Financial Assumptions for a Landscape Business Operating the
Decorative Curb System

Number of linear feet per day: A three man experienced crew can produce approximately 600 to 1000 feet of curb per day.

Revenue per linear foot: Average revenue is $3.50 per foot.
(The low figure in the range is $2.85 per foot.)

Labor Costs: (Assumes owner is not part of the work crew, some owners pay by the hour, others pay by the foot only).

• Forman/hand finisher at $10.00 per hr., or .20 cents per foot.

• Mixer/prep person at $8.00 per hr., or .15 cents per foot

• Machine Operator at $8.00 per hr., or .15 cents per foot

• Optional laborer/wheelbarrow person at $8.00 per hr., or .15 cents per foot

Average labor cost is approximately .65 cents a foot based on $3.50 per foot, and approximately 750 feet per day.

Analysis Based on 750 ft of Curbing:

*Costs per foot

• Cement, sand, and mesh $.30

• Fuel, Insurance, etc. $.15

• Labor $.65

• Total Expenses per foot $1.10

(Colored and stamped curbing can go for as much as $5.00 to $7.00 per foot, virtually doubling the price per foot charge while adding only pennies to expense. Keep in mind that unusual ground preparation/removal incur additional expenses)

Decorative Curb is not a franchise. You keep your profits!