Sugar Land Property Cleanup

We got a call from the homeowners here in Sugar Land. Upon arrival, we notice the grass is high in the front, on the sides, and in the backyard. Grass and weeds are growing over the front sidewalk edge; bushes need trimming; the rose bushes are dead and need to be pulled up and snipped out; and a weed tree needs to be lopped out of the bushes. Saplings in the front yard around the tree also need snipping. There are weeds to pull on the rear patio and high grass along the white brick wall of the backyard.

So we decide to split the work. One of us is handling the front section's bushes and saplings, using loppers and a hedge trimmer. Another is on the mower, starting from the left corner and making passes along the front yard and into the back. The back gets mowed, with a slight dip along the fence line but nothing we can't handle. Next, the mower is moved to the front yard so it's an easy start for end-of-job cleanup.

Now it's time to whip out the weedeater and blade edger?. Here in Sugar Land, lawn care overgrowth at this rate requires specialized tools, and that's where the blade edger shines. It has a square blade and easily chops down stubborn weeds and stolons? of this palmetto St. Augustine?. It's something I swear by. We make a few passes, alternating between weedeater and edger to freshen it up. We maybe get a little carried away, but we want it to look nice since this property needs to be ready for a realtor's photos that day.

Around this point, the customer stops by, and while we aren't done yet, they're impressed with what we've done so far. They knew this was something that needed to get done, and we did end up pushing the job back a day since we knew how much work it needed relative to all other customers scheduled.

So we finish the work, and now it's time to clean up bush clippings with the lawn mower. We use a mower with mulching blades?, and what these do is break up the clippings until they're very fine and easily break down into the soil. Small sticks are bagged, and big sticks are tied up and left out of frame for the photographer who's coming to take photos of the house later.

Then it's time for a double-check; everything is done: the bushes trimmed, the weed tree snipped, double passes with the weedeater, and branches lopped and tied up.

We take the full property photos, load everything up, and get back on route to our other customers for the day. It's nice and cool. The wind nearly blew our hats off during some parts of the day, but otherwise not bad.

The job also cost more than we originally thought before seeing it. The base price was $150, but after seeing how high the grass was and how much trimming was needed, the price increased to $400.

We'll be cutting biweekly going forward.

The whole property looks excellent now.

Project Breakdown