What’s fair compensation laying carpet grass?

[brokeno]

I would bar b que and get the kids and family to do it. My wife laid 6 pallets of grass about 2 months ago and she is 67 years old. Hope you get better grass than we did from Midway.

[100%TtId]

If $120 is what a crew charges, then I would offer $120 as long as finished product was on somewhat same level

^^^ This

I'm amazed at some of the responses here. Straight up labor exploitation.

If there was some specialized knowledge or experience needed to lay sod properly, I can understand why it might be justified to pay a high school kid with no experience a cut rate for labor but learning how to be an expert sod layer takes about 3 minutes of instruction.

And people wonder why kids are lazy.

SMH

[7sdad]

A 30 pack would have worked for me at that age.

[mzurovec]

Me and a buddy were paid $5 a pallet in 2000. That comes out to $8.39 in today's dollars. That was an abysmally low rate back then, I'd say flat rate it at whatever the market rate is.

[W E H]

if they are not already in POC for other reasons. you might want to figure in a little gas money.

flat rate is the way to go.

minimum of $100 each kid for a total of 4 pallets.

i can not get subs for less than $150 a day and most want $200 and that is only partially skilled labor.

i just started doing everything by the job. does not make me as mad as when 4 guys are wanting $200 a day each as when they just bid the whole job.

if you do not supervise, do not be surprised by the results...

[gingib]

If $120 is what a crew charges, then I would offer $120 as long as finished product was on somewhat same level

No chance

[gingib]

^^^ This

I'm amazed at some of the responses here. Straight up labor exploitation.

If there was some specialized knowledge or experience needed to lay sod properly, I can understand why it might be justified to pay a high school kid with no experience a cut rate for labor but learning how to be an expert sod layer takes about 3 minutes of instruction.

And people wonder why kids are lazy.

SMH

You maybe part of the reason everyone also wants to make $20 an hour at mcdonalds. Likely you feel the same about your own job

No experience needed, no knowledge.

I am paying them alot less then $120 a pallet

[SmTx]

^^^ This

I'm amazed at some of the responses here. Straight up labor exploitation.

If there was some specialized knowledge or experience needed to lay sod properly, I can understand why it might be justified to pay a high school kid with no experience a cut rate for labor but learning how to be an expert sod layer takes about 3 minutes of instruction.

And people wonder why kids are lazy.

SMH

Exploiting cheap labor that's a Texican's creed.

[npe001]

If I was closer I would do it for $90

[100%TtId]

You maybe part of the reason everyone also wants to make $20 an hour at mcdonalds. Likely you feel the same about your own job

No experience needed, no knowledge.

I am paying them alot less then $120 a pallet

I'm in favor of the market setting the rate, for sod laying, McDonalds, and everything else.

OP said the market rate was $120. Trying to get it for less by hiring high school kids who he hopes won't know what the market rate is for that type of labor is nothing but exploitation.

[GarrettH]

A 30 pack would have worked for me at that age.

Haha!! me too! sign me up

[BlackoutRam2500]

The grass store in Conroe charges $200 per pallet for Palmetto and they have a crew that lays it for $45 per pallet with a $250 minimum. It used to be $35 per pallet back in 2019 when we built our house. I know because we put down 45 pallets and at that $35 price it was well worth it. At $45 per pallet it's still a bargain.

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[bbbuck]

Well I just bought one pallet of saint Augustine and laid it out this afternoon. Took me over an hour to do the job. My vote is $100 each for 4 pallets. Good work out.

[Smart]

^^^ This

I'm amazed at some of the responses here. Straight up labor exploitation.

If there was some specialized knowledge or experience needed to lay sod properly, I can understand why it might be justified to pay a high school kid with no experience a cut rate for labor but learning how to be an expert sod layer takes about 3 minutes of instruction.

And people wonder why kids are lazy.

SMH

Come on man....So anything less than $120/pallet (the going rate) is exploitation? You're amazed at folks paying less than a professionals going rate? Drama much?

Those 14-15 year old kids I used were happy as hell for $50 pallet and $125 each take home for 3 hours work. All they had to do was show up and lay sod. No dirtwork or anything. Calling $42/ hour per kid as exploitation is flat out crap. The going rate for a sod contractor also covers overhead, equipment, taxes, the bosses cut, paying the employees and taxes. This kids needed nothing but their labor and didn't have to pay, taxes, a secretary, liability insurance or any office help nor bring any equipment.

[IvoryRoot]

100 bucks each and feed them. Done!