Landscaping and Hardscape Estimating Services

Hardscape, softscape, irrigation, grading — cross-checked against civil and architectural drawings.

Landscaping estimating services that miss hardscape material quantities, undercount plantings, or ignore irrigation components leave contractors exposed to cost overruns in the field. Accurate site work estimating requires careful analysis of grading plans, planting schedules, irrigation details, and hardscape specifications.

Unicalibre Estimating provides accurate landscaping takeoffs covering pavers and hardscape, retaining walls, planting quantities with spacing calculations, irrigation system components, site grading, and site furnishings. Our estimators cross-check landscape plans against civil drawings and architectural site plans to catch scope gaps. As an add-on service, we coordinate with material suppliers for current pricing.

What Our Landscaping Takeoffs Include

Hardscape: paver square footage by type, retaining wall quantities (block, geogrid, drainage), site concrete, curbing. Softscape: plant counts by species with spacing verification, mulch and soil quantities, sod square footage. Irrigation: pipe linear footage by diameter, head counts by type, controller and valve quantities. Site work: grading quantities, earthwork volumes, drainage structures. Site furnishings: benches, bollards, planters, fencing.

Software We Work In for This Trade

PlanSwift Bluebeam Revu

Frequently Asked Questions

What should a complete landscape takeoff include?

A complete landscape takeoff covers hardscape materials (pavers, retaining walls, site concrete, curbing), softscape quantities (plants by species with spacing calculations, mulch, sod), irrigation components (pipe, heads, valves, controllers), site grading and earthwork volumes, and site furnishings. Cross-checking landscape plans against civil and architectural drawings catches scope gaps.

How do landscaping contractors estimate hardscape materials accurately?

Accurate hardscape estimating requires calculating paver quantities by area with waste for cuts and patterns, retaining wall quantities including geogrid and drainage behind the wall, and site concrete volumes for footings and pads. Generic square-footage estimates miss critical components like base material, edge restraints, and drainage.

Do you handle both commercial and residential landscape projects?

Yes. Our estimators handle commercial site work (office parks, multi-family, retail, institutional) as well as high-end residential landscape projects. The same scope discipline and peer-review process applies regardless of project type.

Upload your landscape plans. Get an accurate hardscape and planting takeoff with peer review.