Software for lawn care business owners
A useful landscape estimate begins at the edge of the work.
Mark which beds, lawn areas and cleanup tasks the customer wants before you calculate a total. Microtra helps you put measured quantities, your own prices and the agreed scope into an estimate you can explain.
Make room for the real work.
- Mulch delivery and bed preparation
- New sod installation
- Shrub replacement
- Lawn renovation work
- Overgrown yard cleanup
- Recurring mowing proposal
How it works.
Walk the site before choosing line items
Record access width, slopes, existing planting, disposal needs and where materials can be unloaded. Separate a lawn area from planting beds rather than estimating everything as a single yard. Other setup uses Job and Client in Microtra; keep the survey notes with the Job so the estimate is grounded in the site you actually inspected.
See the jobs featureTurn measurements into a readable scope
Use area for sod or lawn preparation, volume for mulch and counts for plants where those units match your method. Describe preparation, installation and debris removal separately. Make exclusions clear, such as irrigation repair or soil correction that has not been assessed. The owner measures and checks quantities; the document should make those decisions visible.
See the invoicing featureBuild your selling price from your own inputs
Save reusable items for familiar services, then review quantities, supplier prices, labor, equipment use and overhead for this site. A narrow gate or long carry may change the work even when the planted area is small. Use markups and tax settings deliberately, and review the whole estimate rather than assuming a saved item is right for every landscape.
See the invoicing featureCarry the estimate into the work record
Share the estimate PDF through your device and discuss optional work directly. Once the scope is agreed, organize tasks and dates around material arrival and site readiness. Keep receipt photos and relevant expenses as the job proceeds; they help you compare the assumptions in your next estimate with the effort and materials this work actually used.
See the expenses feature
What is still on the way.
Server email delivery and automated receipt reading are coming soon.
Useful answers.
Does Microtra measure a lawn or calculate a material takeoff?
Measure and calculate the required quantities using your own site process. Put the checked quantities and units on the estimate; this page does not promise mapping, image measurement or a landscape takeoff engine.
How should I show an optional planting bed?
Describe the optional area and its preparation separately from the agreed base scope. Discuss which option the client accepts and make sure the estimate used for the work reflects that choice.
Can the same estimating approach cover mowing?
Yes. Define the maintained areas, edging, clippings handling and visit assumptions. Build the price from your own expected labor and costs, and explain what would change the scope rather than publishing a universal mowing rate.
What helps when the site changes after the estimate?
Keep notes about the original conditions and discuss new work before proceeding. Revise the document to describe the changed area or task, then share the revised PDF and confirm the agreement through your normal client channel.
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