LawnMargin — Lawn Care & Landscaping Bid Calculator & Route Margin Sheet — product cover

Category: Spreadsheets · Business Spreadsheets

About this product

Solo and small lawn-care operators lose money two ways: underbidding jobs that looked "about right," and driving routes that eat the day's profit in windshield time. LawnMargin fixes both with one workbook.

Price on PRICER: enter size, mow minutes, terrain and trim difficulty (dropdown multipliers), drive minutes, and per-visit extras for edging, hedges, and fertilizer. The sheet builds the true cost per visit — labor, fuel, equipment wear, drive time, overhead per job — then sets the price at YOUR target margin. Weekly/biweekly frequency drives visits-per-season and seasonal revenue, so you see what each account is really worth.

Track on JOB LOG (250 rows): every visit logs actual crew minutes and extras against the priced revenue pulled from your CLIENTS list. Margin $ and margin % per visit show exactly which jobs beat their bid and which bled.

Plan on ROUTES: seven day blocks, six jobs each, with zone, drive minutes, prices and extras auto-filled. Per-day hours, revenue, cost, and margin % keep thin days off your calendar.

Watch on DASHBOARD: active properties, average priced price, average actual margin, total seasonal revenue, this-month visits/revenue/margin — plus a per-property table that flags your BEST $ MARGIN property and your THINNEST, a 12-month rollup from the job log, and a route-week summary. All formula-driven.

WHAT'S INSIDE (exact):

  • LawnMargin.xlsx — 7-sheet workbook, 100% native formulas, zero macros:
  • START HERE — setup walkthrough for all 6 working sheets
  • RATES — your editable cost inputs (3 crew labor rates, fuel, equipment, drive-time rate, overhead, jobs/month, target margin, season weeks) + computed per-minute rate and overhead-per-job
  • PRICER — 30-row per-property bid calculator with terrain/trim multiplier dropdowns, extras, frequency, cost/visit, price/visit, visits/season, revenue/season
  • CLIENTS — 110-row client & property list (12 fictional SAMPLE clients pre-filled) with frequency + status dropdowns
  • JOB LOG — 250-row per-visit log (12 fictional SAMPLE visits pre-filled): priced revenue vs actual cost, margin $, margin %
  • ROUTES — weekly planner: 7 days x 6 jobs, zone, drive minutes, auto prices/extras, per-day hours/revenue/cost/margin %
  • DASHBOARD — KPIs, per-property margin flags, 12-month rollup, route-week summary
  • Quick-Start Guide (PDF, 2 pages) — setup steps, pricing workflow, route planning, reading the dashboard
  • README-license.txt

HONEST NOTES:

  • All rates, clients, properties, and visits ship as clearly-labeled EXAMPLE/SAMPLE placeholders — replace with YOUR real numbers. They are not industry standards.
  • Margins are computed from your inputs; no income is promised or guaranteed.
  • Pricing/bookkeeping aid — not financial, tax, or legal advice. Verify your own costs before quoting.

FORMAT: ZIP download — Excel workbook (.xlsx, opens in Google Sheets/LibreOffice), PDF guide, license text. Instant download.

What's included

  • LawnMargin.xlsx — a 7-sheet workbook, 100% native formulas, zero macros:
  • START HERE — setup walkthrough for all 6 working sheets
  • RATES — your editable cost inputs (3 crew labor rates, fuel, equipment, drive-time rate, overhead, jobs/month, target margin, season weeks) + computed per-minute rate and overhead-per-job
  • PRICER — 30-row per-property bid calculator with terrain/trim multiplier dropdowns, extras, frequency, cost/visit, price/visit, visits/season, revenue/season
  • CLIENTS — 110-row client & property list (12 fictional SAMPLE clients pre-filled) with frequency + status dropdowns
  • JOB LOG — 250-row per-visit log (12 fictional SAMPLE visits pre-filled): priced revenue vs actual cost, margin $, margin %
  • ROUTES — weekly planner: 7 days × 6 jobs, zone, drive minutes, auto prices/extras, per-day hours/revenue/cost/margin %
  • DASHBOARD — KPIs, per-property margin flags, 12-month rollup, route-week summary
  • Quick-Start Guide (PDF, 2 pages) — setup steps, pricing workflow, route planning, reading the dashboard
  • README-license.txt — license terms + disclosures

Key features

  • Per-property bid pricer → enter size, mow minutes, terrain and trim difficulty (dropdown multipliers), drive minutes, and per-visit extras for edging, hedges, and fertilizer; the sheet builds the true cost per visit — labor, fuel, equipment wear, drive time, overhead per job
  • Price set at YOUR target margin → price = cost ÷ (1 − target margin), with weekly/biweekly frequency driving visits-per-season and seasonal revenue per account
  • 250-row job log → every visit logs actual crew minutes and extras against the priced revenue pulled from your CLIENTS list; margin $ and margin % per visit show exactly which jobs beat their bid and which bled
  • Weekly route planner → seven day blocks, six jobs each, with zone, drive minutes, prices and extras auto-filled; per-day hours, revenue, cost, and margin % keep thin days off your calendar
  • Margin dashboard → active properties, average priced price, average actual margin, total seasonal revenue, this-month visits/revenue/margin — plus a per-property table that flags your BEST $ MARGIN property and your THINNEST, a 12-month rollup, and a route-week summary, all formula-driven
  • 100% native formulas, zero macros → runs in Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice

Frequently asked questions

Does the workbook work in Google Sheets?

Yes — the .xlsx uses 100% native formulas with zero macros and works in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice Calc.

How is the price calculated?

PRICER builds the true cost per visit — labor, fuel, equipment wear, drive time, and overhead per job, including extras — then sets the price at your target margin: price = cost ÷ (1 − target margin). Frequency drives visits-per-season and seasonal revenue.

Are the rates and clients in the workbook real?

No — all rates, clients, properties, and visits ship as clearly-labeled EXAMPLE/SAMPLE placeholders (12 fictional SAMPLE clients and 12 fictional SAMPLE visits are pre-filled to show the format). Replace them with your real numbers; they are not industry standards.

How many jobs can I track?

The CLIENTS list holds 110 rows, the JOB LOG holds 250 rows, the PRICER holds 30 property rows, and ROUTES plans 7 days × 6 jobs per week.

Does LawnMargin guarantee better margins?

No — margins are computed from your inputs; no income is promised or guaranteed. It is a pricing/bookkeeping aid, not financial, tax, or legal advice — verify your own costs before quoting.

What if I need help with the files?

Contact Dasti Deals through your Gumroad library.

LawnMargin — Lawn Care & Landscaping Bid Calculator & Route Margin Sheet — product image

LawnMargin — Lawn Care & Landscaping Bid Calculator & Route Margin Sheet

Stop bidding lawns by gut feel. LawnMargin prices every property from your real costs — mow time, terrain, trim difficulty, extras, drive time, overhead — then tracks each visit's actual margin and plans your week by route. Native-formula Excel/Sheets workbook, zero macros, zero subscriptions.

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