Can I quote maintenance contracts with it?

Yes. Quote one visit, then multiply. The per-visit margin decides whether the contract is worth holding.

How do I handle plants I mark up?

Enter your buy price as the unit cost. The margin solver adds your margin to everything, so marking up separately charges twice.

Does this work in Excel and Google Sheets?

Both. Google Sheets: File > Import, or open and make a copy. Excel 365: open it directly. No macros, no add-ons, nothing to install.

What is the service tier for?

It scales labor hours for work that is harder than routine. Standard is 1.0, Complex 1.15, Premium 1.30. Enter the hours a routine job would take and let the tier do the multiplying.

I'm not confident with spreadsheets. Will I manage?

Yes. The white cells are the only ones you touch. The Quick-Start Guide has your first real number on screen in about five minutes, and if you get stuck, message me.

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Landscaping & Grounds Quoting Calculator

The yard came out beautiful, the client paid on time, and the wheelbarrow week came out of your pocket.

Quote landscaping and grounds work from real crew hours, materials and equipment rental, with the price solved from the margin you want to keep.

$39 USD · one-time

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Landscaping & Grounds Quoting Calculator dashboard

Who it's for

Made for the way you actually work.

Landscapers quoting a square-foot rate from the firm down the road
Crews hauling every ton in by hand at drive-up prices
Contractors renting an excavator for three days and billing two
Anyone whose disposal fees show up after the invoice went out

What's included

Everything in one file.

Dashboard: Quote, margin and cost per unit, with two charts. Read-only.
Start Here: Five steps from opening the file to a real number on screen.
Job Quote: Where you build one bid. The main working sheet.
Client Quote: The printable quote you send the client. Prices only.
Rate Card: Your trades and their hourly cost. Enter once; used on every bid.
Settings: Overhead and target profit margin.
Instructions: What each sheet does, and what to do if a number looks off.
About: Version, license and support.
PDF Quick-Start Guide: two pages, first result in five minutes

How it works

Three steps to a number you trust.

Open Rate Card. Enter your all-in hourly cost per role, wage plus payroll burden, not the rate you bill.
Open Settings. Set your overhead percentage and the profit margin you want every job to earn.
Open Job Quote. Name the job, enter the scope size, and pick a service tier.

A look inside

The screens you'll be working in.

List of the nine sheets in the landscaping quoting spreadsheet

Job Quote sheet with crew hours, materials, rentals and add-ons

Client Quote sheet, a printable one page quote with prices only

Rate Card sheet with all-in hourly cost per role

Three steps to a quote: enter the hours, pick the margin, send it

Compatibility list showing Excel, Google Sheets, Mac and Windows support

Questions

Good to know.

Can I quote maintenance contracts with it?: Yes. Quote one visit, then multiply. The per-visit margin decides whether the contract is worth holding.
How do I handle plants I mark up?: Enter your buy price as the unit cost. The margin solver adds your margin to everything, so marking up separately charges twice.
Does this work in Excel and Google Sheets?: Both. Google Sheets: File > Import, or open and make a copy. Excel 365: open it directly. No macros, no add-ons, nothing to install.
What is the service tier for?: It scales labor hours for work that is harder than routine. Standard is 1.0, Complex 1.15, Premium 1.30. Enter the hours a routine job would take and let the tier do the multiplying.
I'm not confident with spreadsheets. Will I manage?: Yes. The white cells are the only ones you touch. The Quick-Start Guide has your first real number on screen in about five minutes, and if you get stuck, message me.

One mispriced job costs more than this.

$39 once, and it's yours to keep. It pays for itself the first time it stops you underpricing a job or leaving margin on the table. No subscription, no login, just a file that does the maths.

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