A landscape estimate template turns the measured areas into the document a customer signs: plants and soil by the bed, turf by the square foot, pavers and base by the square, each at the supplier's price with the waste, then the crew's hours at the loaded rate, the equipment by the day, overhead and markup, printed as lines with the margin the total carries. The free template on this site does that from the material total, the hours, the equipment, the overhead and the markup; The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, cited below, puts the median annual wage for cost estimators at $78,740 in May 2025, and a landscaper prices from the template instead of hiring for it.
Materials by area, with the waste
Beds, turf and hardscape converted to materials at the supplier's price, with the waste the trade expects, as one material line with the allowance applied; the takeoff feeds the figure. The free estimate template on this site prints the lines and the margin from your own takeoff and markup, and Markupbird Pro keeps the estimate against the customer and the job with the win or loss recorded against the markup.
Crew hours and the machine
The install crew at the loaded rate and the excavator or skid steer by the day, printed as separate lines so the customer reads both and the estimator sees where the margin sits. The free estimate template on this site prints the lines and the margin from your own takeoff and markup, and Markupbird Pro keeps the estimate against the customer and the job with the win or loss recorded against the markup.
Overhead, markup, margin and the record
Overhead on the direct cost, markup on the cost with overhead, the margin printed; Pro keeps the estimate against the customer and the job with the win or loss against the markup. The free estimate template on this site prints the lines and the margin from your own takeoff and markup, and Markupbird Pro keeps the estimate against the customer and the job with the win or loss recorded against the markup.
Questions people ask about landscape estimate template
What is the difference between a landscape estimate and a quote?
An estimate is the priced scope the customer signs subject to the site; a quote is a fixed price. The template prices either from the same inputs.
What markup should the estimate carry?
Whatever covers the overhead share and leaves the profit the company needs, chosen with the margin in front of you; the template prints the margin the total carries at any markup you try.
How often should the landscape estimate be repriced?
Whenever the nursery's or the yard's list moves, which is by the season; the template carries a validity date and Pro keeps the unit prices so repricing is a line change.