Comments on: Should We Hire Someone To Put In A Yard? (Your Advice) http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/05/101505_should-we-hire-someone-to-put-in-a-yard-your-advice.html Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:17:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: contrary1 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/05/101505_should-we-hire-someone-to-put-in-a-yard-your-advice.html#comment-55605 contrary1 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:49:39 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/05/101505_should-we-hire-someone-to-put-in-a-yard-your-advice.html#comment-55605 Not sure where you live, but I agree location might make a difference in the answer. I would think twice about putting lawn in at all if yard work isn't your thing. Perhaps a few rolls of landscape cloth (or the cheaper version: newspaper) laid out and a load of bark spread in the area would be just as good. The newly barked area could be decorated with items that took no care.......think perhaps more like a Japanese garden (would depend on the house and the area) Or, a picnic table with umbrella....and some pots of shrub type plants that were plant them and forget them types. All sorts of plans that don't require regular upkeep if you think about it. If you're working with a realtor, ask them, they are usually a wealth of info as to what they would like to see you do to the home/yard prior to listing. Best of luck with the decision..and the sale! Not sure where you live, but I agree location might make a difference in the answer.

I would think twice about putting lawn in at all if yard work isn’t your thing. Perhaps a few rolls of landscape cloth (or the cheaper version: newspaper) laid out and a load of bark spread in the area would be just as good.

The newly barked area could be decorated with items that took no care…….think perhaps more like a Japanese garden (would depend on the house and the area)
Or, a picnic table with umbrella….and some pots of shrub type plants that were plant them and forget them types.
All sorts of plans that don’t require regular upkeep if you think about it.
If you’re working with a realtor, ask them, they are usually a wealth of info as to what they would like to see you do to the home/yard prior to listing.

Best of luck with the decision..and the sale!

]]> By: This Little Piggy http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/05/101505_should-we-hire-someone-to-put-in-a-yard-your-advice.html#comment-55024 This Little Piggy Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:44:01 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/05/101505_should-we-hire-someone-to-put-in-a-yard-your-advice.html#comment-55024 I'd hire it out. If the yard is dirt and weeds now, you'll probably need sod laid and that's heavy hard work. Other than that, upkeep should only be mowing, watering and weeding. However if you don't have the equipment for that, hire it out too. It'll be worth it in the end. I’d hire it out. If the yard is dirt and weeds now, you’ll probably need sod laid and that’s heavy hard work.

Other than that, upkeep should only be mowing, watering and weeding. However if you don’t have the equipment for that, hire it out too. It’ll be worth it in the end.

]]> By: verena http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/05/101505_should-we-hire-someone-to-put-in-a-yard-your-advice.html#comment-54926 verena Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:52:29 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/05/101505_should-we-hire-someone-to-put-in-a-yard-your-advice.html#comment-54926 I have my landscaper do the heavier work, like laying stones and bringing in the mulch, and we do our own planting. The landscaper has the equipment to do the work properly, and can get done in a couple of hours what would take me several days to do. I think it depends a lot on your level of experience and if you have the proper tools, which can be expensive to buy or rent. I have my landscaper do the heavier work, like laying stones and bringing in the mulch, and we do our own planting. The landscaper has the equipment to do the work properly, and can get done in a couple of hours what would take me several days to do. I think it depends a lot on your level of experience and if you have the proper tools, which can be expensive to buy or rent.

]]> By: Brady http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/05/101505_should-we-hire-someone-to-put-in-a-yard-your-advice.html#comment-54874 Brady Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:12:26 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/05/101505_should-we-hire-someone-to-put-in-a-yard-your-advice.html#comment-54874 I think it kind of depends on where you live, what the weather is like, and how big the yard is. Personally, I would do it myself since tilling and replanting is cheaper and can be done in a matter of hours. I think it kind of depends on where you live, what the weather is like, and how big the yard is.

Personally, I would do it myself since tilling and replanting is cheaper and can be done in a matter of hours.

]]> By: Wanderings http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/05/101505_should-we-hire-someone-to-put-in-a-yard-your-advice.html#comment-54785 Wanderings Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:57:07 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/05/101505_should-we-hire-someone-to-put-in-a-yard-your-advice.html#comment-54785 I would go for #2 and plan on doing the same thing sometime soon. However, although my yard is a mess, it already has landscaping - albeit neglected landscaping! I live in AZ and landscaping here is fairly inexpensive so it's not a tough decision. $$ aside, working on the yard in 100+ degree weather is just not for me. I would go for #2 and plan on doing the same thing sometime soon. However, although my yard is a mess, it already has landscaping - albeit neglected landscaping! I live in AZ and landscaping here is fairly inexpensive so it’s not a tough decision. $$ aside, working on the yard in 100+ degree weather is just not for me.

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