Backyard Landscape Plans and Recommendations
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irvinehomeowner
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So ask your buddy to come back to TI.The BAT said:
We got a quote for one of landscaper recommended here (will not divulge for now) .. We were quoted $26K. you guys think its reasonable ?
total yard area = ~2500 sq ft, around 2/5 pavers, 1/5 synthetic grass, the rest are planting area.
Irrigation system (drip and sprinklers) on all planting areas.
Provision for water feature (we select and pay for the water feature we want, they will pickup if local and install).
No plants included (they will put garden soils on all planting area and will cover with gravel so we just need to dig the area we want to plant).
No other special features.
total yard area = ~2500 sq ft, around 2/5 pavers, 1/5 synthetic grass, the rest are planting area.
Irrigation system (drip and sprinklers) on all planting areas.
Provision for water feature (we select and pay for the water feature we want, they will pickup if local and install).
No plants included (they will put garden soils on all planting area and will cover with gravel so we just need to dig the area we want to plant).
No other special features.
Irvinecommuter
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GH said:
Hard to say...only way to know is to get quotes from other landscapers.
Sounds about right for what you're asking for. ~1000sqf pavers = ~$10k for mid-range. Synthetic grass is expensive upfront so maybe another ~$5k for that. Sprinkler system ~$1-2k (but gets market up a lot by contractors). Add in whatever other misc stuff goes along with the job and ~$20-25k seems like right ballpark.GH said:
qwerty
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GH said:
26K sounded a little high at first but once you do the math it may not be as bad as i thought (if you trust the homewyse number im about to to give you). the pavers should be about 10K (1000 sq ft x $10/sq ft), the synthetic grass alone costs about $3-$5 sq ft just for the grass at home depot, so if you use $5, that is $2,500, the sprinklers is probably $1K at most. before the labor and other materials to install the fake grass you are at $13,500. homewyse.com has a synthetic grass install for 500 sq ft at 10-12K, if you used the 10K as the estimate for the grass (which sounds high to me), that would put you at 21K. all the aforementioned numbers include profit so 21K vs 26K may be a little high.
lnc said:
We were not yet sure what we want to plant and we currently also have several fruit trees currently in pot that we are planning to move in ground. Thus the quote was without the plant, but he did mention that if we want to them to plant mature tree on a few spots to give it a headstart, they can also do it ..
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jmoney74
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eyephone said:
Why would anyone want weed barriers?
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jmoney74
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Coast Craftsman is doing my neighbors house. They came by to drop off their quote today which includes concrete, travertine in the CA room, turf lawn (portion of backyard), retaining wall, plants, low voltagelighting, and irrigation. I'll see what the other guys come in with. The good thing about them is that they work directly with my HOA (for PP residents) and take care of all the paperwork/approvals. I haven't seen final work yet so just throwing their name into the hat if you need more quotes.
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WasToldToChangeMyName said:
Yes I heard they are strict for front yard.. but I'm in Roundtree (detached condo). HOA owns the front landscape.