lsylvain
ArboristSite Lurker
Hey folks. I haven't posted on here in a decade or more I'm sure. I'm down here is FL and do a lot of palm trimming. My question is this.
How are you pricing for the increased risk of one job vs another job that may take the same amount of time to complete. i.e. for my example, would be the height of a palm. Basically it takes me 1/2 hour to trim up a single palm regardless of height, until they get above the 40' mark. A 20' tree has less danger factor, you can see the whole trunk and look for problems and so on. A 40' tree you have more stem to worry about, you can't tell for sure if the stem has decay, you get above the canopy of other trees and wind becomes an issue, and so on.
Just wondering how other people put a dollar amount on danger.
How are you pricing for the increased risk of one job vs another job that may take the same amount of time to complete. i.e. for my example, would be the height of a palm. Basically it takes me 1/2 hour to trim up a single palm regardless of height, until they get above the 40' mark. A 20' tree has less danger factor, you can see the whole trunk and look for problems and so on. A 40' tree you have more stem to worry about, you can't tell for sure if the stem has decay, you get above the canopy of other trees and wind becomes an issue, and so on.
Just wondering how other people put a dollar amount on danger.