This is a free irrigation estimate template with a sprinkler system install already itemized: zone design, the utility locate, permit and backflow inspection, every component from controller to drip line, trenching and pipe by the linear foot, and the startup work that decides whether the system actually waters the lawn. Load it in the builder, delete what the property doesn't need, and price what's left. Rates start empty on purpose: pipe costs what your supplier says it costs, not what a template guesses.
Irrigation bids lose money underground. The heads and the controller are the visible ten percent; the trenching, the fittings, and the backfill are where the labor lives, and a per-zone flat price flattens exactly the lines that vary most between properties. This template prices the buried work in the unit it happens in, the linear foot, and keeps the backflow inspection as its own line, because the inspector charges for the visit whether or not the bid mentioned it.
Every section below loads into the builder exactly as listed. This is the actual checklist, not a preview of one. Delete what your job doesn’t need and price the rest.
Zone design and layout, the utility locate before anything cuts dirt, and the permit and backflow inspection priced each, where the schedule can see them.
Controller, valves, and boxes each; spray and rotor heads each; drip, pipe, and low-voltage wire by the linear foot; the backflow preventer and rain sensor that codes and common sense both want.
Heads and valves each; pipe and wire per linear foot.
Trenching and pipe assembly by the linear foot, heads set to grade each, controller mounted and wired, the flush and pressure test, and backfill with the turf put back where it was.
Zone tuning and a coverage audit, the controller walkthrough so the client stops calling about station 4, and seasonal winterization as its own line.
Open it in the builder and the install is already sequenced, locate through startup: design, permit and backflow inspection, controller, valves, heads, drip, pipe and wire, trenching, assembly, flush and pressure test, backfill, tuning. Delete what this system doesn't need. A drip-only bed job drops the rotor and trenching lines in seconds.
Put in your rates and what each line costs you: heads and valves each, pipe, wire, and trenching by the linear foot, the design and startup work flat. The P&L updates while you type, so the margin survives the parts run.
Export a clean client estimate: prices, quantities, one total. It's generated from a copy that never held your costs, margins, or internal notes, so there is nothing in the file to scrub and nothing for a curious client to find.
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Four sections in install order: design and permits (zone layout, utility locate, backflow inspection), equipment and materials (controller, valves, spray and rotor heads, drip line, pipe, backflow preventer, sensor, wire), installation (trenching, pipe assembly, head setting, controller wiring, flush and pressure test, backfill and turf restoration), and startup and service (zone tuning, the client walkthrough, winterization). The buried work is priced by the linear foot, where irrigation bids are actually won and lost.
Installed residential systems typically run $0.50 to $2.50 per square foot, or $600 to $2,000 per zone, with a typical quarter-acre system landing between $3,000 and $10,000 depending on zones, soil, and head types. Wide ranges, because trenching conditions and zone count move the number more than the hardware does. This template prices from your actual zone map and footage, which is the only version of the number a client can't get from a national cost guide.
The startup and service section carries the service lines: zone tuning, controller setup, and seasonal winterization, and the equipment section's per-each lines (heads, valves, sensors) price replacements cleanly. For a pure repair visit, load the template and delete the install sections; what's left is a service estimate with the parts itemized, which beats a mystery flat fee in most driveway conversations.
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Tear-out, grading, and new sod, priced per square foot.
Recurring mowing and turf care, plus seasonal cleanups.
Design fees through planting, finishes, and establishment.