Free landscaping estimate template

Landscaping estimates, part by part

Landscaping estimates win or lose on measurements. When a customer can see "sod, 1,200 sq ft" instead of "lawn install", they can compare your price with another landscaper's on equal terms, and you have a written number to point to if the job grows. The FTC tells homeowners a written estimate should describe the work, the materials, the completion date and the price. A landscaping estimate that does all four looks organized before you have turned a shovel.

Start with your business details, plus a license number if your state licenses landscape contractors. Then the customer's name, the property address, the date and an estimate number.

Write the scope by area: front yard, backyard, side beds, patio. For each area, give measured quantities: square feet of sod or pavers, linear feet of edging, cubic yards of mulch or soil. Then plants and materials with quantity and price, and labor. Don't forget site prep (removing old turf, grading) and debris haul-away or disposal, which are easy to leave out and hard to add later.

If the customer has real choices, such as mulch versus stone or a smaller or larger patio, show good, better and best options, each priced in full, and mark the one you recommend. Below the lines, add sales tax where it applies, the total, any deposit, a valid-until date, short terms about how changes are priced, and a signature block.

Set it up once, then reuse it

• Download the PDF, Word or Excel version and save a master with your business details.
• Walk the property and note each area with its measurements.
• Fill in the customer, property address, date, estimate number and valid-until date.
• Enter materials, plants, labor, prep and haul-away for each area, and add options if they make sense.
• Add tax, deposit and terms, then send it and ask the customer to sign.

Common jobs this template fits

Landscapers use this estimate for sod installs, spring cleanups, patios and pavers, planting and mulch and edging. It works for a single bed refresh and for a full backyard build-out quoted area by area, for homeowners and for commercial bids.

When the work is done, bill it with the landscaping invoice template. The landscaping industry page shows how Quoza handles landscaping estimates.

Download or fill it in online

Download the landscaping estimate template as a PDF, Word file or Excel sheet, free and without giving an email address.

Or use the landscaping estimate maker. Fill it in on your phone while you are still at the property, see exactly what your customer will get, then tap Send to customer. You sign up at that step with nothing to retype, and your customer signs the estimate online.