How much can I charge for cutting the grass?

Question

It's a big garden and I only cut the grass. The backyard is almost 8x20 meters and so is the front yard, may be bigger.

Answer 1

I assume you mean you will cut the grass using a push-type rotary lawnmower & if so I would charge a minimum of $18 per hour of running time with maybe a 10% discount to beneficiaries. Any time spent on maintenance or "gossiping" should not really be charged for.

Answer 2

Eighteen dollars an hour?!!  How would you survive after expenses?  Charge by the lawn, not the hour.  A good absolute minimum is twenty five dollars.  MINIMUM!  For people you LIKE!  A LOT!  Work efficiently and you should be able to finish a small lawn in less than a half hour including trimming and edging.  If you can't make at least thirty dollars an hour- AT LEAST- you should just work for someone else.  you have expenses like fuel, taxes...  unless you're just doing it for a couple extra dollars.  If that's the case get a manual, reel-type push mower and get some exercise and market yourself as an "earth-friendly" lawn maintenance company.  Eight by twenty meters...  24X60X2 at least.  approx. 3 thousand square feet?  Forget the push mower.  Charge forty five dollars.

Answer 3

it is hard to tell. in Napa Ca. i charge $25/hr. using my own mower. it may vary in other cities and states. try to agree on a monthly rate, since you will make more money this way. for instance, if i charge $100/month, i estimate working 1 hr/week. that means $25/hr. however, it may take me 40 mins. so i end up working about 3 hrs/month and over $30/hr.