How-To

A mistake often made when looking for any kind of contracted work is to focus too much on the up-front costs. To be clear, it’s not a mistake to focus on costs but to focus too much on up-front costs at the expense (see what we did there?) of the total cost over the lifetime of the contracted work. Since we’re talking landscapes and outdoor living spaces, think about the lifetime cost of your patio or retaining wall, for instance. How long will they last?