Trade & contractor bids

Free contractor bid calculators and estimating tools

A bid that only counts materials and an hourly rate loses money on burden, overhead and the extras nobody wrote down. These calculators price a job the way the trade does, then print the customer a proposal with the scope, the deposit split and a line to sign.

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Getting paid & job margin 57

Cleaning, restoration & insulation 31

  • Asbestos Abatement Bid Calculator

    Free bid calculator for licensed asbestos abatement contractors: price a removal job by OSHA/EPA containment class (I/II/III), square footage, crew and supervisor rates, air…

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  • Attic Insulation Bid Calculator

    Price a blown-in attic insulation job from floor areas, existing versus target R-value, bag yield, air-sealing penetrations, and baffles — not a flat price per square foot. See…

    4 questions answered

  • Auto Glass Bid Calculator

    Price a windshield or door-glass replacement from glass source, ADAS camera/sensor calibration, mobile trip fee, and cash vs. insurance billing — and get warned before you send a…

    3 questions answered

  • Basement Waterproofing Bid Calculator

    Price an interior French drain, exterior excavation, or crawl encapsulation from perimeter, wall height, window wells, crack repair, sump pit, backup pump, and freeze-protected…

    4 questions answered

  • Biohazard Cleanup Bid Calculator

    Free calculator for biohazard and trauma-scene remediation technicians: price a job from crew labor, PPE decon cycles, and regulated-waste disposal billed per container (not per…

    3 questions answered

  • Carpet Cleaning Bid Calculator

    Price a carpet cleaning job from soil-specific extraction rates: rooms, stairs, pet-urine extra passes, upholstery, furniture moving, and drive time — plus the walk-away number a…

    4 questions answered

  • Chimney Sweep Bid Calculator

    Price a chimney sweep from flue type, stories, roof access, and creosote — not a flat house rate. See labor hours, walk-away price, and the margin a neighborhood special actually…

    4 questions answered

  • Cleaning Chemical Dilution Cost Calculator

    Calculate commercial cleaning chemical cost per ready-to-use gallon, bucket, and job from concentrate dilution and supplier price.

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  • Crawl Space Encapsulation Bid Calculator

    Price crawl space encapsulation from floor area, liner-only versus sealed encapsulate, hatch versus belly-crawl versus wet access, and extras — plus the walk-away price a $4 / sq…

    4 questions answered

  • Dryer Vent Bid Calculator

    Price a dryer vent cleaning from extra stories, extra feet of duct, extra dryers, a rooftop termination, camera inspection, crushed-flex replacement, and a nest — not a published…

    4 questions answered

  • Duct Cleaning Bid Calculator

    Price an air-duct cleaning job from extra systems, extra vents, extra stories, crawl access, and a coil clean — not a published $99 whole-house special. See the walk-away number…

    4 questions answered

  • Gutter Cleaning Bid Calculator

    Price a gutter cleaning visit from linear feet, stories, roof pitch, gutter guards, debris, and downspouts — then loaded wage, travel, disposal, a minimum stop charge, and an…

    4 questions answered

  • Hoarding Cleanout Bid Calculator — free, private

    Free hoarding and heavy-clutter cleanout bid calculator: enter floor area, how full the space is, crew, containers and dump fees, and get a price, the days and containers needed…

  • Kitchen Hood Cleaning Bid Calculator

    Price a restaurant hood and exhaust cleaning from the system — canopy, filters, duct, and rooftop fan — plus grease load, after-hours access, and the walk-away number. Not a…

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  • Hydroseeding Job Bid Calculator — free, private

    Free hydroseeding bid calculator: enter seed, mulch, water, tank size, crew, travel and equipment and see the cost and profit of a job, the price per 1,000 sq ft for your target…

  • Janitorial Bid Calculator

    Price a commercial cleaning contract from production rates, day-porter shifts, and periodic floor care, see what a 5× to 3× cut actually costs, whether letting the building buy…

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  • Junk Removal Bid Calculator

    Price a junk removal job from material weight and the landfill ticket: cubic yards, pounds per yard, dump fee per ton, special item fees, labor, travel, and the walk-away number.

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  • Mobile Detailing Bid Calculator

    Free mobile detailing price calculator: include travel, labor, supplies, overhead, and card fees to find your break-even and target-margin quote.

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  • Mold Remediation Bid Calculator

    Price a mold remediation job from extra containment zones, demolition, HEPA and dehumidifier days, HVAC cleaning, dumpster, occupied-home access, and third-party clearance — not a…

    4 questions answered

  • Moving Company Bid Calculator

    Price a local moving job from inventory hours plus stairs, long carry, packing, and drive time — then see the walk-away price before you match a cheap bedroom-count quote.

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  • Pest Control Bid Calculator

    Price a pest control route stop from on-site minutes, bait stations, and drive time — not house size. See initial vs recurring invoices, effective hourly with the drive, and how…

    4 questions answered

  • Pet Grooming Bid Calculator

    Free pet grooming price calculator: size, coat, matting, add-ons, and mobile travel go into one transparent quote with break-even and target-margin price.

    4 questions answered

  • Pressure Washing Bid Calculator

    Price a pressure washing or soft-wash job from each surface's production rate, plus drive time, setup, chemicals, and a minimum job. See the after-travel hourly and the walk-away…

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  • Radon Mitigation Bid Calculator

    Price a radon mitigation install from extra suction points, crawl membrane, roof discharge, high-suction fan, new circuit, firestops, permit, and post-mitigation test — not a…

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  • How much to charge to clean solar panels, free calculator

    Free solar panel cleaning quote calculator. Enter your rate, speed per panel and costs; get a price per job and per panel at your target margin, a day route pack, and a payback…

  • Spray Foam Bid Calculator

    Price residential spray foam from the board feet an attic-square-foot special cannot see, the rim, the cell, and the ignition coating — plus walk-away price and proposed-price…

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  • Upholstery Shop Job Profit Calculator — free, private

    Free upholstery shop calculator: enter your chair seat, armchair and sofa prices, bench hours, fabric and foam cost, upholsterer pay and rent, and see profit per job and per bench…

  • Vehicle Wrap Bid Calculator

    Free calculator for independent vehicle wrap and graphics shops: price a full or partial wrap from vehicle surface area, material waste factor, install complexity, and labor, then…

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  • Wildlife Exclusion Bid Calculator

    Price a bat, raccoon, squirrel or bird exclusion job from the visits it really takes — daily trap checks, the height the seal is at, attic decontamination, and a reserve against…

    4 questions answered

  • Window Cleaning Bid Calculator

    Price a window cleaning job from panes, minutes per pane, stories, and travel time — then see the per-visit price, price per pane, effective hourly rate, and the walk-away number.

    4 questions answered

  • Window Tinting Bid Calculator

    Free bid calculator for independent auto window tinting installers: price a vehicle film job by which windows are being tinted, film tier, waste factor, and old-tint removal —…

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  • Exterior Painting Bid Calculator

    Price an exterior house-painting job from extra stories, extra elevation square footage, scrape and prime, trim, shutters, and hard access — not a published $3,999 house special…

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  • Flat Roof Bid Calculator

    Price a low-slope TPO, EPDM, PVC, or modified-bitumen roof from the membrane squares a per-square special cannot see, the tear-off, the insulation, and the parapet — plus…

    4 questions answered

  • Gutter Guard Bid Calculator

    Price a gutter guard install from extra stories, extra lineal feet, extra miters, extra downspouts, a clean-first pass, fascia repair, and steep-roof access — not a published…

    5 questions answered

  • Gutter Install Bid Calculator

    Price a new gutter hang from inside and outside miters, extra downspouts past the included first two, extra downspout footage, second-story hours, fascia repair, and tear-off —…

    4 questions answered

  • Ice Dam Removal Bid Calculator

    Free calculator for independent ice dam removal contractors: price a job from linear feet of roof edge, crew size, an emergency/storm premium, and a minimum service charge, then…

    4 questions answered

  • Metal Roof Bid Calculator

    Price a residential standing-seam or exposed-fastener metal roof from the panel squares a per-square special cannot see, the tear-off, the stories, and the trim — plus walk-away…

    4 questions answered

  • Roofing Bid Calculator

    Price a residential reroof from roof squares, pitch, waste, and tear-off layers — labor, material, dump, overhead, and the walk-away number. Free, runs in your browser.

    5 questions answered

  • What did the adjuster's roof estimate leave out? Free supplement finder

    Free roofing insurance supplement calculator: compare your measurement report with the adjuster's estimate, price missing drip edge, starter, steep-slope, waste and permit lines…

  • Siding Bid Calculator

    Price a vinyl, fiber-cement, or engineered-wood siding job from wall area, waste, openings, stories, and tear-off — not a flat price per square foot. See labor hours, walk-away…

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  • Skylight Install Bid Calculator

    Price a skylight install from unit count, tubular versus fixed versus solar-venting, replace-existing versus new cut-in, asphalt versus tile/metal versus low-slope, and extras —…

    5 questions answered

  • Soffit and Fascia Bid Calculator

    Price soffit and fascia from eave lineal feet, aluminum wrap versus vinyl replace versus wood replace, 1-story versus 2-story versus 3-story access, and extras — plus the…

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  • Stucco / EIFS Repair Bid Calculator

    Price a stucco or EIFS repair from crack linear feet, hollow area, tear-off to the substrate, stories and scaffolding, window flashing, color match, and moisture investigation —…

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  • Tuckpointing Bid Calculator

    Price tuckpointing from wall area, grind versus smear, scaffold versus swing stage, and extras — plus the walk-away price an $8 / sq ft special cannot see.

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Windows, doors & garage 9

  • Automatic Driveway Gate Bid Calculator

    Price an automatic driveway gate from single swing, dual swing, or slide: opening width, leaf material, columns, power, loops, and access — not a published $4,500 kit special. See…

    4 questions answered

  • Egress Window Bid Calculator

    Price an egress window from window count, hopper versus slider versus casement versus fiberglass, retrofit versus wood-cut versus masonry-cut versus poured-cut, plastic versus…

    7 questions answered

  • Entry Door Bid Calculator

    Price an entry-door replacement from sidelights, transom, out-of-square openings, jamb rot, brickmold, storm door, and paint — not a published $1,200-installed steel special. See…

    4 questions answered

  • Garage Door Bid Calculator

    Price a garage door replacement or broken-spring service from parts, shop labor, and travel — not a lump-sum guess. See when a $189 spring special loses money on the drive.

    5 questions answered

  • Interior Door Bid Calculator

    Price an interior door replacement from door count, hollow slab versus solid-core versus French-or-barn, hang-only versus pocket-conversion, owner-supplied versus…

    6 questions answered

  • Locksmith Bid Calculator

    Free calculator for mobile locksmiths: price one service call — lockout, rekey, lock install, or fob programming — with the after-hours premium and minimum service charge built…

    6 questions answered

  • Patio Door Bid Calculator

    Price a sliding glass or patio-door replacement from extra panels, impact glass, new-construction wrap, transom, sill pan, and balcony access — not a published $1,800-installed…

    4 questions answered

  • Plantation Shutter Bid Calculator

    Price a residential plantation-shutter install from openings, inside versus outside mount, paint-grade versus stain-grade, hang versus measure versus template-and-custom, and…

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  • Window Replacement Bid Calculator

    Price a window replacement job from United Inches, story, and tear-out — not a flat price per window. See walk-away price, average per opening, and the margin a $550-a-window…

    4 questions answered

HVAC, plumbing & electrical 20

  • Appliance Repair Quote Calculator

    Price an appliance repair service call, then see whether finishing the repair still beats recommending replace — customer cost per remaining year versus what you keep if they…

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  • Boiler Replacement Bid Calculator

    Bid a boiler changeout the way the trade does — plant, system, extras, and whether Saturday still pays — not a published special — and see the margin before you send the price.

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  • Commercial solar: buy vs PPA vs lease

    Free calculator for businesses, farms, nonprofits and landlords: compare buying commercial solar, a PPA and a lease on one set of after-tax cash flows. NPV, payback, break-even…

  • Electrical Panel Upgrade Bid Calculator

    Price a 100A to 200A electrical panel or service upgrade from feeder feet, circuit landing, AFCI/GFCI, underground vs overhead, grounding, meter socket, and temporary power — not…

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  • EV Charger Installation Bid Calculator

    Price a residential Level 2 EV charger install from the circuit, the run, the trench, and the panel work — not a flat hang fee. See labor hours, voltage drop, the walk-away price…

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  • Furnace Bid Calculator

    Price a furnace or heat-pump replacement from extra duct past the included run, attic versus basement, a matching coil, a gas upsize, haul-away of the old unit, and a thermostat —…

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  • HVAC Maintenance Contract Pricing Calculator

    Free HVAC maintenance contract pricing calculator. Price preventive visits, callbacks, parts reserve, overhead, and target margin without underbidding the agreement.

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  • Mini-Split Install Bid Calculator

    Price a ductless mini-split install from indoor heads, line-set extras, story height, electrical extras, and margin — then see price per head, crew hours, and the walk-away number…

    4 questions answered

  • Security Camera Installation Bid Calculator

    Price an IP security camera install from the drops, the cable, and the labour — and check the three things a camera bid gets wrong: days of recording the drives actually hold, PoE…

    5 questions answered

  • Septic Pumping Bid Calculator

    Price a septic tank pump from buried lids, hose run, extra tanks, baffles, risers, inspection, dump tickets, and after-hours dispatch — not a published $325 pump special. See the…

    4 questions answered

  • Hydro-Jet and Sewer Camera Bid Calculator

    Price a sewer camera inspection or hydro-jet from extra footage past the included run, cleanout versus toilet pull, roots and grease, hose distance from the truck, and a camera…

    4 questions answered

  • Sewer Line Replacement Bid Calculator

    Price a sewer line replacement from open-cut, pipe bursting, or CIPP lining: footage, bury depth, laterals, and the surface you have to put back — not a published $125-a-foot…

    4 questions answered

  • Solar PV Install Bid Calculator

    Price a rooftop solar install from module count, roof difficulty, panel upgrades, permits, and margin — then see dollars per watt, crew hours, and the walk-away number a cheaper…

    4 questions answered

  • Standby Generator Installation Bid Calculator

    Price a residential standby generator install from the nameplate feeder, transfer switch, pad, gas or propane line, and setback — plus walk-away price, dollars per kW, and how…

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  • Standby Generator Install Price Calculator — free, private

    Free standby generator install price calculator: enter the equipment, gas and electrical runs, permit, crew hours and callback risk, and get a price, the cash you need before…

  • Sump Pump Bid Calculator

    Price a sump-pump install from pit type, extra discharge past the included first fifteen feet, battery or water-powered backup, alarm, and freeze protection — not a published $450…

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  • Toilet Replacement Bid Calculator

    Price a toilet replacement from toilet count, two-piece versus comfort-height versus one-piece versus bidet-combo, swap-only versus flange-repair, owner-supplied versus…

    6 questions answered

  • Water Heater Replacement Bid Calculator

    Price a residential water heater replacement from the tank or tankless type, the location, the vent, and the gas or electrical path — plus walk-away price, dollars per gallon, and…

    4 questions answered

  • Water Softener Bid Calculator

    Price a water-softener install from extra pipe past the included run, copper versus PEX, an iron filter or under-sink RO, the brine drain, haul-away of the old unit, and a brine…

    4 questions answered

  • Well Pump Bid Calculator

    Price a well-pump replacement from extra drop-pipe footage past the included run, seized versus free pitless, stuck-pump pull, extra well cable, a new pressure tank, and a…

    4 questions answered

Interior finishes & remodels 24

  • Basement Finishing Bid Calculator

    Price a basement finish from finished square feet, rec-room versus framed-finish versus legal-living, drop ceiling versus drywall, carpet versus LVP, bath, egress, and extras —…

    6 questions answered

  • Cabinet Refinishing Bid Calculator

    Price a kitchen cabinet refinish from doors, drawer fronts, face frames, hardware, degrease, and a dark-to-light extra coat — then see price per door, price per painted piece, and…

    4 questions answered

  • Carpet Installation Bid Calculator

    Price a carpet install from floor yards, stairs, stretch-in versus glue-down versus carpet tile, patterned waste, and extras — plus the walk-away price a $2-a-yard special cannot…

    7 questions answered

  • Quartz & Granite Countertop Bid Calculator

    Price a quartz or granite countertop job from slabs, sink and cooktop cutouts, edge profile, backsplash, and waterfalls — not a published price per finished square foot. See the…

    4 questions answered

  • Crown Molding Bid Calculator

    Price a residential crown-molding install from linear feet, corners, paint-grade versus stain-grade, simple cove versus colonial versus built-up, ceiling and height, and extras —…

    7 questions answered

  • Cut List Optimizer — compare sheet sizes and board lengths before you buy

    Free cut list optimizer for woodworkers and sign shops. Lay out plywood, MDF, or acrylic, compare 4×8 vs 5×5 sheets, and rank 8 ft vs 10 ft vs 12 ft boards before you buy. Nothing…

    4 questions answered

  • Drywall Bid Calculator

    Price a hang-and-finish drywall job from rooms, waste, openings, ceiling height, and Gypsum Association finish levels 0–5 — not a flat price per square foot. See labor hours…

    4 questions answered

  • Fireplace Insert Bid Calculator

    Price a fireplace-insert install from fuel, liner footage, hearth, gas run, dedicated circuit, surround, and stack height — not a published $2,499-installed gas special. See the…

    4 questions answered

  • Flooring Bid Calculator

    Price a flooring install from waste, tear-out, and stairs — not a flat dollar per square foot. See purchased material, kitchen tile demo hours, tread labor, and the walk-away…

    4 questions answered

  • Hardwood Refinishing Bid Calculator

    Price a hardwood floor refinish from field square footage, stair treads, closets, stain, and extra coats — then see price per square foot, the share of hours eaten by stairs, and…

    4 questions answered

  • Home Elevator Bid Calculator

    Price a residential home elevator from stops, travel, pneumatic versus hydraulic versus traction MRL, through-floor versus a new shaft, acrylic versus glass cab, and extras — plus…

    7 questions answered

  • Home Staging Bid Calculator

    Free calculator for independent home stagers: price a vacant-listing staging job from the included term, furniture carrying cost, crew labor, and mileage, then check whether your…

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  • Kitchen Tile Backsplash Bid Calculator

    Price a kitchen tile backsplash from wall square feet, subway versus herringbone versus mosaic versus large-format, tile-only versus new-prep versus demo-and-replace…

    7 questions answered

  • Painting Bid Calculator

    Price an interior painting job from production rates: walls, ceilings, trim, and doors — plus paint, payroll burden, overhead, and the walk-away number. See why a $2 per square…

    4 questions answered

  • Popcorn Ceiling Bid Calculator

    Price popcorn ceiling removal from ceiling area, scrape-and-prime versus Level 4 skim versus Level 5 plus paint, 8-foot versus vaulted versus two-story access, and extras — plus…

    4 questions answered

  • Screened Porch Bid Calculator

    Price a residential screened porch or lanai from the wall-screen square feet a floor-square-foot special cannot see, the knee wall, the roof, and the mesh — plus walk-away price…

    4 questions answered

  • Stair Lift Bid Calculator

    Price a stair lift from lift count, straight versus landing versus outdoor versus curved rail, perch versus standard versus power-swivel versus power-pack versus heavy-duty chair…

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  • Sunroom Bid Calculator

    Price a residential sunroom or three-season room from the glazed-wall square feet a floor-square-foot special cannot see, the thermal floor, the insulated roof, and HVAC — plus…

    4 questions answered

  • Tile Layout Optimizer — free, private, in your browser

    Free tile layout optimizer for tilers, flooring installers and DIYers. Enter the room, any cut-outs and tile sizes; it searches the grid start, tile direction and brick bond…

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  • Tile Layout Planner — free, private, in your browser

    Free tile layout planner for installers and DIY. Enter a room, cut-outs and a tile; see the real layout, how many tiles to buy with offcut reuse, the cut list, and the starting…

    2 questions answered

  • Walk-In Shower Bid Calculator

    Price a tiled walk-in shower from tile, waterproofing, linear drain, curbless slope, glass — and whether Saturday still pays after overtime. See the walk-away number before you…

    7 questions answered

  • Walk-In Tub Bid Calculator

    Bid a walk-in tub the way the trade does — alcove, unit, extras, who bought the tub, and whether Saturday still pays — not a published installed dump — and see the margin before…

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  • Wall Framing Takeoff — free, private, in your browser

    Free wall framing calculator for builders and framers. Enter walls, doors and windows; get the stud layout 16 or 24 on center, kings, jacks, headers and cripples, a cut list…

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  • Wheelchair Ramp Bid Calculator — ADA Slope & Landings

    Price a residential ADA-slope wheelchair ramp from the rise, the landings a lineal-foot special cannot see, both-side handrails, surface, demo, and permit — plus walk-away price…

    4 questions answered

Concrete, masonry & site work 14

  • Asphalt Driveway Paving Bid Calculator

    Price an asphalt driveway from overlay, mill-and-overlay, or full-depth: square footage, thickness, street apron, failed base, and sawcut — not a published $3.50-a-square-foot…

    5 questions answered

  • Asphalt Sealcoating Bid Calculator

    Price a sealcoating job from square feet, coats, oil spots, crack fill, and the drive — not a cents-per-foot special. See gallons, walk-away price, and margin before you quote.

    4 questions answered

  • Concrete Bid Calculator

    Price a concrete driveway, patio, or slab from cubic yards, form footage, finish labor, and access — not a flat price per square foot. See yards to order, price per yard, and the…

    4 questions answered

  • Concrete Lifting Bid Calculator

    Price a mudjacking or polyjacking job from slab area, void depth, method, access path, extra holes, and joint seal — not a published $4.50-per-square-foot special. See the…

    4 questions answered

  • Epoxy Garage Floor Bid Calculator

    Price an epoxy or polyaspartic garage floor from grind hours, flake load, waste, cracks, and travel — not a $4/sq ft special. See kit cost, walk-away price, and whether a proposed…

    5 questions answered

  • Foundation Repair Bid Calculator

    Price helical or push piers and wall stabilization from pier count, depth, interior versus exterior access, engineering and straps. See your walk-away number.

    4 questions answered

  • French Drain Bid Calculator

    Price an exterior French drain from trench depth, pipe size, soil, daylight versus drywell versus storm tie-in, catch basins, downspout ties, and driveway crossings — not a…

    4 questions answered

  • Gravel Driveway Bid Calculator

    Price a gravel driveway from crusher-run, clean stone, recycled concrete, or pea gravel: compacted depth, whole truckloads, soil prep, fabric, and apron — plus the walk-away price…

    4 questions answered

  • Parking Lot Striping Bid Calculator

    Price a parking lot striping job from stall lines, ADA hash aisles, arrows, coats, and new-layout hours — plus price per stall, the extra a per-stall special hides, and the…

    4 questions answered

  • Paver Patio Bid Calculator

    Price a paver patio from pattern waste, base depth, excavation, edge restraint, and haul-away — then see price per square foot, crew hours, and the walk-away number.

    4 questions answered

  • Pole Barn Bid Calculator

    Price a post-frame pole barn from bays, eave height, overhead doors, lean-to, and gravel vs slab — plus the walk-away price a $45-a-foot ag special cannot see.

    4 questions answered

  • Retaining Wall Bid Calculator

    Price a retaining wall from face area, drain-stone volume, geogrid layers, corners, and the engineer/permit step a per-linear-foot quote hides — then see price per foot, crew…

    4 questions answered

  • Shed Designer: drag out a gable shed, get the plans and the cut list

    Design a gable shed by dragging: get framing plans for the foundation, floor, four walls and roof, a 3D view, a lumber cut sheet using real 2x4 to 2x12 sizes and 8 to 16 ft…

    22 questions answered

  • Shed Install Bid Calculator

    Price a backyard shed install from pad, delivery miles, crane versus forklift, and extras — plus the walk-away price a $2,499 drop-and-set special cannot see.

    4 questions answered

Landscape, deck & pool 21

  • Artificial Turf Bid Calculator

    Price an artificial turf install from landscape, pet, or putting-green turf: lawn square footage, 15-foot-roll waste, crushed-rock base, sod demo, infill, seams, and tree wells —…

    4 questions answered

  • Deck Bid Calculator

    Price a residential deck from height, material, railing lineal feet, and stairs — not a flat dollar-per-square-foot. See walk-away price, price per sf, and whether a $28-a-foot…

    4 questions answered

  • Deck Staining Bid Calculator

    Price a deck stain or seal from walking surface, picket-rail lineal feet, stairs, prep, coats, and access — not a published $2.50-per-square-foot special. See the walk-away number…

    4 questions answered

  • Fence Bid Calculator

    Price a fence installation from posts, terminals, gates, tear-out, and digging conditions. See installed price per foot, effective hourly rate, and the walk-away number before you…

    4 questions answered

  • Forestry Mulching Bid Calculator

    Price a forestry mulching or land clearing job from acres per machine-hour instead of a flat per-acre guess: head width, advance speed, passes, terrain, fuel, carbide tooth wear…

    4 questions answered

  • Holiday Light Bid Calculator

    Price Christmas lights from eave lineal feet, hang-only versus hang-and-takedown versus full-service storage, 1-story versus 2-story versus 3-story access, and extras — plus the…

    4 questions answered

  • Hot Tub Bid Calculator

    Price a hot-tub install from size, access path, circuit footage, pad, haul-away, and crane — not a published $499-delivery-and-setup special. See the walk-away number before you…

    4 questions answered

  • Irrigation Install Bid Calculator

    Price a new sprinkler system from zones, extra heads, trench footage, soil, controller, 3/4-inch PVB versus 1-inch versus 1.5-inch RPZ, drip conversion, rain sensor, and a master…

    4 questions answered

  • Irrigation Winterization Bid Calculator

    Price a sprinkler blowout from spray, rotor, and drip zones, backflow drain-and-insulate time, and the drive — not a $75 neighborhood special. See hours, walk-away price, and…

    4 questions answered

  • Landscape Lighting Bid Calculator

    Price low-voltage landscape lighting from fixture mix, fixtures-only versus new-system versus existing-add-on, trench and soil, transformer size, and extras — plus the walk-away…

    4 questions answered

  • Lawn Aeration and Overseeding Bid Calculator — true profit, margin and lowest quote per job

    Free bid calculator for lawn-care operators pricing aeration and overseeding: true profit, margin and the lowest quote that hits your target margin.

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  • Lawn Care Bid Calculator

    Price a lawn care route stop from production rates: turf, beds, edging, travel time, fuel, dump, and margin — plus price per visit, in-season monthly, honest annual, and the…

    4 questions answered

  • Pergola Bid Calculator

    Price a residential pergola or patio cover from the posts a square-foot special cannot see, the shade layer, the height, and the attached ledger — plus walk-away price and…

    4 questions answered

  • Pool Plaster / Resurfacing Bid Calculator

    Price a pool replaster from floor-plus-wall surface, finish (white plaster, quartz, pebble, glass), chip-out, spa, steps, waterline tile, and coping — not the homeowner's length ×…

    4 questions answered

  • What should I bid on a backyard sauna or cold plunge install? Free calculator

    Free sauna and cold plunge install bid calculator: build and prep hours, crew pay, equipment and materials, electrician subcontract, drive and target margin in; a bid price…

  • Per push or seasonal? What each snow plow contract pays you in a low, normal and high snow year

    Compare per-push, seasonal flat, capped and hybrid snow plow contracts across low, normal and high snow years, with break-even storms and a walk-away price.

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  • Snow Removal Bid Calculator

    Price a snow-removal winter from route minutes, truck cost, salt, and expected storms. Compare per-push vs seasonal, see the ice-event drain, and the storm count where a cheap…

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