribe.
Been watching a few of your videos lately as I'm starting a gardening business.
Glad you like them! Enjoy the channel mate
£400.00 . Well done , a good pay day ! If the customer is happy and you worked within your quoted time then that's good . Makes up for the under quoted jobs. 👍
Plenty of them 😕
Bugger... i need to up my prices...
Have looked at a one similar to urs ... for a customer i work for every wk...on the hr rate . ... if i went in with their son I'd be on 180.00 for the day . Arse!!
Nice rate for the job. Personally think £300 would have been a fair price but can’t complain at that for a day rate.
Thanks Jack. I've certainly messed up on a few as well and done things for peanuts. This one was a winner. Also glass and stuff under the grass so it allowed for things like that too
I know you asked for interaction & it’s ok for people to say what they would have charged but don’t let anyone tell you what you should have charged.
You charged what was right for you, All gardeners aren’t created equal. 👍
* edit * I’m happy to earn £150 a day but if I’m grafting I want £200 profit
Cheers. Yes I don't mind at all and welcome the debate but would prefer if it was kept friendly haha. Most comments are to be fair. I think most people realise that not many people on youtube are willing to disclose their price so they appreciate it (hopefully!)
Lovely job. £400? Good for you working hard. How much are you going to charge every 2 week visits?
Not sure yet. We were going to see how quick everything grew as it was a mix of grass, ivy, and whatever else so I suspect growth may be a bit slower. Checked yesterday and only a few snowdrops were coming through
@@TheGreyGardener1990 nice one. Your videos and you are Great. Take care. PS . You are a BRILLIANT dad.
@@cosworthization thanks mate
Cow horns, you mean. Great job.
That's the one!
These videos are great. Brilliant to see someone else’s ideas etc. I remember on a previous video you mentioned the company who made your t shirts etc. I’m looking to get some made up.
Thanks Jack. Yeah to be honest I wish I'd started out with the uniform but you live and learn. All the best mate
No worries. Cheers. Who made yours? It was an online company wasn’t it
They were local to me. Just a guy on his own I think. Loads of companies out there though. Best thing is to get a bulk deal where you get the shirts, fleeces/hoodie and a hat or something
I've used 2 companies for my stuff. Both really good quality.
Penguin Uniforms
Elite embroidery (bigger selection)
Cheers both. I’ll try those 2
I see alot more younger guys going in with the strimmer.. I'm nearly 41.. and gardening for more than twenty years.. for that job I'd have used a four wheel mower 😂 And gradually lower the height.. I'm too old to strim like that! Rear roller mower no good for that but a mower with four wheels, Stihl do a good one, for me would be better, less backache.. pick a dry day.. I use strimmer for details mostly.. or a patch of nettles works well. I'm a bit spooked by strimmers too with regards windows and stones..
Only reason I strimmed was because there was hidden small strumps and a couple of rocks that had been partially buried but I didn't know where
@@TheGreyGardener1990 Makes sense.. as Nathan (Lewis) rightly said you can't perfectly gauge from a video or a photo.. I mean a video is great but being there in person is another thing altogether. It's those details like rocks and stumps plus rubbish and stuff which slow the job down.
Exactly yeah. Its hard as well whilst filming to pick up on things that become important in the comments as well and make things clearer for the viewer.
@@TheGreyGardener1990 Yes my man. Also, looking at the before and after.. that is a job. You know? I think people forget.. you are one person.. alot of folk sit on their backside these days and make a living that way.. look at the stuff we have to do! Wouldn't change it for the world but ya know. But doesn't make it any less tiring.
What I mean is, you did all that one person on your own, that is a task to do that. So you charged accordingly which is right. I do the same if I feel I've done the work of two people. I charge what I feel the job is worth.
Fair play to you for getting £400.
You need a brush cutter. You will be using way too much time and coil. I have a Sthil fs460, picked it for £250 and it’s 7 years service with out missing a beat.
Great price as well, I’m a mug because I would have quoted £200 plus waste, £50. 👍
I've got a brush cutting attachment. Reason I didn't use here were because there was tree stumps and rock kind of buried here and there which I don't think I showed in the video but yes, definitely a useful piece of kit
FOUR HUNDRED HOLY FUCK 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 FAIR PLAY SON!
You mentioned wanting a better strimmer than the stihl kombi. I noticed you've previously used a hyundai multi tool, too.
What's your thoughts on the kombi and the hyundai? I've looked at buying both those same ones.
Having used both it's night and day. The hyudai got me through the early days but it was cumbersome and far too heavy. Could get away with it for strimming but for hedge work it was tough. The stihl kombi is brilliant. Loads of attachments to add to add to your collection too. You do get what you pay for but my budget couldn't stretch too far when I first started out
400 good lad, I used to strim stuff down but its hard work I would of gone straight in with my mower and mowed everything then strimmed blown then mowed again,you woukd of shaved a few hour of that job doing that to..400 was a good price if it had hidden shit in thd grass that could damage you or your equipment. Please get yourself some long armed leaf grabbers before next autumn 🍂
Cheers David. Yeah these leaf grabbers were a fiver 3 years ago haha. Promised myself some long armed grabbers this autumn but never bought them 🤦♂️
@@TheGreyGardener1990 carry on whst you are doing and you will do well for yourself and family💪🏾
@@davidhamilton8068 cheers
I had to play the vid a couple of times just to make sure you did say £400 I would of said £270
£50 for someone to take it away and I can go onto the next job.
Good stuff anyway
Cost seems a bit high to me but if they are willing to pay it go for it.
I am in Surrey and I couldn't get away with that for a days work.
I would have charged around £200 - £250 but then I always seem to do myself out of a profit lol.
Good video mate keep up the good work.
I couldn't do the videos as I like to just get into the gardening (tunnel vision) lol
The videos are a pain to film to be honest yeah. I priced high initially as it was long grass so that allowed for any nasty surprises. Found a shoe and few glass bottles lol
@@TheGreyGardener1990 it's fair play mate, I always charge to low and feel like a idiot halfway through.
I have tried to start charging for the job this year but all the customers around me seem to insist on a hourly rate still.
I will do hourly rate for the basics but iff it's hedges or trees then it's an agreed amount first.
The problem with Surrey is the richer they are the tighter they are.
I have had poeple in £6 million houses moan at £20 an hour and insist on £15 an hour.
You can imagine what my answer was lol
I’m in Surrey and West Sussex and on my own for regular maintenance or jobs like this £250-£300 a day is ok but if you add waste removal at £200 a van load then Adam’s price is totally fair and I’d be charging the same you’ve got to know your worth bro we all work so so hard and get taken for a ride buy some people who try to knock us down or get extras for free
Pricing is hard in our game but never go to cheap especially down here in our area cost of living is going up and so are our running costs
Keep up the great work my fellow gardeners 💪🏼💚🌳🌿
@@THETATTOOGARDENER83 I'm in West Sussex as well. It's definitely interesting to hear these prices. It's great there is open debate about pricing. Pricing is such a difficult learning curve in gardening. I definitely know I've done myself out of a few quid now with the numbers running around here. I will take heed. Thanks for the open debate.
9/10 people wouldn’t pay £400 for this job IMO so I don’t think this is a particularly good pricing example.
See down in Cornwall on way anyone here would pay 400 for that job I wish they would but 180 for a day is a struggle to get people to pay.
Not many would up here to be honest. I have a follow up video in the description explaining the video and price a bit more as a few things didn't come across as well
@TheGreyGardener1990 thank you man I'm going through your channel slowly as I start my buisness. Quoting is my down fall for sure.
But we live and learn I know what I'm doing I've got the tools just got to get my quotes right.
I don't do this sort of work currently, however I have done plenty like this in the past for landlords end of tenancy etc.
For me I would flail mow it, strim off the weeds in the patio and blow the paths off, the flail pulverises everything so no waste away, the flail cutting time would be less than 40 mins.
The job would take me about 2 hours max plus travel time and quote time. I would be looking for around £200.
Thanks for the tips Paul. Flait mowing, is that like an attachment you buy rather than a mower? I'm imagine like a farmer cutting down crops kind of thing. Different to mulching right?
@TheGreyGardener1990
I have a goldoni twist 9ds with a berta flail mower. If you Google this, you will get an idea of it.
Tracmaster (bcs do similar machines) The flail mower is an attachment you can run off the tractor unit. You can also put a cultivator head on for preparing ground for seeding or turf.
I used to and still do lots of turfing and seeding work and used to do plenty of land lord clearances, and the machine, cultivator, and flail heads paid for itself very quickly.
You can also flail up hedge cuttings and prunings to avoid waste away, usefull on the right sort of jobs.
These machines, although expensive, really are bomb proof, I've hit plenty of breeze blocks, bits of metal, etc, and being flails, they just bounce off rather than breaking like a blade.
The other real plus point is that your debris are held under the machine, so you don't have a drama if there is cat shit in the long grass!
3 of those a week would be nice eh? I think me and my wife would have charged £250 for that, but no waste away, all mulched up to nothing on site.
Cheers yeah pain in the arse but good money haha
Take that Strimmer guard off there a pain in the a.s . They work loads better with out it onn they do nothing but protect your shins from stones
It's worth the pain
Hoping to see you with a izy soon lol
🤣🤣🤣 £400.00 Well done thats some day rate for a man and a strimmer ,bet you wish you had one of these every week lol!
You win some you lose some. As you've probably seen on my channel I've messed up a good few times as well 😬😬
Was it worse than it looked on the video?? If I said £400 I would be be told where to go🤣
A couple of hours with the heavy strimmer and a quick cut of the ivy £150. I must be too cheap. Good for you though👌👌🌲
I have a video out tonight explaining it a bit more as I've taken a bit of stick from some on this one. It wasn't as clear cut as maybe the video made out. I found a lot of glass during the quote plus a few other bits.
yeah that was ok
👍
Get a wheeled strimer lot better and faster
Struggling for storage space atm. Can imagine they're handy
Time to become a gardener I think 🤔 😅
I've messed up on plenty more jobs 😬 it's a hard job pricing ha
I was way off.l thought 200/250 for a full days work plus waste away. Maybe I need to review my prices?
I priced a bit higher as I found glass during the quote so it was to cover me, plus having to go back on a seperate day to collect waste as it couldn't fit in van with my gear. So it's all time and hassle. The comments have been fairly mixed, some agree, some think it's a tad high. I've undercharged a lot more though 🤦♂️
400 realy i need jobs in your area
I would never get away with charging 400 quid a day rate here in belfast ..id get no work..fair play if u can get away with it ..be lucky getting half that
I always find it tricky pricing big jobs. This one there was a lot of glass and stuff under the grass when quoting so I priced a bit higher than normal, plus waste costs and time etc. I've undercharged plenty though ha 🤦♂️
@@TheGreyGardener1990 no need to apoligise ..we give a price if its accepted alls good..
I compost my waste at my allotment, I'd have been at £200 and I'd have trimmed the ivy on the side wall/fence.
But as I chip/shred my waste and compost it I don't have waste fees (but I obviously charge to remove the waste) otherwise I'd have been around £250/275 if I had to pay to dispose of waste
Thanks for commenting. Can I ask what shredder you have as it's high on my list of things to buy? Cheers
@@TheGreyGardener1990 at the min it's just a Forest Master but when I get a bigger van I'll get an Eliet
@@AnthonyHitmanFiore I've been looking at forest masters. Have you had it long and has it been OK for you?
@@TheGreyGardener1990 had it around 6 months, have used it a lot and no issues, just need to know it's limitations, small chute where balde is so don't overfill and it won't block up.
£400 rip off we do this job for about £150 depending on waste
Hi Patrick, I'm only just starting my 3rd year and I'm sure you know, pricing is tricky. Obviously I put myself out there when I post my pricing videos and leave myself open but you'll see that I've done myself out and undercharged quite a lot too. I'm still learning mate. You say we though, would you usually do this kind of job with help?
Tbh one chap with a decent strimmer and a large muching mower would have been in and out of that garden in under half a day.
Granted I don't have a mulching mower but I would have thought a garden like that would have benefited from having the waste removed so it could breath and allow space for grass to grow rather than suppress it with a load of waste? There was also very small tree stumps and partially buried rocks dotted about that wasn't on the video hence the need to be cautious and not just run a mower over it. It's difficult to film everything and get it all in there.
Are you doing much grass cutting yet? Most of mine are wanting to wait until later in March. Not the end of the world I suppose!
I'm telling everyone I'm starting mid March. Had one ring me earlier as her grass was growing quickly so cut hers but yeah from the 13th I think
@@TheGreyGardener1990 sensible. I cut one lawn on Friday that I hadn't cut since November and it was like a jungle... Took about 3 times as long as it should have!
@@ipodgooroo ah never. I'm dreading seeing some of them like when I go back
@@TheGreyGardener1990 have you just been doing shorter days since Jan? I've mainly been doing odd jobs and some hedge trimming
@@ipodgooroo pretty much the same mate yeah
wow someone paid you £400 for this ruff looking finish job ? day light robbery mate , this job is £150 max with waste away
I've done a follow up video mate as my reasoning for the price wasn't apparent. Hidden rocks and stumps under the grass meant I couldn't just run my mower over it. I found glass etc too and priced as it was a bit of an unknown as i didnt know what was underneath.. Plus other stuff as well. It's difficult to capture a job and give it a fair representation sometimes over a video.
To be honest, pricing is difficult. I've done myself out many a time and shown it on here, but if you feel I've overcharged here, it's not through any kind of wanting to rip someone off. Thanks for watching though mate and all comments welcome 👍
Yes daylight robbery is when you get a quote and agree to pay it ahead of time for a known service 🤦♂️
@@TheGreyGardener1990don’t mind these people mate. If enough people are willing to pay that to keep you busy then why go any lower. No one minds paying a plumber or electrician that much for significantly less work on a day rate.
hi, nice vid, great job. reasonable price after you take into account costs etc
Sorry did you say £400.
I priced higher as a found a lot of glass under the grass during the quote so it was to cover myself in case. Then the waste removal which I couldnt fit in the van on that day so it was a seperate visit on a different day which involved completely emptying the van and time/travel to the tip etc. I've undercharged a lot more though! Ha 🤦♂️
@The Grey Gardener Good on you . That sort of customer's are hard to find.
In my opinion there is no way that is a £400 job or six hours
£40 waste £360 for you £60 per hour
I priced higher as I found glass and bottles and things under the long grass when quoting so it was for that reason really. I've undercharged plenty more times though 🤦♂️ tough old job pricing haha
I love the channel and your honest but that one was over priced in my opinion £200 plus waste at most
But good luck to you👍
@@paulrowles9448 no problem mate. Thanks for watching
i would have charged £200 especially if your removing the rubbish
paul potter garden services
Not making much money are you?🤔
@@Jake-sf3bj i wouldnt have taken waste made client remove it
@@paulpotter7312 fair price for that job, including waste.
@@paulpotter7312 problem is the client might not be able to remove it charging to take it away does them a favour and also makes you some extra money
Adam’s price was spot on 🙌🏼
@@THETATTOOGARDENER83 if you dont have facilities too remove waste then my price was about right
Could you not just have used a mower? I might just be ignorant here 😅
I've got a video out tonight going over in a bit more detail of some of the things that didn't particularly come accross in the video. There were little stumps and quite a few partially buried rocks so I had to strim first to see what was there
£400? What a rip off!
Glass bottles (and whatever else) was noticed during the quote under the long grass so it was priced higher to allow for nasty surprises which was explained to the client. Plus all the waste, time taken to come back the following day with an empty van, load it all in, plus time taken to drive to and empty at tip etc etc.
I've posted videos where I've messed up on gardens too and massively undercharged. So it's all about my journey, the good bad and the ugly 🙂
Why is that a rip off ? If it has been quoted and the customer is happy, then all good.
Everyone wants to be a critic. Bare in mind current minimum wage is £10.42 at eight hours for example that's a total of £83.36 (let's be serious why are you going to work for minimum wage? Especially if you're good at what you do.) then take into account insurance, running costs, fuel, waste costs etc etc. People want work doing for peanuts and when you start talking prices it's oh that's expensive my neighbour did it me for £20.00..cool go ask your neighbour to do it then? You're running a business at the end of the day to provide a service to clients and also profit from it. Otherwise what's the point? The £400.00 is more than reasonable when you take everything into account. Big mistake all us buisness owners make early on is under quoting and ending up slaving away for peanuts or even worse working at a complete loss almost. Buisness is buisness. Rant over 😂
@____________________________51 by all means please explain how anything said in my comment shows I'm a "rip off merchant" ? If you can afford to live off minimum wage and cover your fuel and oils and wear on tear of your tools not to mention the insurances for your buisness (provided you're legit and have them) then by all means crack on. If you were any good at your trade you would know your worth and charge correctly and accordingly. I'll wait for your reply I'm eager to read it 😂
Just started watching your channel mate fellow IBD sufferer aswell I’m a senior greenkeeper/ self employed gardener on the side looking to snow ball into a solo trader with my grass knowledge not sure about these comments from some your clearly on a learning path and your straight up honest and your still learning ! Some people really gotta chill on your TH-cam keep it up man 👍🏼
Commenting before I have seen your price. I think we would be around £600 .
*Edit: excellent video mate and fantastic job. A few points of note in my humble opinion. There is no price on your health. Spend £1200 on a strong handle bar strimmer and Stihl BR600 backpack blower. Gets your jobs done faster, but more importantly, protects your health. You wouldn't be raking up all that stuff on the grass, as the br600 would blow it all. I started with the same handheld as you, and once you get a backpack, you realise the wee one couldn't blow pubes off a bar of soap.
All the best mate, Joash @Grassy-Ass
Thanks for the tips mate. Nice to know someone else would price higher too. Its difficult filming it to show the extent of it. Hidden tree stumps, part buried rocks, glass, bottles. Not as easy as maybe first seen on here
£400!! Surprised they payed that.
I have a video out tonight explaining it more and highlighting certain things as I've got a bit of stick for this one. Isn't always easy to get everything accross in a video and pricing in general can be tricky too 🤷♂️
Don't worry I get it, I find it embarrassing if you quote them a high price because I don't want them moaning at me.
If you had a mulch mower, you could of done that in a few hours.
@@JDMM92 they were rocks part buried and tiny stumps though as well so I had to see where everything was first after strimming
@The Grey Gardener That's fair enough, I think I'm going to take your advice and over quote people, I end up coming away half the time thinking I could of charged an extra £20 on alot of jobs.