Lawn Care business resources
Measure the lawn, price the mow and the season, and send the paperwork, for lawn care companies. All of it is free to use, with nothing to sign up for. When you want the office work done for you, see how lawn care companies run on Koira.
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Price a job
Cost calculators, lawn care pricing guides and the math behind an honest number for lawn care work.
Cost calculators and pricing guides
Cost calculatorLawn care cost calculatorMowing by lot size, the season's services and mulch by the cubic yard.Pricing guideHow to Price Lawn Care JobsHow to price lawn mowing and lawn care from your own costs and route, with sourced per visit, per acre and hourly benchmarks, a minimum and a worked example.Price a jobPrice checkYour prices against the local range, job by job.ReportTypical job prices by stateKoira estimates for 13 trades: sourced prices scaled to each state's wages.
Measure and do the math
Measure a propertyLawn square footage calculatorLot size by address, or draw the turf for exact square feet and acres.Measure a propertySatellite measuring toolRoof area and pitch, lot and lawn size, or draw any area or fence line on the map.Trade mathMulch, soil and gravel calculatorCubic yards, bags and tons of mulch, soil, gravel or rock for any bed.
Paperwork
Lawn Care documents with the trade's own line items, terms and a worked example. Fill one in, then print it or download Word.
Free templateLawn care estimateLine items, deposit, good-until date and a signature line.Free templateLawn care invoiceLines, tax, deposit already paid and the balance due.Free templateLawn care receiptAmount received, how it was paid and the balance left.Free templateLawn care work orderTasks, materials, crew, site notes and a sign-off.Free templateLawn care proposalThree options side by side, each with its own total.Free templateLawn care change orderAdded work, credits, the new total and days added.Free templateLawn care service agreementVisits, coverage, price, billing, renewal and cancellation.Free templateLawn care price listYour services, units and prices on one page.
Licensing
What each state asks of lawn care companies before the first job, read from the state boards and linked to them.
Checked in 31 statesLandscaping and Irrigation license requirements by stateLandscape and irrigation work. A few states have a landscape or irrigation license, others fold it into the contractor law or leave it alone.ReportContractor license requirements by stateWhich states license which trades, checked against each state board.
Pay
What the people in this work earn in every state, from the federal wage survey, and how a wage turns into a price.
Start a business
The steps to open a lawn care business, a name, and a plan you can take to a bank.
Start-up guideHow to start a landscaping companyInstalls and hardscapes: 811 before you dig, pesticide rules, pricing projects, first clients.Start a businessHow to Start a Lawn Care BusinessHow to start a lawn care business: services, licenses and pesticide certification, insurance, equipment, pricing benchmarks, tight routes and recurring customers.Name generatorLandscaping business name generatorName ideas for a landscaping or lawn care company.Business planLawn care and landscaping business plan templateA lawn care business plan with trade sections and example text.Any tradeHow to Start a Home Services BusinessHow to start and own a home services business: picking a trade, licenses and insurance, pricing, first customers, getting paid and the tools a small shop needs.
Software and comparisons
What lawn care companies need from office software, and how the big names compare on price and fit.
SoftwareLandscape CRM and estimating software for lawn care companiesWhat a small lawn care or landscaping company needs from CRM and estimating software, a plain checklist, and real prices for Koira, Jobber, Housecall Pro, QuoteIQ and ServiceTitan.ComparisonJobber alternative for landscapersJobber for a lawn care company: the plan landscapers land on, what it costs for 1 to 3 people, a worked lawn and landscape price example, and how Koira compares.ComparisonHousecall Pro alternative for landscapersHousecall Pro for a lawn care company: the plan landscapers land on, what it costs for 1 to 3 people, a worked lawn and landscape price example, and how Koira comparComparisonQuoteIQ alternative for landscapersQuoteIQ for a lawn care company: the plan landscapers land on, what it costs for 1 to 3 people, a worked lawn and landscape price example, and how Koira compares.ComparisonServiceTitan alternative for landscapersServiceTitan for a lawn care company: the plan landscapers land on, what it costs for 1 to 3 people, a worked lawn and landscape price example, and how Koira compare
Messages
Texts and emails to copy for the moments every job has: the follow-up, the deposit, the reminder and the review ask.
Message templateQuote follow-up textNudge an open estimate by text: first nudge, check-in, polite close.Message templateDeposit requestAsk for the deposit: what it covers and a link to pay.Message templatePayment reminderUnpaid invoice reminders: friendly, firm and final notice.Message templateReview requestAsk for a Google review after the job, with your link.Message templatesEvery message templateQuote follow-ups, payment reminders, appointment texts, review requests and more.