Last updated on March 18, 2017
The overall appearance of your home is highly determined by a well-manicured lawn. If you want to ensure that your home is well kept and neat, then you will be forced to spend a lot of time every week trimming your landscape. If you don’t have this time to tend your lawn, then it’s time to consider hiring a lawn care service that will help you to keep your lawn neat. If it’s the first time to seek the services of a professional lawn maintenance company, you might be wondering:
- How do you select a reputable company?
- What questions do you ask?
- Is there important information you need to know about lawn care services?
So, what can you expect from a good lawn care service? You need to set your desired expectations accordingly so that the lawn service you hire will meet your needs.
Determine Your Needs
To determine what you need from the lawn care service, make sure you take a walk around your property. Maybe, your lawn needs to be mowed just once a week or what you need maybe much more complicated. Come up with a checklist of everything you want to be done by the lawn care service so that you don’t forget anything.
Search and Interview
Using the checklist you have come up with, look for a reputable local company that offers an excellent lawn maintenance service. Ask friends and neighbors for personal recommendations. To get more information about local companies, check business bulletin boards and local papers. Once you get several potential prospect companies, call them and set up interviews. Ensure that these companies have been in business for about five years.
Ask Questions
During the interview day, ask the representative of each company about specific experience. If your landscape requires special needs, ask if the company has the expertise of working in a landscape similar to yours. Ask about each company’s lawn care methods and philosophies. Ask each company representative if it offers soil testing so that you can benefit from soil improvement services.
Getting Estimates
Ask for estimates from each company. A good company should volunteer itself to visit your property so that it can examine your landscape and come up with a comprehensive estimate that covers all the services you require. Look at all the estimates to see if they cover the services you need.
Balancing Price and Quality
It’s possible that you will receive both high and low estimates for the work you expect. Although it might be tempting to go for a lower estimate, it’s not advisable because the quality might be low. Instead, balance both quality and price by going for an experienced company neither too nor low or too high.
Service Schedule
Before signing any contract with a lawn care service, come up with a particular service schedule that meets your desires and needs. If you want the job to be done only when you are at home, plan it accordingly. Ensure that you hire a company that will work on your landscape at the time of your choice.
Contracting for Service
Make sure the contract covers all the services you want to be performed. After all the services have been performed make sure to inspect the work to see all the details of the contract have been done. Raise any problem that you might notice.
Taking care of your lawn can be difficult. If you want a neat lawn, it’s better to seek the service of a lawn care professional. Check your lawn care directory to see the available lawn care companies in your area.
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