OR Landscape Contractor case studies
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Oregon requires anyone who installs, maintains, repairs, or contracts to perform landscape work for pay to operate under a license issued by the Oregon Landscape Contractors Board (LCB). The standardized licensing exam is the knowledge gate in that process. The OR Landscape Contractor case studies are 5 cases and about 4,977 words.
1The $14,800 Handshake: Licensing, Classification, and Paperwork Exposure
You own a small landscape company in Springfield, Oregon. In March you sign a one-page proposal with a homeowner for a $14,800 front-yard renovation: 600 sq ft of concrete removal, repair of four broken irrigation heads, 38 shrubs, 900 sq ft of sod, and a new drip zone.
1,031 words, about 5 min2Adding Rotors to a Zone That Cannot Afford Them
A 12-year-old subdivision lot in Bend has a 5/8-inch meter rated at 20 gpm and 72 psi static pressure at the meter, with a 1-inch copper service and a 1-inch PVC main. You measure 54 psi at the far end of the main while a zone is running.
978 words, about 5 min3Crawlspace Water After the Patio Regrade
You are called to a 1990s house on a 0.35-acre lot in Salem after the third winter of water in the crawlspace. The rear yard was regraded during a 2022 patio project and now falls about 4% toward the house for 25 ft.
991 words, about 5 min4Two-Year-Old Paver Patio That Rocks, Dips, and Grows Weeds
You are replacing a 12 ft × 18 ft paver patio installed by another contractor two years ago. The pavers rock underfoot, there is a 1-inch dip at the bottom of the two steps, sand has washed out along the downhill edge, and the client says weeds come up through the joints every spring.
967 words, about 5 min5A Preventive Spray Program Over a Koi Pond and a Beehive
You maintain 9,000 sq ft of lawn and 60 shrubs for a client in Medford. In late April she reports 8–10 inch brown patches along the south edge, raccoon and crow digging, and thin turf.
1,010 words, about 5 min