How i SOLD my first PAVER job - step by step

[@Turfscaper]

I stopped mowing lawns about a year and a half ago. Best decision I’ve made in my entire life!

[@tripleemowingandlandscapin4001]

think its different for everyone cause i started mowing a few months back and making the best money ive ever made

[@Turfscaper]

@@tripleemowingandlandscapin4001 give it 6 months to a year then check back with me.

[@tripleemowingandlandscapin4001]

@@Turfscaper id say its just different for everyone cause ive been doing the landscaping side of things for a few years and love it i just picked up mowing cause so many i would landscape for kept asking us

[@artymunoz5060]

You ever think of doing both? Leading crews in the lawns while doing the pavers?

[@hilario032094]

I’ve never done much pavers, recently watching this channel I need to learn.

[@josevillanueva9705]

Close deals, higher skilled services equal more money, hire people, charge more, let the money run the business, always always always grow and seek the highest knowledge available. If youre scared to start, start small, but knce you get going get cranking and let it whip

[@ailyssaesco]

Thanks!

[@crbradbury8282]

Great advice all around, tons of $details. Teach all them 20-30 year olds to Think and Grow rich too. BIG PICTURE is: Their Mind has that universal power within!

[@Shynebrite]

That came out beautiful and clean

[@fredygomez2657]

Thank for the advise CAMARON

[@agoodwin2223]

Wish we could get $30-$40 a sq. Ft. Here in north east Florida large paver/landscape companies advertise $9 sq. Ft. Can’t compete with that as a small business.

[@EtherGaming604]

Charge 15-18$ a sq foot. Just pride yourself on higher quality. Be known for the quality rather than your bottom bids.

[@kyesniper]

@@EtherGaming604 I second that. I sell more jobs here in Canada at $25-30 a square foot than I did at $18/ft, but the difference is I own equipment now I need to maintain so my prices went up to compensate, but it also means I can provide way better quality work a lot faster.

[@EtherGaming604]

@@kyesniper Ditto. I'm in kelowna BC lol

[@josephpasquarella878]

Lmao $9 a sq foot? Are they just putting some Home Depot bricks over grass and calling it a job?

[@jeremybruce654]

@@josephpasquarella878 Right! 2 times cost is crazy! It was $25 per square foot in the Midwest 15 years ago.

[@CreativeV3]

Thanks for the advice!

[@TigranGertz]

welcome

[@applewoodlandscaping745]

Wow nice work

[@izzycovarrubias7220]

🎺😂

[@jbdube1971]

Ha, I use “little Johnny “ as a reference as well!

[@TheYoungFatherBible]

Just came across your video randomly researching bidding techniques and factors for interlocking to add to my list of services as a " jack of all trades " I am only 25 and have quite literally just begun my journey as a general contractor, as an arborist by trade. The first $2000 job I got when I was 21 with my mentor at the time for tree work changed my life and mindset forever. I dabbled with the industry a little further until I was 23 then I realized I should be making money for myself and not for the government AND someone else's company. I was making my commercial employer over 250k a month in revenue as a production utility arborist. Since I had quit and gone through some personal hardships. I have now rebooted my initial efforts into starting the small landscaping business. Within my first 3 weeks I have already retrieved 25+ leads with 10 jobs secured profiting me more than $3000 in my first few weeks of putting my 110% of effort into it with zero money spent on marketing. My projected annual revenue is roughly $70k within the first 90 days worked. I plan to invest into marketing now with the profits I have secured as well as more equipment to further scale my startup into a six figure small business within the next year. I normally don't give my two cents on youtube but after hearing you and your take on it it, I couldn't relate more and you inspired me to share the story f my startup to provide others in a similar situation or mindset to pull the trigger on their gut instincts and achieve the lifestyle they dream of. You are right, as someone who has always given EXCUSES for why I am not where I wanted to be at a specific age; That is why, I always made excuses rather than going out and doing it. Thank you for your insight and stories of how you began and for creating this video, it has given me the inspiration to share my own story. To a like minded, young and ambitious entrepreneur, cheers. Kraebor Tree & Property services.

[@jonathanrobimson4543]

Yep mowing lawns is stupid. I watch guys been mowing lawns for 10 years while I started doing the math sit on a job site for 1 to 3 days and make 5k to 7k versus cutting 10 to 30 yards for $50 to $75 a yard and paying for gas for equipment, truck, and maintenance. Guys come to me and ask how I blew up so fast in a short amount of time. I do sales in landscaping and make more money doing that now lol

[@adolfoortiz5692]

Someone’s gotta do it and if it works for other people, what does it matter? Personally I don’t do much mowing anymore but don’t knock another mans hustle 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@hilario032094]

Barely in my first year of landscaping. I’ve focused on some core aeration and lawn treatment. Now that Im watching these paver videos, I figure it’s time I learn how to like now..

[@siliconvalleylife2.048]

I'm waiting to see you demo a job I installed 30 years ago.

[@siliconvalleylife2.048]

@@gm4ulkill nope, not yet. He's figured out that the big jobs are Redwood city, Menlo Park area...I didn't like the commute, so stayed mostly in San Jose. We do superior quality work and charge for that. We don't slap $100k jobs in fast..we just finished a $145k job : 2 guys took 7 months. The job came out spectacular. I was able to bonus both my guys $5k cash because of the small crew and tiny overhead. You have to have young energy to do what Applewood is doing. I'm older and much more laid back. We aren't in a hurry on any job. But I also don't have his $7.6k payroll weeks either, nor any payments on equipment or trucks. I can afford to take our sweet time.

[@palmstopinesoutdoors9304]

T-bone. What state you in brother?

[@jaketrolliet2917]

Not related to pavers, however, do you contractors communicate with hoas regarding designs, etc. or is that up to the customer. How do you guys do it?

[@felixramirez5963]

How do I go from mowing lawns to selling landscape construction with out a contractors lic. In California?

[@TigranGertz]

No go bro

[@TigranGertz]

Unless you hire a rmo. That’s easy and you can find them fast.

[@felixramirez5963]

@@TigranGertz appreciate the reply. Looking into that now...

[@maricruzflores8853]

How do you start this business me and my husbands have been wanting to start ?

[@Mangold2865]

$33 a sqft? Is that about what you charge for pavers? Just going off the $5,000 job and 150sqft. Really just curious as to what paver jobs sell for down there. Thanks.

[@alexcalderxn5834]

What kind of plate compactor you guys use for pavers?

[@martinh802]

Wacker neuson

[@missravenbellewhatthehell]

Do paver patio areas 350 SQ ft (no cover or anything) need permits?

[@MrPerfect-um3ov]

Does the membership show you how to get into the landscaping business even?

[@hblandscaping4022]

You are the best pinche Tigran

[@TigranGertz]

bueno

[@tonymorales160]

Are you charging double with irrigation or is that just the plant installed?

[@matv7299]

😂😂😂 love your content bro shit real af

[@TigranGertz]

Thank you!

[@jennadvue]

Great tips for starting off! What do you use for your time-lapse?

[@carlosfuentes_95]

I use my IPhone camera

[@wolfyyybandz]

Thank you

[@expertgamehead]

How long do you give for lunch? And is it a paid lunch? Just curious how many other people pay there employees for lunch.

[@TigranGertz]

30 min. no not paid

[@sethrambo2234]

Dude pays his employees like $40 an hour; 30 mins per employee per day would become costly

[@TigranGertz]

@@sethrambo2234 riggt

[@radhiratheepan3609]

Paver or concrete more expensive bro

[@TigranGertz]

Both are pretty expensive e

[@Sjsijss]

Yea

[@Frank-os6gq]

Can you help me understand why it is $400 per person? How does it breakdown? Thank you!

[@polishman4168]

He rounds up .. foreman makes around 30/40hr workers make 20/30 hour ... California wages brother

[@patrickcoyne2598]

Plus workers comp and tax bullshit

[@applewoodlandscaping745]

Overhead. Machines. Trucks.

[@davidhernandez6229]

You have to account for overhead. No? Everyday it’s costing you money. insurance, installments, etc. so your profit was probably less. Good video btw

[@terraty6476]

Might have had it tied into the labor

[@davidhernandez6229]

@@terraty6476 maybe but he has so many payments I’d assume it be more.Would be a great video if he broke it down

[@EtherGaming604]

@@davidhernandez6229 Those costs aren't figured out on a job by job basis. Trying to factor that in for every job is a nightmare.

[@jamesnm21]

People can't read your mind. Let 'em know what you can do.

[@lawnscapenation]

T money maker number#1 excellent choice

[@TigranGertz]

yess sir

[@SEBASTIAN-f7nk]

I’m in Florida. Can I ?

[@bobojr456]

Was the area already excavated? I too got fucked in my first year haha. That's how you learn though. I made $13 an hour on my very first job. lmao.

[@liammcandrews1585]

Kind of look like the serial killer from show on Netflix-kills people in a bookstore😂🤣😂🤣

[@VestDZN]

Listen T Just because you were honest about saying it just takes time literally makes me want to join goat gang just because you were not being the buy my course guy haha a

[@TigranGertz]

Let’s go then. KZbin is 10% of what I want to say haha

[@RedUpTheWay]

can i join the give away

[@lozanolawnservices9766]

I want the Truck of course

[@SEBASTIAN-f7nk]

How to be a goat 🐐 gain bro

[@TigranGertz]

goatgang.net

[@banana94bofo]

Dam 3 days for that I do that with 3 guys one day.

[@TigranGertz]

It was my first paver job

[@gary_neilson1896]

🐼 🐎 🤠

[@TigranGertz]

haha

[@TailoredOutdoors]

Lil Johnny wanna truck? Lol

[@alexcalderxn5834]

🗣🗣🗣

[@t12kacpergamer96]

How long do you give your guys lunch?

[@TigranGertz]

30

[@DavidGomez-sd4qq]

🐐

[@1cenimeterdefeatermartinez273]

I’m 16😅

[@yairval9]

Lol your the man. I would charge 120 to install a 24, now i get them for 130 i charge 300 installed, I still sell them, i get the occasional thats too much but after a few hours i get the ok lets do it.

[@TigranGertz]

nice man!!!

[@siliconvalleylife2.048]

I charge $180 for a "24×"24 box tree. I've found if you over charge for too many items, you end up unemployed. It's tricky to bid because we don't know what our competitors charge. For the record any townhouse job or any job that requires your own trailers to bring in and stage materials, I refer the clients to your company and/or LaHoaysas. I got rid of all the in-house heavy equipment, dumps, flatbed 20 years ago. I don't need the storage yard, no mechanic fees, no extra insurance. My entire company is one crew of 3 workers and one F150 pickup truck. We do one job at a time. SK750 rented and delivered, hauling - rent a bin. Factor it into the job costs. We don't spend time driving around. All time is spent on the job. I don't make a million a year, that's the trade off. Tigran is phenomenal !!! Love watching him killing it. Gives me inspiration. I'm old and no longer have his energy. But my company is established, we have 42 years of references. And I'm doing OK. Keep being awesome Tigran.

[@EtherGaming604]

42 years in business and you can't do a million a year in sales....

[@siliconvalleylife2.048]

@@EtherGaming604 I can do a million in sales if I advertise all year long. A million in sales isn't my goal. I don't need a million in sales.

[@mariagodinez4549]

What pavers did you use? 5k is super cheap

[@johnkossifas5820]

lol boys and girls of all sizes

[@howtohardscape]

Pavers 💰

[@leroybrown3931]

T Money $

[@applewoodlandscaping745]

My man

[@casianoricardo7928]

Camaron 😂

[@thatslown]

Camarón 😂

[@TigranGertz]

shrimp

[@romperroom903]

Goat Gang Sucks

[@TigranGertz]

you are dedicated

[@romperroom903]

@@TigranGertz 😂

[@javiermosqueira3431]

YOU PAY YOUR GUYS $400 A DAY????