🌿 Built for Landscapers & Groundworkers

Job Costing & Quoting Software for Landscapers & Groundworkers

Quote driveways, patios, decking, and garden builds with accurate materials, plant hire, and labour costs. Export professional PDFs that win residential and commercial contracts.

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The problem

Landscaping jobs are material-heavy and complex — one missed line item can wipe the margin

Materials can be 60–70% of a driveway or patio job cost. Aggregates, paving, edging, skip hire, and plant hire all need to be real quantities at real prices — not buried in a day rate. Phase 1 groundwork and Phase 2 landscaping need to be separated for staged payment. And when the client changes the paving choice mid-project, you need to reprice quickly without starting over.

Materials dominate job cost and prices change constantlySkip and plant hire forgotten until they bite into marginGroundwork and landscaping phases not separately quotedClient changes paving choice mid-quote — no quick repriceRetaining wall and drainage complexity underpriced

Reusable quote templates

Reuse groundwork and landscaping phases while updating quantities.

Save repeat patio, driveway, drainage or garden build packages with plant, skips, aggregates, paving and labour included. Import the structure into a new quote and change materials, quantities and phases.

Explore quote templates

Example template for landscapers and groundworkers

Patio package: excavation, skip, sub-base, membrane, porcelain paving, edging, grout, plant hire and labour

Save the structure once, import it into a new quote, then adjust items, hours and pricing for the job in front of you.

Frequently asked questions

Questions from landscapers and groundworkers evaluating quoting software

Can I separate groundwork and landscaping phases?: Yes. Structure phases such as excavation, drainage, sub-base, paving, turfing or planting with their own items and subtotals.
Can I include plant hire and skips?: Yes. Plant hire, skip hire and delivery costs can be explicit items rather than hidden in day rates.
Can I quote material-heavy landscaping jobs accurately?: Yes. Add aggregates, paving, edging, soil, turf, drainage and other materials as quantified line items.
Can I save a patio or driveway template?: Yes. Save a repeat structure as a template, then adjust quantities and product choices for the next survey.

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The solution

Built for the way landscapers actually price work

Phase-Structured Quotes

Split a garden project into Phase 1 (groundwork: excavation, sub-base, drainage) and Phase 2 (landscaping: paving, decking, turf). Each phase has its own subtotal and payment milestone.

Materials as Quantified Lines

Itemise every tonne of MOT Type 1, every square metre of block paving or porcelain, every linear metre of edging. Stop absorbing bulk material costs into a lump-sum day rate.

Plant Hire & Skip as Explicit Costs

Mini digger hire, wacker plate, and skip — each on their own line with hire duration and cost. Clients see them upfront; no disputes if the hire period extends.

Labour Costing by Phase

Add groundworker and labourer day rates. Assign days to each phase. Add subcontract drainage or wall-build labour as separate named rates and CostForge totals everything.

Professional PDF Quotes

Landscaping projects are high-value and visual. A branded PDF that walks the client through each phase — what they're getting, what it costs — builds confidence before a single sod is cut.

Before & after

What changes when landscapers use CostForge

Driveway quoted as a single price — skip hire and wacker plate not mentioned, client refuses to pay when they appear on the invoice

Skip hire, plant hire, sub-base, edging, block paving, jointing sand, and labour all as separate line items. Client approved the full scope upfront.

Client changes from block paving to porcelain after the quote is signed — scramble to reprice while already on site

Update the paving line item with the new unit price and square meterage. Revised PDF generated in minutes. Variation approved before paving is ordered.

Retaining wall underquoted — concrete, wall ties, drainage channel, and geo-textile weren't all included

Wall built up line by line: concrete blocks, wall ties, drainage channel, geo-textile, gravel backfill, and labour. Nothing missed.

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