Seattle, WA
LANDSCAPING / LAWN CARE ESTIMATING.

## Estimating Landscaping Work in Seattle Takes More Than a Template Seattle's rain shadow is a myth on the west slope. You're working in one of the wettest urban climates in the continental U.S., and that shapes every bid you write. Drainage is rarely optional — it's a scope line. Native plant requirements under Seattle's Green Factor scoring add species-selection time to residential installs. And the 150-day growing window between last and first frost means your schedule book compresses fast from April through October. On top of that, labor is tight. King County landscaping crews compete with construction, tech-campus maintenance contracts, and Amazon's campus grounds operations for the same skilled workers. Your bid has to reflect real Seattle wages, not national averages pulled from a spreadsheet someone built in 2019. Estimate.Pro is built for the way landscapers actually work — walking a site, photographing conditions, and needing a professional number before you're back in the truck. ## What the App Does on a Seattle Job Open a new project and walk the site with your phone. On supported devices, the ONNX-assisted AR measurement tool captures bed dimensions, lawn areas, and hardscape runs live. On older hardware, camera and photo measurements are clearly flagged as estimates so your client sees exactly what you're standing behind. Once you've captured the site, the AI scope-of-work generator drafts line items based on what you documented: sod removal, topsoil amendment, plant installation, irrigation rough-in, gravel path base compaction, drainage swale grading. You review, adjust quantities, and pull from your saved material cost workspace — which you've already loaded with your Seattle supplier pricing from Swansons Nursery, Sky Nursery, or your preferred wholesale account. Median time from first step on the property to a sendable bid: 8 minutes. ## Seattle-Specific Scope Lines You Can't Forget **Green Factor compliance.** Seattle's Green Factor is a zoning requirement for commercial and multifamily development. If your client is adding landscaping to a new build or major renovation, you need to account for the scoring matrix — native plantings, bioretention areas, and green roofs carry higher factor values. Scope creep that isn't priced kills margin. **Drainage and grading.** Average annual rainfall in Seattle runs around 38 inches, but the fall and winter concentration means saturated soils for months. French drains, catch basins, and downspout dispersal trenches belong on most residential installs. Price them as standard, not add-ons. **Washington State Contractor Registration.** Washington requires landscape contractors to hold a valid Contractor Registration through L&I (Department of Labor & Industries). Your bid documents should reflect your registration number. Estimate.Pro's estimate export fields let you include license and registration details on every client-facing document. **Plant establishment in clay soils.** Seattle's lowland soils run heavy clay over glacial till in most neighborhoods. Amendment costs — compost, perlite, raised bed fill — add real dollars to planting scopes. Build a material cost line for soil amendment into your saved workspace and stop re-entering it every bid. ## Pricing and Platform Estimate.Pro runs on a free forever tier — no credit card required, no trial clock. When your volume grows, Pro is $39 per seat per month and drops the platform fee on Stripe Connect payments to 0% (Free tier is 3%). Elite at $79 per seat per month adds invoice export and advanced workflow tools. If you're running a crew with multiple estimators, the Crew plan is $399 flat per month. There's no per-bid fee. Run 3 bids a month or 300 — the price doesn't move. ## Who This Is For If you're a solo operator in Ballard doing residential installs and lawn maintenance, the free tier covers your estimating workflow. If you're running a six-person crew taking on commercial planting contracts in South Lake Union or drainage work in the Rainier Valley, Pro or Elite gets you the payment and invoicing infrastructure to match. Seattle landscapers work in a market with real wage pressure, specific code context, and clients who compare bids. A faster, more accurate bid doesn't just save you time — it's the difference between winning the Wedgwood backyard renovation and watching a competitor walk that job. Create your free account. No card. No commitment. First bid in under 10 minutes.