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retiredguy123 10-24-2024 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by paqdkq (Post 2381647)
I believe they are charging me too much, especially for the weeding and trimming. I'm paying $77 a month for mowing and weeding; with $55 for the mowing. I feel like $22 is too much for weeding. All they do is spray. The trimming is running $135 quarterly. How do these compare with yours. Our yard is not overly big.

It sounds too high to me. I pay $55 per month to Massey for mowing, I do my own Roundup spraying, and I pay less than $100 to trim my shrubs about every 4 months, but I don't have a regular contractor to do it.

birdawg 10-24-2024 01:41 PM

Who ever you pick only pay monthly. Never signup for a yearly contract.

JMintzer 10-24-2024 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Accidental1 (Post 2381273)
What happened?

He never says... He just warns... He might have said they don't show up as contracted, but I've been using them for almost 4 years and the only times the didn't show was when it was pouring rain. And on those few times, the showed up a day or two later...

I have the SimplySafe video receipts to prove my claims...

Vernon Hud 10-24-2024 07:41 PM

lawn mowing and weeding.
 
New Day Cleaning. 352-360-3646 Anna They will do most everything, even cut down and removed a palm for me.

MrChip72 10-24-2024 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2381428)
I agree that Massey is not the best, but they do almost everything related to lawn maintenance, they are cheaper than other companies I have tried, and they answer the phone when you call them. If a contractor won't return my calls, they are fired. Also, I have not found any company who will maintain my irrigation system on an ongoing basis. Massey will check my irrigation system for $40 per quarter, and they will come almost immediately to repair an irrigation leak, and they are way cheaper than any other irrigation company I have found. They are also the cheapest lawn mowing service, who is also reliable.

I will happily pretend to check on your irrigation system for even less, $30 per quarter. I would then on occasion report an irrigation leak and say that I had repaired that leak too even though none of your neighbors had any similar issues in the same time period.

retiredguy123 10-25-2024 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MrChip72 (Post 2381749)
I will happily pretend to check on your irrigation system for even less, $30 per quarter. I would then on occasion report an irrigation leak and say that I had repaired that leak too even though none of your neighbors had any similar issues in the same time period.

I only have Massey so, when a sprinkler head breaks, I have someone to call who will fix it promptly and won't charge a huge amount. They usually fix it for free in one day. I don't want to call around to find someone when I need them. So far, I have not found a reliable irrigation company to do that.

I operate the controller myself and I know when I have a leak, but I just don't want to repair the leaks myself. The last irrigation company I called wanted a minimum of $90 for every visit. Another company wanted $80 to just evaluate my system before doing anything.

paqdkq 10-25-2024 09:01 AM

You can tell I don't use TOV much, replied to my own posting..


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