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Textraw® Synthetic Pine Straw |
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Cost Comparison
Pine
Straw vs. Textraw®
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Pine Straw |
Textraw® |
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Cost |
$3.50/Bale |
$39.95/Roll |
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Coverage |
30 SF |
40 SF |
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Life
Expectancy |
4 Months |
8-10 Years |
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Needed for 40
SF for 9 Yrs |
36 Bales |
1 Roll |
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Number of
Applications |
27 |
1 |
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Cost/SF per
Application |
$0.12 |
$1.00 |
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Cost/SF for 9
Years |
$3.24 |
$1.00 |
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Total
Material Cost |
$126 |
$39.95 |
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Pine Straw
costs more than 3 Times as much as Textraw® in
material alone. |
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With Pine
Straw there are additional labor costs every 4 months. |
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At prevailing
rates for application, Pine Straw will cost |
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8 Times More
Than Textraw® ! |
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