Straight Answers
We will not pretend a single number fits every home. What we will do is show you exactly how we price both services, what moves the number, and what is always included — so nothing at your estimate is a surprise.
The Model
Priced per linear foot of roofline
We walk your roofline and count the exact footage we are covering, including peaks, dormers, and any detached structures you want included. A typical single-family home lands around 100 to 130 linear feet.
Always included:
Priced per square foot installed
We measure the area and assess what is underneath it, because base and drainage work is a real share of the cost. Per-square-foot pricing typically improves on larger areas since setup and mobilization get spread further.
Always included:
Lighting
In rough order of impact. If you want to sanity-check a quote from anyone, these are the things to ask about.
The primary driver. We wheel the roofline and count exactly what we are covering. A typical single-family home runs about 100 to 130 linear feet.
Multiple gables, dormers, steep pitches, second stories, and detached garages all add install time and separate runs.
More independent zones means more wiring and controller capacity, but also finer control over which sections do what.
Anything that makes safe access harder — height, pitch, landscaping, tight side yards — affects crew time.
Labor and permitting costs genuinely differ between St. George and Tampa, so our per-foot rate differs too.
Soffit integration, landscape lighting tie-ins, extended warranty coverage, or additional controllers.
Turf & Putting Greens
Two yards of identical size can quote very differently. Almost always, the reason is what is underneath.
The primary driver, and per-square-foot pricing generally improves as the area grows because mobilization is spread further.
Removing established sod, old gravel, or compacted clay costs more than a bare dirt lot. Access for equipment matters here too.
A yard that already sheds water needs less work than one that needs regrading or additional drain lines routed away from the house.
Pile height, face weight, and fiber quality all scale with price. We will show you samples side by side so the tradeoff is visible.
Bender board, concrete bound edges, paver borders, and complex curves each carry different material and labor costs.
Greens cost more per square foot than lawn turf — tighter base tolerance, contour shaping, cups, and sub-drainage.
The Long View
Both services replace an expense you are already paying. That reframing matters more than the sticker price.
Paying a crew to hang and remove lights every November and January is a recurring annual cost that buys roughly six weeks of use. Permanent lighting is one install that runs year-round — holiday scenes in December, warm white architectural lighting the other eleven months — with no ladders and nothing in storage.
Read the full comparisonIn St. George a natural lawn costs you water every month of the summer, plus mowing, fertilizer, weed control, and reseeding where the heat or the dogs won. Turf removes all of it. With Washington County water rates trending up, the payback window keeps getting shorter.
See the St. George cost breakdownYour Estimate
Long enough to measure properly and answer your questions. Not a two-hour sales presentation.
You see the footage or square footage we are pricing, so the number is traceable to something real.
Photos of comparable homes in your market for lighting, or physical turf samples in daylight.
Itemized, with any options priced separately so you can decide what you want and what you do not.
Take it, think about it, compare it. There is no expiring discount and nobody will chase you daily.
Pricing Questions
Free Estimate
Free on-site estimate, measured in front of you, written price in hand before we leave.