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See Exactly What To Charge Per Sqft Before You Bid

Whether you’re pricing pavers, concrete, turf, retaining walls, gravel, demo, or planting, this estimator helps you break down labor, materials, markup, and profit before the bid goes out.

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What you'll see clearly before you bid:

Price per sqft · Labor · Materials · Profit · Margin · Final total

Flatwork Walls Masonry Totals Item Amt Unit Price Labor Material Profit Pavers Frontyard Angelus AC (250-600 sq ft) — Sq Foot $14.75 $5.75 $3.55 $5.45 Angelus AC (600-900 sq ft) 600 Sq Foot $12.75 $4.75 $3.36 $4.64 Angelus AC (900+ sq ft) — Sq Foot $11.75 $4.25 $3.25 $4.25 Pavers Backyard Angelus AC (250 sq ft or less) Section Total $7,650 $2,850 $2,016 $2,784 Enter 600 Step 2 Input into the sheet

The first problem

Overbidding.

You price high to protect yourself, but you lose the job. The client goes with someone else and you never know if you were $500 off or $5,000 off. You just know you didn't get it.

The second problem

Underbidding.

You price low to win the work, and you do. But halfway through the job you realize the margins aren't there. You finish it because you have to, but you're working for less than you should be.

The real problem

Following market price instead of your own.

You hear what other guys are charging and use that as your number. But their crew size, their material costs, their overhead — none of that is the same as yours. Market price is their number, not yours.

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Every outdoor trade. One calculator.

Each category breaks down into specific line items — labor, materials, profit, man hours — all calculated the second you enter a quantity.

Demo & Grading
Flatwork
Walls
Masonry
Irrigation & Plants
Lawn & Turf
Gravel, DG & Mulch
Utilities
Lighting
Water Features
Other Features

See the full job before you bid it.

Every section of the backyard — pavers, walls, turf, planting, gravel, lighting — priced out with labor, materials, and profit. One sheet, one total.

SAMPLE BACKYARD — BIRD'S EYE HOUSE SLIDING DOOR PAVER PATIO 600 sqft → $7,650 Labor $2,850 · Mat $2,016 · Profit $2,784 RETAINING WALL 40 ln ft → $3,900 Labor $1,620 · Mat $990 · Profit $1,290 ARTIFICIAL TURF 400 sqft → $5,200 Labor $1,300 · Mat $1,960 · Profit $1,940 PLANTING 15 × 5gal → $653 Labor $90 · Mat $300 · Profit $263 DG PATHWAY 120 sqft → $540 Labor $210 · Mat $114 · Profit $216 LIGHTING 8 fixtures → $1,880 Labor $240 · Mat $848 · Profit $792 Total Job 6 sections Total Price $19,823

Three steps. That's it.

Measure the job. Input the numbers. See exactly what to charge.

30 feet 20 feet Total Area 600 sq ft Step 1 Measure the job

Measure the area on site — length times width gives you total square footage per section.

Flatwork Walls Masonry Totals Item Amt Unit Price Labor Material Profit Pavers Frontyard Angelus AC (250-600 sq ft) — Sq Foot $14.75 $5.75 $3.55 $5.45 Angelus AC (600-900 sq ft) 600 Sq Foot $12.75 $4.75 $3.36 $4.64 Angelus AC (900+ sq ft) — Sq Foot $11.75 $4.25 $3.25 $4.25 Pavers Backyard Angelus AC (250 sq ft or less) Section Total $7,650 $2,850 $2,016 $2,784 Enter 600 Step 2 Input into the sheet

Enter the square footage into the calculator. Pick the line item that matches the job — labor, material, and profit populate automatically.

Flatwork Walls Totals Category Labor Materials Profit Price Demo $1,380 $810 $1,110 $3,300 Flatwork $2,850 $2,016 $2,784 $7,650 Walls $1,620 $990 $1,290 $3,900 Irr. & Plants $890 $1,240 $870 $3,000 Lighting $360 $1,272 $1,018 $2,650 Gravel & DG $400 $380 $470 $1,250 TOTALS Labor $7,500 Materials $6,708 Profit $7,542 Total Price $21,750 Step 3 Know your numbers

The totals sheet rolls everything up. You see what the job costs, what you charge, and what you keep — before you send the bid.

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Three jobs priced out — labor, materials, profit, and total. This is what the calculator gives you on every bid.

Paver Patio 600 sqft · Angelus AC Price per sqft $12.75 Labor $2,850 Materials $2,016 Gross Profit $2,784 Margin 36.4% TOTAL PRICE $7,650 Demo & Grading 800 sqft · Hand Demo 3-4" Price per sqft $3.25 Labor $920 Materials $640 Gross Profit $1,040 Margin 40.0% TOTAL PRICE $2,600 Artificial Turf 400 sqft · Bel Air Supreme Price per sqft $14.00 Labor $1,500 Materials $1,960 Gross Profit $2,140 Margin 38.2% TOTAL PRICE $5,600

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