This is a free sod installation estimate template with the whole job already itemized: old lawn removal, grading and leveling, topsoil and soil amendment, the sod itself with delivery, laying and rolling, and the watering-in nobody writes down. Load it in the builder, delete what the yard doesn't need, and price the rest. The rates come empty on purpose: your market sets the price of a pallet, not us.
Sod jobs go sideways before the sod arrives. The removal and the grading are where the hours live, and they're the first lines to fall off a one-line install-sod quote. This template keeps prep and installation as separately priced work, carries a debris haul-off line by the cubic yard, and ends with an establishment visit, because the difference between sod and expensive compost is the first three weeks.
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.
Old lawn out by the square foot, grading and leveling, topsoil by the cubic yard, soil amendment and tilling, flags on the sprinkler heads, and the debris haul-off that always exists.
Area work per sq ft; hauling per cu yd.
The sod itself by the square foot, starter fertilizer over the same area, and the delivery line the pallet company was going to charge you for anyway.
Laying by the square foot, edge cutting and fitting by the linear foot, rolling, and the first watering-in while the seams still show.
Final cleanup, the care handoff so the watering schedule officially becomes the client's job, and a 30-day establishment visit priced each.
Open it in the builder and the job is already sequenced, tear-out through establishment: removal, grading, topsoil, amendment, flags on the sprinkler heads you'd rather not slice, then sod, delivery, laying, rolling, watering-in. Delete what this yard doesn't need. Bare-dirt new construction drops the removal lines in seconds.
Put in your rates and what each line costs you: removal, grading, and sod by the square foot, topsoil and haul-off by the cubic yard, the establishment visit each. The P&L updates while you type, so you know the margin before the pallets are ordered.
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.
The full guide (units, tax math, deposits, exports) lives on the Help page. It’s genuinely thorough. We’re as surprised as you.
Four sections in job order: site prep and removal (old lawn out, grading, topsoil, amendment, sprinkler protection, haul-off), sod and materials (the sod, starter fertilizer, delivery), installation (laying, edge cutting, rolling, watering-in), and cleanup and establishment. The prep carries its own priced lines instead of hiding inside a per-foot install number, because prep is where sod bids actually differ.
Installed sod in 2026 typically runs $1 to $2.60 per square foot with most jobs near $1.65, and cost services like Homewyse put full-service installs at $2.12 to $3.54. Old lawn removal adds roughly $0.50 to $2.00 per square foot, and regrading $0.40 to $2.00 where the yard needs it. The ranges are wide because access, prep, and sod variety move the number, which is why this template prices per line: your quote comes from your rates and the actual square footage, not a national average.
In the units each kind of work already uses. Removal, grading, tilling, and the sod itself run by the square foot; topsoil and debris haul-off by the cubic yard; sprinkler-head protection and the establishment visit each; delivery flat. Quantity times rate per line means a yard that grows 300 square feet mid-conversation reprices itself, and a client who declines the establishment visit removes exactly one line instead of renegotiating the total.
Yes, and not free-with-an-asterisk. The builder runs without an account, and the free plan includes every export: client PDF, Excel, CSV, an internal budget export, and a read-only share link that packs a client-safe copy into the link itself. A free account adds one cloud-saved estimate. If the client asks for a sod installation quote instead, send the same document; the paper doesn't mind what it's called. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription: your branding on client exports, no Estimatery footer, unlimited cloud saves, and a Saved Items catalog for the lines you price on every lawn.
Sprinkler system install: design, zones, heads, startup.
Recurring mowing and turf care, plus seasonal cleanups.
Design fees through planting, finishes, and establishment.