Hi All

Can anyone give me a rough estimate as to how much a gardener/handyman
would charge for mowing a couple of small lawns (Maybe 20'x20' each)
and weeding a couple of 15' borders?

I can't get a sensible answer from anyone and I need to formulate a
rough budget.

Shokk

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"Shokka" wrote in message
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Hi All

Can anyone give me a rough estimate as to how much a gardener/handyman
would charge for mowing a couple of small lawns (Maybe 20'x20' each)
and weeding a couple of 15' borders?

I can't get a sensible answer from anyone and I need to formulate a
rough budget.

Shokk


Time yourself doing it as you would wish to have it done, then multiply by
£10.00 per hour. Then is that by the week/day/fortnight/month?? Are you
supplying the mower? or is your contractor?

Mike wrote:

"Shokka" wrote in message
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Hi All

Can anyone give me a rough estimate as to how much a
gardener/handyman would charge for mowing a couple of small lawns
(Maybe 20'x20' each) and weeding a couple of 15' borders?

I can't get a sensible answer from anyone and I need to formulate a
rough budget.

Shokk


Time yourself doing it as you would wish to have it done, then
multiply by £10.00 per hour. Then is that by the
week/day/fortnight/month?? Are you supplying the mower? or is your
contractor?

Depends where the op is.

Decent contractors in SW london are £18-20 per hour.

Best advice is to get a couple along, specify the job & ask for estimate
hourly rate alone is not enough.
3 hrs & £10 = £30
1.5 hrs & 18 = £24

Also, "one off" rate will always be higher than "regular"

pk

Shokka wrote:
Hi All

Can anyone give me a rough estimate as to how much a gardener/handyman
would charge for mowing a couple of small lawns (Maybe 20'x20' each)
and weeding a couple of 15' borders?

I can't get a sensible answer from anyone and I need to formulate a
rough budget.

This is not directed at your specifically but I do so wish people would
say where they live! It makes a great difference to the advice given
re plants and re costs. Here our lawn mowing man charges about £12
per hour and uses his own equipment. I'm sure London and its environs
would be much more expensive.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon

This is not directed at your specifically but I do so wish people would
say where they live!

They don't all have a business to advertise and tout for

"Mike" wrote in message
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This is not directed at your specifically but I do so wish people would
say where they live!

They don't all have a business to advertise and tout for

O.K. - so questions about 'how much will it cost' aren't specific to
location?

This is not directed at your specifically but I do so wish people would
say where they live!

They don't all have a business to advertise and tout for

O.K. - so questions about 'how much will it cost' aren't specific to
location?


£10 per hour using our mower

kate

Rural Gloucestershire

£10 per hour using our mower

kate

Rural Gloucestershire


:-)))))

"Mike" wrote in message
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This is not directed at your specifically but I do so wish people would
say where they live!

They don't all have a business to advertise and tout for

Since Hillhouse don't do mail order I can't quite see how they benefit from
all this advertising you seem to think they are doing? And as far as I know
they do not offer any garden services such as mowing which was the original
question.
Your own answer was perfectly reasonable but so was observation it costs
different amounts in different places.
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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

Your right Charlie. Time I got my adverts back in my sig :-))

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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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"Mike" wrote in message
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This is not directed at your specifically but I do so wish people would
say where they live!

They don't all have a business to advertise and tout for

Since Hillhouse don't do mail order I can't quite see how they benefit
from
all this advertising you seem to think they are doing? And as far as I
know
they do not offer any garden services such as mowing which was the
original
question.
Your own answer was perfectly reasonable but so was observation it costs
different amounts in different places.
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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

tut tut tut tut tut

That should be

"you're"

my apologies

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"Mike" wrote in message
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Your right Charlie. Time I got my adverts back in my sig :-))

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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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"Mike" wrote in message
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This is not directed at your specifically but I do so wish people
would
say where they live!

They don't all have a business to advertise and tout for

Since Hillhouse don't do mail order I can't quite see how they benefit
from
all this advertising you seem to think they are doing? And as far as I
know
they do not offer any garden services such as mowing which was the
original
question.
Your own answer was perfectly reasonable but so was observation it costs
different amounts in different places.
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

In article , "Mike" writes:
| tut tut tut tut tut
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| "you're"
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| my apologies

That should be:

Tut, tut, tut, tut, tut.
That should be "you're".
My apologies.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Warrington, cheshire.

I charge £12, use my own equipment, but i think the average is about £15
around here.... most round here charge a minimum of two hours




"Shokka" wrote in message
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Hi All

Can anyone give me a rough estimate as to how much a gardener/handyman
would charge for mowing a couple of small lawns (Maybe 20'x20' each)
and weeding a couple of 15' borders?

I can't get a sensible answer from anyone and I need to formulate a
rough budget.

Shokk

Mike wrote:
£10 per hour using our mower

kate

Rural Gloucestershire


:-)))))

Same for my mum who lives Kent/London border.
A young lad trying to start a business comes once a week in summer.
Mum also has a very experienced gardener for more specialised work, who
charges £16/hour.
HTH
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ßôyþëtë

"Si" wrote in message
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Warrington, cheshire.

I charge £12, use my own equipment, but i think the average is about £15
around here.... most round here charge a minimum of two hours

12 per hour? How the heck do you make a living at that price?

rob