Landscaping cost calculator for jobs and estimates
The price of a landscaping job from the crew hours, materials, equipment, disposal and your margin, with the price per square foot.
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The jobCosts See your resultResult
Job price $4,253 Per square foot $5.32 Job cost $3,190labor $720, materials $2,070 Profit $1,063 Stop working this out by handFleetZap keeps every mower, trailer and truck’s hours, repairs and cost in one place, so equipment cost per job is real.
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Price = (Labor + Materials × (1 + Markup) + Equipment + Disposal) ÷ (1 − Margin)
With the example numbers: $720 labor + $2,070 materials + $250 equipment + $150 disposal is $3,190 of cost, so $4,253 at a 25% margin, about $5.32 a square foot. Use your own crew rates and supplier prices; the example isn’t a market rate. Equipment cost belongs in every quote, even for machines you own: they wear and need service.
Using the numberWhat to do with it
- Price from hours, not square feet alone: a tight backyard takes far longer than an open front lawn.
- Add a contingency for rock, roots and access problems on digs.
- Track real hours against the estimate on every job, and adjust your numbers.
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The heart of FleetZap, and everything a maintenance team needs in one place: work orders and preventive maintenance, inspections and the field app, plus a parts store with purchasing, compliance and certificate tracking, multi-location assets with a full lifecycle, and the KPIs that prove it’s working.
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- Preventive maintenance
- Procedures, inspections & field app
- Parts & purchasing
- Compliance
- Assets, reports & KPIs
Good to know
How do you estimate a landscaping job?Add labor (crew hours × rate), materials with your markup, equipment and disposal, then divide by (1 − your margin) for the price.
What is a typical markup on landscaping materials?It varies by company and material; many apply a markup to cover ordering, pickup and waste. Use what your costs need.
Should I price by square foot?Use square feet as a check, but price from hours: access, slopes and digging conditions change the time a lot.
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