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Evaluate and Quote a Retaining Wall Project

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Thursday in the Life of a Landscaper

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The contractor visits a second site where his company previously built a boulder retaining wall. The current project involves removing an old timber retaining wall to create a straight, level access path to the back door, allowing vehicles to reach the yard. He quickly outlines the scope of work (hauling out timber, bringing in two loads of Limestone Class #5, hauling out one load of debris, hauling out 32 tons of unsuitable fill, and regrading) and provides an immediate estimate of $2,750.

Goal: Efficiently assess and quote projects based on specialized expertise.

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two. We built this retaining wall three, four years ago. Used to be a garage here. She wanted boulder retaining walls. She wanted a random pattern with an elevated raised bed in it. We put it in. We're back. Now, we're going to install a driveway. Let's get going. So, we have an alleyway coming up on this job site. And this is where we're going to try to gain access into the yard for parking. Um, we're going to remove this retaining wall here and come straight up to that tree and level it out. That way, Hazel doesn't have to step. See how I'm gonna step up and over this retaining wall? We don't want that. She doesn't want to do that. We don't want to box this out. We want to be able to get out of a car and walk straight to the back door. So, we're going to work out a solution on this one for her. Okay. Just left her house. This is the job that we're going to be doing. We're going to bring in two loads of class 5. We're going to excavate out three loads of unsuitable fill soil. We're going to haul away one retaining wall. Yeah, one timber retaining wall. This is the wall I built here. Um, and then we're going to place, compact, and get her job done. $2,750. Uh, this is estimate number two. I think it's 9:45 in the morning. Now, we're heading off to, uh, one number three. 11:00 or so,

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