Deciding how to maintain your lawn is as much about lifestyle as it is about economics.  But you should consider both when deciding if you’re doing the mowing or if you’re hiring someone else.  Usually, when you hire a service they not only cut the grass, they trim the edges of your hardscapes and fences and then blow grass clippings from all hard surfaces.

Man mows his front yard

So let’s look at the economics of the situation first.  If you were to perform the same tasks as the service does, you would need some equipment.  Depending on the size of your property you are going to need to invest between $200 for a push mower and $1500 for a lawn tractor.  Next you’ll need a weed trimmer, which will cost you anywhere from $150 to $800. And to keep the hard surfaces clear, a leaf blower at the cost of $100 for an electric or upwards of $375 for gas.  Once you own all these machines, you’re ready to roll.  However, They are going to require regular maintenance and fueling.

So here is where I think we need to make some assumptions.  Let’s assume you have a half-acre lot.  This will keep us on the low end of the investment.  And, these figures don’t even take into account your valuable time.

–  Mower: $200
– Weed Trimmer: $150
– Leaf Blower: $100
– Total Initial Investment: $450

Now for the lifestyle considerations that should be taken into account.  When a service is hired, you don’t necessarily have to be home.  They show up on a prearranged day, do their thing and leave.  You come home from Work, or wherever you were, and your lawn is mowed.  That means no more sitting at your child’s sporting event anxiously trying to figure out if you’re going to the able to mow the lawn before it rains. there will be no more pushing the mower missing an event that you would prefer to attend.  No more sore back, no more sneezing from plant allergies, and the list goes on and on.

The lifestyle stresses and the cost of equipment and its maintenance will all go away when you hire us at a cost of about $25-$35 per mowing for a half-acre property.  We’ll be happy to provide a quote for your specific property.

When you include the value of your time and your investment in maintaining your equiment in your DIY costs, the investment for engaging one of our professional lawn teams may actually be less than doing it yourself.