Hourly or per cubic yd. for mulching??

[MOWANDGO]

Hey all,
Wondering if any of you offer muching as a branch off from your lawn mowing business. I have had several customers ask if I would do it. I'd be glad to do the work, but I'm not sure what to charge. Do you charge hourly or per cubic yard installed?? My other question is do you have employees that do the work for you. I currently run a one man show. I will probably end up doing the mulching jobs with myself, and one or two others. What should I charge for a job that probably requires 10-15 cubic yards of mulch. (price of mulch not included.)

Oh and I also figured out that I can get one cubic yd. of mulch from the local nursery for $25. Is that a good deal??

As always I appreciate any imput.
Thanks,
Jeff

[Seascape]

I bid at about 100 per yd installed w/ edging. If edging looks rough , or theres other pruning or clean up work ill need to do than my cost goes to 150 per yd quickly maybe higher depending on what its going to take to detail it out. I use 2 or 3 guys on all mulch jobs over 10 yds,, under 10 ill run 2 guys. I have a couple 40 and up ill run all 4 my fulltimers myself and 2 or 3 partimers.If you decide to take a 15 yd job yourself you may want to consider edging it out one day and dropping mulch the next. I cant do 10 yds myself in 1 day anymore let alone 15,, especially if edging is significant.I always bid a flat rate price,, never tell them yds or per yd.

[SCW]

$100 per yard installed?? Is that for commercial or residential? In my area...there's no way we could charge that for residential. We're charging $50/yd installed and have discovered some of our competitors are charging $45. We get our mulch for $17.50/yd - but we have to pick it up if it's under 6 yds or there's a delivery charge. 6 yds + is delivered free.

[PTLlandscapingIL]

mike is right,we use 3 kinds of mulch basicly around here hardwood,red,and natural, hardwood is 25 a yard red 30 and natural 17.50 i charge 75 installed plus edging for red 70 for hard wood and 50 for natural

[MortNuke]

Our area won't support those rates

I can usually get $50-55/yard without much complaint for under 8 yards or so (without detailed edging), but it's actually not very profitable at that fees. I'm working toward higher numbers, like $65, but our area just won't support it. So I try to make it up on the trimming and bed cleanup prices.

Like Stacy says, folks here (Charlotte) will install mulch for $40/yd, and blowing trucks are just $37/yd for double shredded hardwood bark.

Mort

[qualitylandscaping]

$90/yd installed for Triple Ground black (our most common)... Includes weeding, edging, and mulch/installation..

All others are between $80-150/yd installed..

[crzymoe]

we charge in the ballpark of 55/hr, that is just for puttin in the mulch edging and weeding is extra

[MGO]

I charge $75 per yard installed (mulch costs me about $25-$30 per yard). EDGING would be extra and so would weeding. $75 per yard is just for laying the mulch. ( I use double shredded dyed mulch)

[Phil Nilsson]

look into a bark blower ....

http://www.finncorp.com/bb605.htm

http://www.finncorp.com/barkblowers.htm

[zach76]

Are you guys paying retail prices for your mulch, or are your markets just priced that high? I get double shredded hardwood for $14/yard, and get $45/yard to install it (weeding and edging are extra of course).

[lorenzo piedra]

My price is $100/yard with 3 yard min. for double shred natural color hardwood with beds hand edged, selective herbicide applied to existing weeds, application of pre-m type herbicide under mulch, and some 14-14-14 w/75% slow release N.

[Seascape]

I pay between $9-$11 per yd bulk on a 60 yd load. If i buy straight out of the yard its about $15 per.

[qualitylandscaping]

I pay between $9-$11 per yd bulk on a 60 yd load. If i buy straight out of the yard its about $15 per.

Mine is about the same as seascape.. If I get a 100yd delivery its $4.00 a yard!!!!!!!

[highlander316]

Mine is about the same as seascape.. If I get a 100yd delivery its $4.00 a yard!!!!!!!

what a price!

[MOWANDGO]

Thanks All,
Your Help is very much appreciated. I think I'll end up charging my customer 75/cubic yard. (edging and Weeding Included).