Chicago Lawn Care » lawn care specialists: does “putting in a lawn” include fertilizer and mulch? http://www.chicagolawnmaintenance.com Chicago Lawn Service Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:01:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 lawn care specialists: does “putting in a lawn” include fertilizer and mulch? http://www.chicagolawnmaintenance.com/lawn-care-specialists-does-%e2%80%9cputting-in-a-lawn%e2%80%9d-include-fertilizer-and-mulch/ http://www.chicagolawnmaintenance.com/lawn-care-specialists-does-%e2%80%9cputting-in-a-lawn%e2%80%9d-include-fertilizer-and-mulch/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:41:11 +0000 Chicago Lawn Maintenance http://chicagolawnmaintenance.com/lawn-maintenance/lawn-care-specialists-does-%e2%80%9cputting-in-a-lawn%e2%80%9d-include-fertilizer-and-mulch/
I was given an estimate from a local “lawn care specialist” to put in a lawn: spreading 20 yards of top soil and planting seed over and area that is 1/10th of an acre for $800.00. Just before putting the seed down he told me he forgot to add fertilizer and hay for mulch. He insisted that at the very least I need the hay which will cost and additional $200.00 and fertilizer would be “a bit more”.

I assumed when he gave me an estimate to put a lawn over a bare already graded area, that fertilizer and mulch were included in the price. I have not paid the final half yet and want other opinions as to whether these items are typically part of an estimate.

I feel this to be similar to being told that a visiting nurse will cost $180.00 for a four hour visit that will cover an exam and dressing changes, then after she shows up be told that the sterile gauze and normal saline will be an additional $45 or the wound will just be left open!

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