advice on how to price on spraying please

[kerryp]

Hi all I hope some ov you don't mind but just looking for some advice I have my pa1/pa6 ticket was looking at spraying as part of landscaping works but don't know what I would charge per day or just as a job lot private gardens knotweed mainly any advise direction on this would be very mutch appreciated many thanks

[Goaty]

This has been covered allbeit inconclusively in previous threads if memory serves.

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[HertsWood]

I charge a flat rate per m2, with a minimum area.

Depends on what I'm spraying - ie residual/selective & by what method - knapsack or tractor.

[kerryp]

Thanks for the reply lads

[richy_B]

Quote each job separately. Work out how long you'd expect it to take and what you are looking to make from it. Then learn quote to quote. After ten jobs you'll have a much better idea and can hone your pricing.

 

A price per sqm is OK for larger tenders etc but I'd avoid until that point. 1000sqm contiguous on amenity grassland with good access compared to 1000sqm of knotweed spread along a sloping river bank.... No two jobs are the same.

[kerryp]

Thanks rich b I've looked through the Internet just can't get a straight answer so in general if I was to spray knotweed do firms charge a day rate and what's that rate around the UK or buy the metre again what's the rates per metre I know people won't want to put their rate on open forum but don't know we're else to ask pm if you can help out on this many thanks all

[mattyboy]

one firm i know were charging around 4-500 per day spraying knotweed, think it was a hectare they covered, this sound about right? horrible work tho

[kerryp]

Bloody he'll that's a fair bit ov ground to cover i work on the railways we had a firm in 2 men 1 day charged 840 to spray on a disused section of the platform is would love to do this my self hope to do private work just to get my self going thanks for the reply

[kerryp]

And thet was only weeds

[Richard 1234]

one firm i know were charging around 4-500 per day spraying knotweed, think it was a hectare they covered, this sound about right? horrible work tho

 

 

It's loads of ground to cover as it has to be stem injected I think!