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Why Lawn Care Providers and Landscapers in Austin Even Have Rain Delays?

2/14/2018

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Front Yard While It is Raining
Photo of a front yard with elevated bed in Austin, Texas.

Ah, the dreaded rain delay! Lawn Care Providers and Landscapers in Austin have a love-hate relationship with rain. Too little rain causes drought. Too frequent rain creates disruption to virtually all services. This is something the entire industry has to work with. But why would services be disrupted just because of rain in the first place?

1. Safety

It is simply slippery when wet. Slip and fall accidents can break bones, dislocate shoulders, hips, fingers, and more. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says slip and fall accounts for approximately 25% of all injury claims per year, 17% of disabling injuries, and 15% of accidental deaths. This is on top of the increase likelihood of getting involved in vehicle collisions. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) statistics, 22% or 1.2 million crashes every year are weather related. Over a 10-year period, 73% is said to be attributable to wet pavement and 43% is connected to driving when it's rainingrain fall. Working under the rain simply elevates a lot of unnecessary safety issues and problems for lawn care providers and landscapers in Austin. Problems that, in all honesty, are avoidable.

2. Labor Inefficiency

Because lawn care providers and landscapers in Austin have to be more cautious of their surroundings, they have to work much slower than when it is dry. This increases the cost of labor way above the budgeted time. "One key example", based to a whitepaper published by Intergraph "is [homeowners] will very often demand the same completion date, despite the added workscope. This may require overtime, second shift work, rework, additional crafts, and many other impacts to the original plan and estimate. This increase in man-hours, constraints, and other resources would impact the cost and schedule." The same DoT report, moreover, shows travel inefficiency increases by as much as 50% when it rains. Since a huge amount of lawn care and landscaping jobs pricing are connected one way or another to labor cost, pricing has to be increased significantly. Nobody wants that to do that.

3. Decreased Work Quality

Decreased Work Quality has to be learned the hard way, through experience. Men in boots carrying heavy equipment while walking dozens of times, going back and forth from the lawn and to the truck, in wet weather condition will create mud. No matter how slow and careful a lawn care provider or landscaper go on any job, a heavy object on a lawn will create a mess. Then, mud and clippings will eventually find its way to any pavement around the house, the driveway or side street, and the lawn portions of the will be damaged and compacted. After the damage has been done, the only ways to fix these issues are to pressure wash the entire pavement and to aerate and re-level the lawn, both of which are labor intensive jobs. Not to mention, the unnecessary hassle this brings to the job site and all stakeholders.

4. Soil Compaction

Soil can easily be compacted when it is wet. This matters more to Lawn Care Providers than Landscapers. We focus in making sure the lawn germinates. But under wet conditions, according to Iowa State University, the "best choice [one] can make is to stay away from the field--avoid traffic on wet soil to reduce soil compaction". Should your soil be compacted, learn how to alleviate compaction through core aeration.

Conclusion

For these reasons, lawn care providers and landscapers in Austin tend to re-schedule almost all appointments when it rains. It is simply the right thing to do. It is right to treat our employees with care. And it is right to treat our client's properties with utmost respect.

50K Professional Lawn Services LLC. 844-505-5296. Austin, Texas.
11 Comments
Sharon Guerra link
2/27/2022 12:48:29 pm

This increase in man-hours, constraints, and other resources would impact the cost and schedule. Thank you for sharing your great post!

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Frank Godinez link
5/4/2022 02:34:55 pm

This may require overtime, second shift work, rework, additional crafts, and many other impacts to the original plan and estimate. Thank you for sharing your great post!

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7/11/2022 12:05:48 pm

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Jonathan Reiber link
6/7/2023 06:51:20 pm

This was a loveely blog post

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HEDGE CUTTING Epping link
12/17/2024 04:37:54 am

Great insights on the challenges of soil compaction and the practical advice to avoid traffic on wet soil. This information is very useful for maintaining a healthy lawn.

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CROWN REDUCTION Elsenham link
1/6/2025 05:29:39 am

Great insights on labor efficiency and soil compaction. It’s important to treat both employees and clients’ properties with utmost care.

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TREE SURGERY Chipping Ongar link
1/22/2025 03:05:39 am

Thanks for sharing this informative post! Understanding rain delays really highlights the challenges landscapers face.

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TREE FELLING Burwell link
2/12/2025 03:42:54 am

Appreciate the detailed breakdown! It's clear that working in wet conditions can lead to increased costs and decreased efficiency

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STUMP GRINDING Loughton link
2/12/2025 03:52:34 am

Thanks for explaining the reasons behind rain delays! Safety and work quality are crucial factors that must be prioritized.

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TREE SURGEON Bottisham link
3/31/2025 11:04:02 pm

It's interesting how rain affects landscaping! I never thought about how frequent rainfall can be as disruptive as drought. It makes sense now why lawn care providers need to reschedule.

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STUMP GRINDING Hoddesdon link
3/31/2025 11:21:27 pm

This is really helpful! I had no idea that wet soil could lead to such problems with compaction. I'll definitely keep this in mind when scheduling lawn care in the future.

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