FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
We have absolutely no hidden costs. The value written on our contract is the number we are contracted to. However quality work can get expensive quickly. We have to pay for general liability insurance, workers comp insurance, employee taxes and wages, as well as vehicle and equipment payments taxes and insurance. For most projects our overhead is going to be around $1,000/day. There may be people who can get the job done fractionally cheaper but it must be known these people likely are not paying into our tax system and forbid anybody get injured without an insurance policy as the homeowner becomes liable!
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I prefer to meet my customers in person to discuss the project at hand. We will go over the desired project goal, the building and permitting process required to achieve said goal, and a rough budget to complete the project. I will then take my measurements and get material and rental quotes to calculate an exact contract value we will sign to begin the permitting process.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
6+ years doing landscape and home maintenance jobs working under my own name. During this time I spent a couple semesters in college where I learned civil engineering fundamentals. I spent over two years as a project manager for a commercial landscape company overseeing planting, irrigation, lighting, rooftop, drainage, and grading contracts valued between $50,000 and $500,000.