Indianapolis, IN
LANDSCAPING / LAWN CARE ESTIMATING.

## Bidding landscaping work in Indianapolis moves fast — your estimate process should too Indianapolis sits in USDA Hardiness Zone 6a, which means you're managing a compressed spring rush from late March through May, a mowing and maintenance grind through summer, and a fall cleanup window that closes hard by mid-November. Miss a bid turnaround during that spring surge and the job goes to the next truck. Estimate.Pro gets you from walkthrough to a sendable bid in 8 minutes. ### What makes Indianapolis landscaping estimates different **Soil and drainage.** Marion County soils are predominantly Crosby-Brookston clay loams — high in clay, slow to drain, and prone to compaction. Every lawn renovation or new sod install bid needs to account for soil amendment, proper grading, and in many cases French drain or catch basin work. If you're not building those line items into your estimates automatically, you're either eating the cost or losing the job when the customer sees a change order. **Hardscape and pavers.** Indianapolis homeowners invest heavily in patio and walkway projects. ICPI (Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute) standards govern proper base preparation — typically 6–8 inches of compacted aggregate base for pedestrian applications in this climate. Estimate.Pro lets you build material cost workspaces with your local supplier pricing from vendors like Lents Landscape Supply or Keystone Concrete Products baked in, so your paver estimates reflect what you actually pay per square foot. **Permit thresholds.** Marion County and the City of Indianapolis require permits for grading and drainage work that moves more than 50 cubic yards of fill or alters drainage patterns. Retaining walls over 4 feet also trigger a building permit under the Indianapolis Building Code. Knowing which jobs need a permit — and pricing that time into your bid — separates profitable contractors from ones who absorb the overhead. **Irrigation.** Indiana residential irrigation systems must comply with local cross-connection control requirements, and backflow preventer installation requires a licensed plumber or a contractor with a specific Marion County endorsement in many jurisdictions. If your crew does irrigation installs, your estimates need a line for backflow compliance. Estimate.Pro supports irrigation scopes across all 25 supported trades. ### How Estimate.Pro works for Indianapolis landscapers 1. **Walk the property.** Use AR measurement on supported devices — ONNX-assisted live AR gives you turf area, bed perimeter, and hardscape square footage on-site. Photos and camera measurements are flagged as estimates so you're never presenting false precision. 2. **AI scope-of-work generation.** Describe the job or let the app read your walkthrough notes. The AI drafts a scope covering turf prep, plant material, hardscape, drainage, and mulch — whatever applies. You review and adjust. 3. **Priced estimate in 8 minutes.** Your saved material cost workspace holds your current sod pricing per pallet, mulch per yard, and aggregate per ton. Labor rates you set. The estimate builds from your numbers, not national averages that don't match what Indianapolis crews actually cost. 4. **Send and collect.** Pro+ users pay 0% platform fee on payments processed through Stripe Connect. Free tier users pay 3%. Elite tier adds invoice exports and full Stripe Connect workflows for larger operations running multiple crews. ### Pricing - **Free forever** — no credit card, no time limit. Start estimating today. - **Pro** — $39/seat/month. Removes the 3% platform fee on payments. - **Elite** — $79/seat/month. Adds invoice exports, advanced workflows. - **Crew** — $399/month flat for multi-seat operations. ### Built for 25 trades, built for contractors like you Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades — so when a landscaping customer asks you to add an outdoor lighting circuit or a pergola, you're not switching apps. You're building one estimate that covers the full scope. Indianapolis landscapers are running hard from the first spring thaw through the last leaf pickup. The last thing you need is to spend two hours building a bid in a spreadsheet that the customer is going to compare against two other quotes they got in 30 minutes. Get the bid out fast, price it right, and move to the next job.