Portland, OR
LANDSCAPING / LAWN CARE ESTIMATING.

## Estimating for Portland Landscapers Portland's residential landscaping market runs hard from March through October, with native plant installations, stormwater bioswales, and eco-lawn conversions making up a growing share of residential bids. You are competing against a dense field — Portland metro has hundreds of licensed landscape contractors — and clients here are informed. They push back on vague line items. Estimate.Pro gives you a scope of work and priced bid in a median of 8 minutes from the end of your walkthrough. No more writing estimates in a truck cab after dark. --- ## What Makes Landscaping Estimates Different in Portland **Oregon's rain is not your friend on paper.** Clients in Portland ask about drainage and grading on nearly every backyard job. Your estimate needs line items for French drains, dry creek beds, or infiltration planters — not a single lump "drainage" number. Estimate.Pro lets you build reusable scope templates for these common Portland add-ons so you stop typing the same items on every bid. **Native planting specs drive material costs up and down fast.** A job calling for red fern, Oregon grape, and sword fern reads differently on a materials list than a standard sod install. The app's saved material cost workspace lets you store your current supplier pricing from Portland-area nurseries and pull it into each estimate without re-entering it. **Hardscape work requires Oregon CCB licensing.** If your crew does patios, retaining walls, or permeable pavers — work covered under ICPI and Oregon residential contractor rules — your bid needs to reflect the right labor classifications. Estimate.Pro flags scope items tied to licensed trade work so you do not accidentally blend hardscape labor rates with maintenance labor rates. **Stormwater compliance adds scope.** Portland's Clean River Rewards program and Multnomah County runoff rules mean clients installing rain gardens or disconnecting downspouts often need documentation. Noting this in your scope of work protects you and shows the client you know the local requirements. --- ## How the App Works for Your Crew 1. **Walk the site.** Use the AR measurement tool on supported devices for instant linear and area reads — fence lines, planting beds, lawn areas, patio footprints. On any device, camera or photo measurements come back labeled as estimates, so you know what to verify. 2. **AI scope generation.** After the walkthrough, the app drafts a full scope of work. For a typical Portland backyard — lawn renovation, planting beds, gravel path, drainage swale — this takes under 8 minutes to a sendable document. 3. **Price it with your numbers.** Apply your saved material costs and your Portland labor rates. Adjust line items for site-specific conditions: slope, access, clay soil, existing tree roots. 4. **Send the bid.** Export or send directly. Pro+ and Elite tiers carry a 0% platform fee on Stripe Connect payments. The Free tier keeps that fee at 3%. --- ## Calculators Built Into the App - **Sod and seed coverage** — square footage to material quantity with waste factor - **Mulch volume** — bed area and depth to cubic yards - **Gravel and decomposed granite** — area, depth, compaction factor - **Retaining wall block count** — wall face area to unit count (ICPI-referenced spacing) - **Irrigation zone load** — basic GPM per zone for drip and spray systems - **Planting density** — square footage to plant count by spacing grid --- ## Pricing - **Free** — full estimating, AR measurements, 3% Stripe platform fee - **Pro** — $39/seat/month, saved cost workspace, priority support - **Elite** — $79/seat/month, Stripe Connect, invoice exports, advanced workflows - **Crew** — $399/month flat for unlimited seats No credit card required to start. The Free tier does not expire. --- Portland landscaping clients expect detailed scopes and clear pricing. Estimate.Pro gives you the tools to produce that level of bid without spending your evenings in spreadsheets.