31/07/2026
BASED ON REAL STORY....
I went to quote a client who wanted their backyard re-turfed amongst having their vegetable patch & old chicken coop removed.
Something like this kinda work takes lots of time, effort & phone calls.
I needed prices on:
• Turf
• Soil
• Skip hire
• Extra Labour hire
They were looking to sell and had an open viewing in 4 days time and wanted to have a nice new garden ready for the viewing.
To put things into perspective, new turf generally takes 4 weeks to properly root in...So the job was already behind before I began.
Client was really adamant to get the job done before the open house in 4 days time, hence all the constant text messages.
Once home later in the afternoon I got straight to work with the quote.
Sent the quote over later than night...Their response "WOW!! That's too much, our budget is only 'x' amount"
Their budget was only JUST over the cost of the turf ALONE.
Moral of the story:
"Do your homework, plan in advance & don't expect miracles"