App allows Durham residents to find yard service

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) When Durham resident James Wilson's lawn mower failed several weeks ago, he said he wanted to find a lawn service without flipping through the phonebook.

He had a half-acre of grass to cut, which had grown to around 8 inches tall.

But, he discovered he could solve his problem with a smartphone app.

Launched in Durham earlier this month, Mowz is an Apple and Android application that connects customers with local lawn care services.

A customer downloads the app, enters their address, grass length and some other details about their lawn. The app then calculates the price, and a customer can schedule the service as early as the next day.

"With our app, you know exactly when providers are going to be there," said Wills Mahoney, co-founder of Mowz.

Once the Mowz provider is done mowing, they take a picture of the lawn and the customer rates the job for quality control. Customers can then use the provider for future jobs.

Wilson said the service cost him $69, which include the mowing, weed-eating, and grass blowing.

About 70 percent of the Mowz revenue goes to the providers.

The application hires local contractors who choose from submitted requests. Mahoney said the contractors must have at least $500,000 in general liability insurance and that Mowz checks on the service itself.

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