Yard work from the kid down the street, with the paperwork handled.
YardHound connects homeowners with local people who want yard work: teenagers with a parent on the account, college students, retirees, neighbors. Mowing, leaves, weeding, snow, the jobs that are too small for a crew. You set the price, and your payment is held until you approve the work.
For yards that don't need a landscaping company.
Most yard work is a mow, a pile of leaves or a snowy driveway. A professional crew is more than you need, and a stranger from a neighborhood post is a guess. YardHound sits in between.
| Landscaping service | Asking around | YardHound | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The work | Contracts, crews, visit minimums | Whatever you agree to by text | One job at a time, outlined on a map of your yard |
| The price | Their rate | Negotiated, usually cash | You set it, or take bids. 10% service fee |
| Who shows up | Licensed, insured employees | Whoever answered | ID-verified, background-checked adults, or teens with a parent's approval |
| Paying | Invoice | Cash before or after | Card charged when you pick someone, held until you approve |
| Proof | Varies | None | Hazard walk plus before and after photos on every job |
Workers on YardHound are independent people, often teenagers, not licensed professionals. For trees, irrigation repair or anything that needs a license, hire a pro.
Post a job in about five minutes.
Outline the work
Trace the area on a satellite view of your yard. The outline is the job, so nobody has to guess.
Mark the hazards
Sprinkler heads, a soft spot, the dog run. Each one gets a numbered pin and a photo.
Set a price, or take bids
Say what you'll provide (mower, bags, gas) and when the work can happen.
Pick a worker
See ratings, reliability and verification for everyone who responds. Your card is charged when you choose, and the money is held.
Approve the work
Before and after photos come to your phone. Approve, or dispute within 72 hours. Silence approves it.
Find yard work close to home.
Draw your area
Pick up to two zones you'll travel to. You only hear about jobs inside them.
Get verified
Adults verify ID and pass a background check. Workers 14 to 17 link a parent or guardian instead.
Accept or bid
See the yard, the hazards and what's provided before you commit. Teens send each job to their guardian first.
Walk it, then work it
Check in at the house, photograph each hazard and the before shots, then start.
Get paid
Money is released when the homeowner approves, or automatically after 72 hours. Tips go 100% to you.
The paperwork is the product.
The work is simple. What goes wrong is everything around it: who's coming, what they were told, what happens if it rains or the gate's locked. YardHound settles those before anyone shows up.
Every adult is checked
Homeowners and adult workers verify their ID with a selfie and pass a criminal history and sex offender registry check. Parents verify their ID too. How screening works
Parents approve every teen job
A worker under 18 can't accept or bid until their guardian has seen the job, the yard, the pay and the homeowner, and said yes. For parents
Payment is held
Your card is charged when you pick a worker, and the money waits until you approve. Workers know it's there before they show up.
Hazards are walked first
The worker photographs every pinned hazard before the Start button unlocks. A hazard you disclosed and they acknowledged is theirs to work around.
Before and after photos
Required on every job, side by side on your phone. If there's ever a question about the work, the photos answer it.
Every outcome, decided in advance
Cancel, rain-out, locked gate, no-show: one chart says exactly where the money goes in each case, and the app shows it before you tap. See the chart
Be first in your neighborhood.
We're opening in the Spokane area first, one neighborhood at a time, so there are workers wherever there are jobs. Leave your email and we'll tell you when YardHound is ready near you.
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