Landscape Inspections
- Dwain Neff
- Apr 28, 2016
- 4 min read
You are receiving this email because you are approved for any one of the landscape inspection services. This means that you have done one recently or in the past. April was the beginning of the new season of recurring orders and the client contacted us with some concerns they noticed from the last round.
Please make sure your inspectors are getting at least 30-40 photos at each location. We need photos close enough to see the condition and far enough to see the location in case the client needs to send their crew back out to fix something.
DO NOT stay in the car when you complete these inspections. You need to walk the grounds and we need photos of every area. When you sit in the car and drive all the photos come out blurry. The client will not accept any blurry or dark photos.
Instructions are different for most of these. There are special instructions and site map links in a lot of these so READ the instructions.
Landscape inspection (LO):
For the Lowes Inspections the instructions have CHANGED. Please make sure your inspectors receive these new instructions as they client kicked back almost every single inspection we did in April and the inspectors were to return to the property at no charge. These inspections have to be back to the client on time, no late orders or they will refuse payment.
New instructions for the Lowes inspections:
****SPECIAL NOTES****
These inspections cannot be submitted late to the client or they will refuse payment. You must complete this inspection by your due date.
Please note you are performing an inspection on the condition of the landscaping and grounds.
Photos are required of every area within the scope (if provided in the instructions).
***PLEASE MAKE SURE PHOTOS ALWAYS INCLUDE THE LANDSCAPE OF THE BACK END, FRONT APRON (FRONT ENTRANCE TO STORE FROM CURB IN, INCLUDING THE AREA WHERE THEY KEEP THE PLANTS/EQUIPMENT FOR SALE), AND SIDES OF THE LOWES PROPERTY.
IF YOU CANNOT GAIN ACCESS, YOU MUST CALL SPECTRUM FROM SITE SO WE CAN GET YOU ACCESS. DO NOT LEAVE WITHOUT GAINING ACCESS OR YOU WILL HAVE TO RETURN AT NO CHARGE.
IF YOU DO NOT GET ALL REQUIRED PHOTOS, YOU WILL RETURN AT NO CHARGE TO OBTAIN THE MISSING PHOTOS. IF FULL COMPLETE RESULTS ARE NOT IN ON TIME TO THE CLIENT, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REMIT PAYMENT.
A professional landscaping company has been hired to maintain this site weekly. Ensure all of the landscaping is of professional quality. Please complete a thorough inspection to confirm the landscape maintenance and overall appearance of this site. Please walk the perimeter of the fence line to make sure that all debris and weeds have been removed. The landscaping company is in charge of completing the following items; please get photos for all items: all mowing, trimming, edging, shrub pruning, tree limb and branch pruning up to 16’, weeding, herbicide, insect and landscape pest control, pesticide, irrigation system management, spring cleanup, fertilizer, mulch planting, and trash removal.
All leaves, weeds and debris should be removed from curbs, sidewalks, planting beds and pavement areas.
Report findings, make recommendations, and provide NO LESS THAN 30-40 photos of the site. Please call Spectrum from the site at 801-461-8251 if any immediate emergency repairs are required including
1. Dead/dying grass
2. Dead/dying bushes
3. Dead/dying trees
4. Irrigation causing floods or other issues
5. Any other safety issue
Photo Instructions:
Take NO LESS THAN 30 to 40 pictures of the property. Please ensure your photos are close enough to best represent the actual condition of the landscaping. Please take photos of and comment as to the status of the:
1. Store front (from the curb in, along the entire front of the store), the sides AND back areas (should be clear of debris and weeds).
2. Loading dock (should be clear of debris)
3. Grass (should be green and cut)
4. Planting beds (should be edged, weed and debris free)
5. Bushes from different angles (should be shaped and not growing past the sidewalks, concrete, or drivelines to maintain security and safety)
6. Trees (should have no low-lying branches around the building and parking lot)
7. Mulch (should be dark in color and ample in fulfillment)
8. Parking lot (should be weed and debris free)
9. Sidewalks and curbs (should be weed and debris free)
10. Storm drains (should be debris free)
11. Plants and flowers (Should be watered and trimmed)
12. Ground cover (should be trimmed and debris free)
13. Any deficiencies including irrigation leaks, broken sprinkler heads, and excessive landscaping debris in the parking lot or around the building
14. LANDSCAPE OF THE BACK END OF THE PROPERTY AND AROUND PERIMETER
15. Make sure we have photos close enough to see the condition but far enough away to get the location of the items.
16. Get photos of every area within the sitemap, if provided in the instructions. The site map will be a link you put in your browser and it will pull an Arial view of what the landscaping company maintains and all areas we need photos of.
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