How much does lawn mowing cost?
Our minimum weekly rate for lawn maintenance is $40. This includes picking up all trash, sticks, etc, then mowing the lawn, trimming around all objects, edging sidewalks, driveways, and curbs, and finally blowing the driveway off.
Pricing Variables
Access
If your backyard has a narrow gate, we cannot get our larger more efficient equipment into the backyard, it will cause us to spend more time, thus increasing the cost. If there is no direct parking for our truck by the lawn, it will cost more, due to it taking more time.
Size
Size is another important variable. More square footage usually increases the price.
Obstacles
A small yard may have a lot of obstacles like flower beds, playsets, trampolines etc. This is another price factor.
FAQs
“My lawn only takes 15 mins to mow, why is it still $40?”
Even if a lawn is only 1500 sq. feet, we still have to charge our base rate. Trucks, trailers, equipment, insurance, and labor costs, make it crucial to charge a base rate to every customer. This rate also goes towards office staff, and their time to schedule, invoice, and provide great customer service to every customer no matter the size of the lawn.
“My lawn hasn’t been mowed for several weeks, and is somewhat overgrown…”
Your estimate will include a first time price taking into account the condition of the lawn for the first visit. Usually it takes 2-3 times longer than average due to us having to redefine the edges along the driveway, sidewalk, and curbs. After the first visit your lawn will fall into the regular rates.
“Why don’t you mow shorter?”
While our goal is to satisfy all our customers, there are some industry “best practices” we follow. Mowing height is often one of the most misunderstood things in lawn care. Some people envision a putting green on a golf course, and think the shorter the cut the better. Putting green grass is a very special breed designed to be mowed short. For residential lawns in South Dakota, the optimum height is 4”. This will result in a greener, lusher, more drought tolerant, weed free lawn.