DEVELOPERS

The beauty and the beast

WHY SHOULD I USE SCOURSTOP ON MY DEVELOPMENTS?

• Increased property values.
• Scourstop enables an aesthetically pleasing landscape for commercial property and residential developments by eliminating ugly, debris-filled rock rip rap from water conveyances. Scourstop protects erosion-prone areas while completely invisible to owners and visitors. A beautiful, manicured lawn sustains every owner with a real sense of pride, and every visitor a sense of well-being and confidence in their hosts.
  
  
• More green space for permitting and Right-of-Way calculations.
• In short, rock rip rap conveyances require more area to carry the same volume of water as vegetated channels, and are not considered 'green space'. More green space (than rock rip alternatives) can equate to a larger building, which equates to more income for the property.
  
  
• Pride in property ownership; especially those with your name on it!
• Higher rent income = greater ROI.
• These aesthetics and warm feelings transfer into increased property values as tenants will pay more rent, families will pay more for lots, and properties will sell faster with a better presentation. In related fashion, maintenance costs will be lower for properties eliminating extraordinary, labor-intensive weed-trimming and debris clean-up associated with rock rip rap.
  
  
• Faster occupancy
• Developers are a rare breed. They are leaders and risk takers. They have a vision. They have an intuitive sense about land use and peoples needs. They understand the presentation of their product is paramount to a successful and timely achievement of their project goals.
  
  
• 'green' community initiatives, etc.
• 'Green' initiatives by townships and LEEDS points for conservation communities are both opportunities supported by Scourstop benefits. Many newer and fast growing communities strongly support vegetated practices on new construction. They understand the cheapest BMP may not be the most aesthetic over the next 30 years, and desire permanent green solutions that also help clean up and protect the environment.
  
  
• Safety and Liability Issues
• Developers are very sensitive to liability issues related to rock rip rap in residential lawns, school yards, and 'public' property associated with their development. Rock rip rap collects hazardous debris, creates a habitat for vermin, supports large, ugly, weedy plants, and may hold stagnant water supporting unhealthy organisms.
  
  Developers know these liability issues degrade the value of both commercial and residential lots, and may not be transferred away with the sale of the property. Rock rip rap is still the status quo on most community specifications, but a simple call or two requesting a better, vegetated BMP will most likely be readily acknowledged by city engineers. (Developers know this much better than most.)
  
  
• Faster, cheaper, more attractive retrofits.
• Retrofits of existing landscapes cost double or triple normal construction! Large equipment may be required, which is not only expensive to use, but expensive to transport on site. Additionally, it may break up existing pavement while in use, as well as large trucks to haul away spoil and deliver replacement materials.
  
  
  
  
  
  Scourstop can often be used to retrofit an area utilizing skid loaders and material delivered in a small pickup, thus saving significant construction costs and landscape revitalization.