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post 1684956643 06-20-2023, 09:21 AM
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Any landscaper brahs here? Need to know if this is a fair quote for my backyard (pic)

Edit: Damn I'm a dumbass... Forgot to include the quote lmao. It's$3,500for the work listed below.

Work:

-Regrade backyard so its more useable
-Remove any excess grass
-Install 20 yards of topsoil
-Seed and straw entire yard

Pics of backyard:





I don't know chit about landscaping.

Edit #2 additional info: Bought this house 10 months ago. Previous owners were complete slobs. They bought the house in 2011 for $310k and sold it in 2022 for $275k to a flipper (yes, that bad). Flipper fixed it up a bunch, then I bought it from the flipper. Backyard was left pretty much untouched. I paid $2,500 for tree removal as well as did a bunch of work myself to clear chit out. Now looking to get the backyard landscaped so it looks good and is ready for a fence.
post 1684956843 06-20-2023, 09:24 AM
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You putting down some stone and a putt putt course op?
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post 1684957443 06-20-2023, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted By Smithers115⏩
You putting down some stone and a putt putt course op?
Good idea
post 1684957573 06-20-2023, 09:38 AM
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Looks like you need a retaining wall.

Did I miss it......how much was the quote?

Wall, loads of dirt, grading......$15-18k

You can seed it yourself.
post 1684957613 06-20-2023, 09:38 AM
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What's the quote?
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post 1684957653 06-20-2023, 09:39 AM
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post 1684957733 06-20-2023, 09:41 AM
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Itโ€™s clear you donโ€™t give a chit about your yard, youโ€™ll probably leave it alone after you hear the 10k quote srs
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post 1684957993 06-20-2023, 09:45 AM
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My favorite part was when OP posted the quote
post 1684958043 06-20-2023, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted By John
My favorite part was when OP posted the quote
lol this

asks if quote is solid
provides no quote

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post 1684958283 06-20-2023, 09:50 AM
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No quote. It depends what is included.

Retaining wall, fill, and sprinklers won't be super cheap. You can do seeding yourself.
post 1684958793 06-20-2023, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted By bsmit107⏩
Looks like you need a retaining wall.

Did I miss it......how much was the quote?

Wall, loads of dirt, grading......$15-18k

You can seed it yourself.
Originally Posted By lightsarefallin⏩
What's the quote?
Originally Posted By John
My favorite part was when OP posted the quote
Originally Posted By lightsarefallin⏩
lol this

asks if quote is solid
provides no quote

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Originally Posted By Austanian⏩
No quote. It depends what is included.

Retaining wall, fill, and sprinklers won't be super cheap. You can do seeding yourself.
LOL not sure how I forgot the most important part. The quote is$3,500for this work:

Work:

-Regrade backyard so its more useable
-Remove any excess grass
-Install 20 yards of topsoil
-Seed and straw entire yard

And yeah he said a better retaining wall will need to be built at some point.
post 1684958883 06-20-2023, 10:00 AM
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Id charge $4,000 just to install the dirt, seed, and straw it. Grading should be another $2000-3000 depending on the square foot, if i can get my machine in the back yard, etc.

You really need to put a retaining wall in at the very backside of the yard, which is gonna be way more than 20 yds of topsoil. That job is anywhere from $15,000 to $25,000 depending on if you keep the existing wooden wall in place. Lots of variables. What were you quoted?
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post 1684958983 06-20-2023, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted By Jms89⏩
Id charge $4,000 just to install the dirt, seed, and straw it. Grading should be another $2000-3000 depending on the square foot, if i can get my machine in the back yard, etc.

You really need to put a retaining wall in at the very backside of the yard, which is gonna be way more than 20 yds of topsoil. That job is anywhere from $15,000 to $25,000 depending on if you keep the existing wooden wall in place. Lots of variables. What were you quoted?
$3,500 for the following work:

-Regrade backyard so its more useable
-Remove any excess grass
-Install 20 yards of topsoil
-Seed and straw entire yard

He did say a new retaining wall will need to be put in eventually, but I'm trying to focus on one thing at a time. Our main goal right now is to get the yard ready for a fence.
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Originally Posted By ScrillaIsBake⏩
I know a brah that can do it cheap srs



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3500$ doesn't sound too bad honestly, not at all. I'd just leave it as is and dig up large vegetable and flower gardens (srs). Big ass row of corn with a horsehead scarecrow. It's nice to have woods on the back, isn't it? You can piss outside with total impunity.
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post 1684959533 06-20-2023, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted By LiveLaughLoath⏩
$3,500 for the following work:

-Regrade backyard so its more useable
-Remove any excess grass
-Install 20 yards of topsoil
-Seed and straw entire yard

He did say a new retaining wall will need to be put in eventually, but I'm trying to focus on one thing at a time. Our main goal right now is to get the yard ready for a fence.
Very fair deal from what i see. I've owned a landscape business for quite a few years, and he is doing that grading for very cheap. Make sure that removal of excess grass includes him hauling it off and not just throwing it down the hill into the woods unless you're cool with that.
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post 1684959623 06-20-2023, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted By Jms89⏩
Very fair deal from what i see. I've owned a landscape business for quite a few years, and he is doing that grading for very cheap. Make sure that removal of excess grass includes him hauling it off and not just throwing it down the hill into the woods unless you're cool with that.
Sweet thanks very much man.
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Btw you don't have to level out the whole yard. Just level the area where you would have your sitting area, grill, or whatever you want to use. You don't need to have the whole yard leveled just the part where you would be sitting or doing any sort of yard activity.
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Good price op do it, new irrigation, 2 big ass trees removal, St Augustine grass and a vinyl fence was 21K for a 2000 sq ft backyard
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I would suggest making a leveled area close to your sliding door of about 4.5 x4.5 meters. Then leave the natural slope and build a step or two to access the slope part.

Skip the grass and just plant some nice local plants along the edge.

Use the money saved to buy some really nice and big clay or stone planters and place them along the corners of your terrace and plant some citrics on them.
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Literally just saw your reddit post
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Originally Posted By suave2000⏩
Btw you don't have to level out the whole yard. Just level the area where you would have your sitting area, grill, or whatever you want to use. You don't need to have the whole yard leveled just the part where you would be sitting or doing any sort of yard activity.
Yeah we were thinking of having it "terraced" or whatever, but if this company can level it out a lot more I'm fine with that too. My wife and I want the yard ready for a fence and safe for kids/pets in the future.
Originally Posted By Jhalf⏩
Literally just saw your reddit post
Pretty much the only reason I use reddit is to ask questions like this lol.
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Don't get mulch. Whatever you do....
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Originally Posted By Midi77⏩
'bout tree fiddy
This plus a pizza and a six pack and you got yourself a deal.
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$3,500 is cheap as fuk for that.
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Sounds like a pretty good deal honestly brah. I'd be expecting around $5k for that amount of work. Just work out the fine details and make sure he's a pro/has references.
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That's cheap AF. I'm putting $45,000 into my backyard next month.
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Price seems good but I think the risk would be in what the final product is actually like vs your expectations, purely because it's so cheap

Screened topsoil from my landscaping place is $22/cubic yard, that's $500 right there not including moving it.

$100/hr is a rule of thumb rate we use for labour not including equipment and such
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Originally Posted By xxAchillesxx⏩
$3,500 is cheap as fuk for that.
Yea this is almosttoocheap. Sus if you ask me.

20 yards of top soil is gonna cost several hundred dollars alone.

I would get a few more quotes to see if this is inline with what other tradies are charging
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