A landscaping estimate template prices an install from what the takeoff measured: bed, turf and hardscape areas converted to plants, soil, mulch, base and pavers at the supplier's price with the waste, then crew hours at the loaded rate and the equipment by the day, with overhead and markup on top and the lines printed for the customer. The free template on this site does that from the material total, the hours, the subs and 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 a template instead of hiring for it.
Materials from areas, with waste
Plants by the bed, soil and mulch by the yard, pavers and base by the square, each at the supplier's price with the waste the trade knows; the material line on the template carries the waste allowance as an input.
Crew hours and equipment days as separate lines
The install crew's loaded rate and the skid steer's day rate print separately, so the customer reads what the labor and the machine cost 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 and the margin
Overhead on the direct cost, markup on the cost with overhead, and the margin the total actually carries printed times ten; Pro keeps the estimate against the customer with the win or loss against the markup.
Questions people ask about landscaping estimate template
What should a landscaping estimate include?
Materials by area with waste, crew labor at the loaded rate, equipment, subs, overhead and profit, printed as lines the customer can read; the template on this site prints them from your 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.
Should the landscaping estimate template show unit prices?
Show the customer the plan, the plant list and one total; the unit prices, yards and hours stay on the company's copy of the estimate.