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Best way to price spraying job ??

Posted by mark thomas on May 14, 2013 at 8:57pm
Last year sprayed round up 450 pro on customers property's the odd weed here and there, £58 for 5 ltrs been contacted yesterday by a company, they have 200sqm court yard with cobbles 50 percent weeds ie dandelion, thistle, how do people price ?? By sqm or buy ltrs Yes got pa1 pa6...
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    Brian www.mibservices.co.uk May 14, 2013 at 9:43pm
    200m2 of hard standing is not a lot. In and out in no time really and spot spray. Illegal to blanket spray hard surfaces now. Charge your rate as you would normally do for an hours work and travel time. You wouldnt even use a tank of spray so chemical cost is negligible.
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    mark thomas May 14, 2013 at 9:56pm
    Thanks for reply Brian, yes I have read about the legal side of spraying, but the whole of the yard is full of weed ie every 4 sides of the cobbles ?? The whole perimeter...
  • Ian Olpin May 14, 2013 at 9:58pm

    The reason a solicitor charges the amount s/he does for sending an email is because of his/her knowledge, experience, qualifications and training.

    If you're qualified etc, I see no reason why you shouldn't charge a reasonable margin in addition to your normal rate.

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    mark thomas May 14, 2013 at 10:06pm
    Thought maybe work out a set price for a sqm then would be easily to price future jobs if come in, ???
  • Dan Frazer Gardening May 14, 2013 at 10:15pm

    In this case a blanket spray could be percieved as spot spraying. It all requires a bit of common sense.

    Good luck finding some dry weather to do it in!

  • Lawncare-4u.co.uk May 14, 2013 at 11:49pm

    depends how bad / tall the weeds are , u will need other than glyphos / grazon? i use glyphos 490 now.. hi-Aktiv.

    do you use a wetner?

    whats job worth to client ? how soon , will they let u fit it in as and when?

    any obstacles ? animals , water nearby ie pond?

    is it regular / u said uve been once - will u go next year if they are happy...

    i charge more for spraying than most jobs as chemical/ training/ intensive job , not just anyone is experience & reliable doing coshh work.

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