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Sod and garden bed estimator template

Homeowners measure their new lawn and garden beds and see a preliminary price. Removal, grading, edging and tight access are priced your way, and irrigation goes to an assessment.

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Try it as a customer would

Cedar Hollow Landscaping (sample business) Sample result: 40 × 25 ft sod lawn with the old grass removed, 120 sq ft of garden beds and 40 ft of edging Before tax
Your project $4,820 CAD
Delivery, setup and cleanup · $350 Sod supply and installation · $2,250 Remove existing grass and weeds · $900 Garden beds with fabric and mulch · $1,080 Bed edging · $240

Fictional business and sample prices. Preliminary estimate based on the answers; final pricing follows an assessment.

Questions included

  1. What would you like done? A new sod lawn New garden beds Both
  2. Lawn length Measured in feet (metres also accepted)
  3. Lawn width Measured in feet (metres also accepted)
  4. Should we remove the existing grass and weeds first? Yes · No
  5. How level is the lawn area? Fairly level Uneven or sloping, needs grading “I don't know” → shows a price range
  6. Garden bed area Measured in sqft “I don't know” → uses a stated assumption
  7. Length of bed edging Measured in feet (metres also accepted)
  8. Access for our equipment Open: wide gate or driveway access Tight: narrow gate or no machine access
  9. Irrigation No irrigation work · Add or change an in-ground sprinkler system

Prices you supply

  • Delivery, setup and cleanup A fixed charge on every job
  • Sod supply and installation Your rate per sqft
  • Remove existing grass and weeds Your rate per sqft
  • Grading and extra topsoil Your rate per sqft
  • Garden beds with fabric and mulch Your rate per sqft
  • Bed edging Your rate per foot
  • Restricted access A percentage of named items (sample: 15%)
  • Minimum job priceNo estimate shows less (sample: $1,500)
  • Assessment rule: IrrigationIrrigation needs a site visit to plan the zones and check your water supply.

How the price is worked out

Lawn length × width gives the area in square feet (metres are converted exactly). In the sample, a 40 × 25 ft lawn is 1,000 sq ft of sod at $2.25 per sq ft, with soil preparation included, and removing the old grass and weeds adds $0.90 per sq ft. Garden beds with fabric and mulch are $9 per sq ft, so 120 sq ft is $1,080. Edging is $6 per foot, so 40 ft is $240. Delivery, setup and cleanup is $350, for $4,820 before tax.

Uneven ground adds grading and topsoil per square foot. Tight access adds 15% of the lawn and bed work only, not of delivery. If the customer isn't sure how level the ground is, the estimate shows a range. If they don't know the bed area, it's priced as 100 sq ft and says so. Irrigation goes to an assessment, and small jobs never show less than your minimum ($1,500 in the sample).

What you can change

  • Sod, removal, grading, bed and edging rates.
  • What the sod rate includes, and the assumed bed area for “I don't know”.
  • The access percentage and which jobs need a visit.
  • Your minimum job price and rounding.

What still needs your visit

Soil quality, drainage, buried services and anything a homeowner can't measure. Plants aren't priced in the template. The estimate shows its assumptions and says the price is preliminary.

Putting it on your website

Build, test and publish your first estimator free, for as long as you like. Unlimited estimators are $35 a month in the US or $45 CAD in Canada (pricing). Add it to your website with a short embed code, or share a hosted link.

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Used by: landscaping companies.