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Blade Runners Proactive Leaf Removal Information!

Leaf season is coming!!

Here are some quick tips to help you understand your Blade Runners Leaf Service.

Fall Mowing Service:

Mowing Service vs Fall Cleanup:  It is important that you differentiate a fall mowing service (A1 service listed in your contract) from a fall clean-up service (B3 service listed on your contract). Your fall cleanup is dependent on the number of leaf removal services in your agreement. We often hear concerns about leaf removal quality when we are performing a mowing service.  For example, during the non-leaf season, Blade Runners blows the outer curb of debris at each mowing visit. We suspend blowing these areas after the leaves accumulate in the outer curb because it moves the leaves around and isn’t picked up with this service.  These areas will be cleaned with your leaf service.

As part of the fall mowing services, we use Mulching Blades: During the early fall mowing visits we use specialized mulching blades to grind and reduce leaves in the turf. We do not pile and remove leaves on these visits.  This is a cost saver for you and is good for your soil.

Fall Leaf Removal Visits.

To help keep your property safe and reduce the possibility of damage, we do not blow or remove leaves obstructed by parked cars as it aggravates residents and creates damage claims.  The thought process is that over several visits these areas will be cleaned. If there are residual concerns at the end of December, we can schedule a specific day in January to have cars moved and these areas cleaned.

Please review our leaf video for details of the removal service

https://www.blade-runners.com/leaf/

Leaf Removal Schedule:

The leaf removal schedule (B3 service in your contract) is dependent on the number of clean-ups in your agreement. Please see the schedule below

The clean-ups timeline depends on the number of visits you have in your contract and would follow this schedule:

1x Leaf Management = 12/1-12/31

2x Leaf Management = 11/10-11/30, 12/1-12/31

3x Leaf Management = 10/15-10/31, 11/10-11/30, 12/1-12/31

4x Leaf Management = 10/15-10/31, 11/10-11/30, 12/1-12/31, 1/1-1/25

5x Leaf Management = 10/1-10/15, 10/15-10/31, 11/10-11/30, 12/1-12/31, 1/1-1/25

6x Leaf Management =1 0/1-10/15, 10/15-10/31, 11/1-11/10, 11/10-11/30, 12/1/12/31, 1/1-1/25

 

At any point we are happy to enhance any service that is currently in your agreement to give you the service you desire.

We look forward to our continued relationship!

 


Hi Shannon,

MLCA hosted its annual meeting last Thursday evening, July 28.  As you might imagine, one of the agenda topics was the landscaping work the board has undertaken, as well as the change in landscape contractor.  The change in landscape contractor was first brought up in the context of the annual budget.  The Blade Runners contract is significantly more expensive than our previous contractor and to cover the additional cost we will have to raise our dues.

Such increases are never popular, but there is good news: everyone in attendance agreed the landscaping looks very nice, and so there were zero objections when we explained the need to raise dues.  Everyone agreed this is money well spent.  One fellow not often complimentary of the board wrote us “The landscape seems more brilliant and adds to our street scape. And thanks for that.”

Thank you for the fine job the crew is doing.  It’s very pleasant coming into our neighborhood and seeing well-kept lawns, trimmed sidewalks and flower beds without weeds.  It’s a dramatic improvement, and we’re all very happy with the change.

Rich T…
MLCA Board

 

 

Shannon, BTW – your guys are super nice. I was chatting with a few working on my building when I got home. Wanted to be sure you had that feedback, though I’m sure you know.

While doing work, another Board Member emailed:

Your crew did their usual great work, looks very neat and nice!  I can’t imagine working that hard in this heat and humidity.

Thanks Shannon. …We had one other proposal that was comparable but chose to go with Blade Runners because of your team’s professionalism and the customer service we’ve received so far.

Elena

Karen, 

Just wanted to say Thanks !!! The Drains are clean and drainage areas look clear.  

I also wanted to say that the Crew that worked the Property yesterday are great !!! Please pass on my gratitude for always doing a good job. I asked for a certain area to be cut a little closer to the home and they knocked it out. Really appreciate it.

Have a Great 4th of July Weekend !!!

Grateful, 

Jimmy

Karen,

The homeowner at 11804 Rockaway (a board member) loves the new pavers and rocks next to the driveway. They look great! The crew did a very neat job and from what I can see it all looks even and level. Nice job! 

I wanted to share the good news!

Hello Shannon,
Your tree removal crew gets a 10+ rating for  the work they did here removing one dead tree and one VERY large Cypress.   Because the Cypress was so large and on a hill, this was far from a simple job.
Several of the homeowners closest to that tree have commented positively to me on the crew’s process and attention to detail. 
Orderly, methodical, careful — and pleasant.   One homeowner said they never left any debris mess at the end of the day.  For one example, branches scheduled to be picked up the next day were lined up very neatly along the property edge. 

Please thank your crew for all their hard work, especially on afternoons that were in the 90s.

We could not have asked for a better job done.   Thank you!

BMHA Landscaping Committee

Learn more about some of the equipment that the Blade Runners Tree Department uses that makes use better!

 https://www.blade-runners.com/blade-runners-crawler/

Good morning- 

The crew that took down the tree yesterday and has been here this morning to clear away the branches- can’t say enough how impressed I have been.

And grateful for how carefully they removed the globe and light bulb from the lampost and put them back and cleaned even as the storm was starting! 

Andy,

The crew finished work today and did a very nice job.  All instructions were followed.  Please thank the crew for their good efforts.

Mike

Another resident complimented the edging you guys are doing today. I know you guys do good job….
That one person who got off the no touch list probably due to the better job you guys are doing comparing to the old guys and his wife also mentioned in passing that you guys are doing a great job
Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend!
Thanks! KS

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