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Settings → Price book: beds, stone, edging, sod, seed, grading, delivery, cleanup
Every price-book number for mulch, stone, new beds, edging, sod, seed, grading, delivery and final cleanup, with what each does.
Open the Contractor Hub, choose Settings, pick the Prices and quotes group and the Price book tab. The price book is your supplier prices and production rates. Every number feeds the automatic estimate when a Landscape plan is priced. The tab is one list of folding sections (you click a section’s name to open it). This article covers the sections for beds, stone, edging, lawns, grading, delivery and cleanup. Hard surfaces and walls are in one article, plants, removals and lighting in another.
Warning: Every figure shipped in the price book is a placeholder, not approved. They are Connecticut ballpark figures and the book itself says costs are YOUR cost. Replace each with your own cost before you quote anybody.
Before you start
- A current price list from your suppliers (mulch, stone, sod, seed, topsoil, edging, delivery).
- Your own crew’s production speed (hours per unit). Use recent jobs if you can.
- Know how the screen works. The hint at the top says: “Your supplier prices and production rates. Every number here feeds the automatic estimate. Pairs like ‘steel: 3.25, 0.06’ are cost per foot and hours per foot.”
How the screen works
- Each section (for example Mulch) is a closed bar. Click it to open the boxes inside.
- Every box is a text box that takes a number. A box with two or three numbers separated by commas holds a cost and the hours (and sometimes a third value).
- Only the boxes you change are stored as your own. The rest keep following VisionScaper’s placeholders.
- Save price book stores your changes. Reset to defaults asks you to confirm, then removes all of your overrides across the whole book.
- Some entries are not shown here because they are words, not numbers (for example the list of mulch types and stone types). They cannot be edited on this tab.
- Labels without a units note come straight from the setting name (for example “Tons Per Cy”). Read them as in the tables below.
Fields
Mulch
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Cost per unit ($) book.mulch.cost |
Your cost for one cubic yard of mulch (the item unit is yd³). | A decimal number. | Default 38 (placeholder, not approved) |
Waste / overage (%) book.mulch.waste |
Extra mulch ordered for waste, as a percent of the volume needed. | A decimal number. | Default 5 (placeholder, not approved) |
Hours per unit book.mulch.hrsPerUnit |
Labor hours to spread one cubic yard. | A decimal number. | Default 0.75 (placeholder, not approved) |
Prep hours per 100 sq ft book.mulch.prepPer100 |
Bed prep labor hours for each 100 sq ft of bed. | A decimal number. | Default 0.5 (placeholder, not approved) |
Decorative stone
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Cost per unit ($) book.stone.cost |
Your cost per ton of decorative stone. | A decimal number. | Default 62 (placeholder, not approved) |
Tons Per Cy book.stone.tonsPerCy |
Tons of stone in one cubic yard; converts the volume needed into tons to buy. | A decimal number. | Default 1.35 (placeholder, not approved) |
Waste / overage (%) book.stone.waste |
Extra stone for waste, in percent. | A decimal number. | Default 5 (placeholder, not approved) |
Hours per unit book.stone.hrsPerUnit |
Labor hours to spread one ton. | A decimal number. | Default 1 (placeholder, not approved) |
Fabric book.stone.fabric |
Cost per square foot of landscape fabric put under the stone. | A decimal number. | Default 0.14 (placeholder, not approved) |
Fabric Per100 book.stone.fabricPer100 |
Labor hours to install fabric for each 100 sq ft. | A decimal number. | Default 0.4 (placeholder, not approved) |
New bed (turf removal & soil prep)
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Remove Per100 book.newbed.removePer100 |
Labor hours to remove turf and roots for each 100 sq ft of a new bed. | A decimal number. | Default 1.5 (placeholder, not approved) |
Till Per100 book.newbed.tillPer100 |
Labor hours to till the amendment into the soil for each 100 sq ft. | A decimal number. | Default 0.5 (placeholder, not approved) |
Compost Cost book.newbed.compostCost |
Your cost per cubic yard of compost or soil amendment. | A decimal number. | Default 46 (placeholder, not approved) |
Compost In book.newbed.compostIn |
Inches of compost worked into a new bed. Also printed in the scope as “Work N” of compost”. | A decimal number. | Default 2 (placeholder, not approved) |
Sod Depth In book.newbed.sodDepthIn |
Inches of turf and soil removed; used to work out the disposal volume. | A decimal number. | Default 3 (placeholder, not approved) |
Disposal Per Cy book.newbed.disposalPerCy |
Your disposal cost per cubic yard of turf and soil hauled away. | A decimal number. | Default 45 (placeholder, not approved) |
Sod Cutter Day book.newbed.sodCutterDay |
Rental price for a sod cutter for one day. | A decimal number. | Default 95 (placeholder, not approved) |
Sod Cutter Min book.newbed.sodCutterMin |
Smallest bed area (sq ft) at which a sod cutter rental is added to the estimate. | A decimal number. | Default 250 (placeholder, not approved) |
Edging
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Steel book.edging.steel |
Steel edging: first number is your cost per linear foot, second is install hours per linear foot. | A number. Arrays (comma list) take values separated by commas. | Default 3.25, 0.06 |
Aluminum book.edging.aluminum |
Aluminum edging: cost per linear foot, then hours per linear foot. | A number. Arrays (comma list) take values separated by commas. | Default 2.85, 0.06 |
Plastic book.edging.plastic |
Plastic edging: cost per linear foot, then hours per linear foot. | A number. Arrays (comma list) take values separated by commas. | Default 0.95, 0.05 |
Stone book.edging.stone |
Stone or paver edging: cost per linear foot, then hours per linear foot. | A number. Arrays (comma list) take values separated by commas. | Default 4.1, 0.12 |
Brick book.edging.brick |
Brick edging: cost per linear foot, then hours per linear foot. | A number. Arrays (comma list) take values separated by commas. | Default 3.6, 0.12 |
Natural book.edging.natural |
Natural spade-cut edge: material cost per linear foot (0 means no material line), then hours per linear foot. | A number. Arrays (comma list) take values separated by commas. | Default 0, 0.04 |
Sod
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Cost per unit ($) book.sod.cost |
Your cost for one pallet of sod. | A decimal number. | Default 190 (placeholder, not approved) |
Sf Per Pallet book.sod.sfPerPallet |
Square feet of lawn one pallet covers; sets how many pallets are ordered. | A decimal number. | Default 450 (placeholder, not approved) |
Waste / overage (%) book.sod.waste |
Extra sod for cuts and waste, in percent. | A decimal number. | Default 5 (placeholder, not approved) |
Prep hours per 100 sq ft book.sod.prepPer100 |
Soil prep and grading hours for each 100 sq ft. | A decimal number. | Default 0.6 (placeholder, not approved) |
Lay Per100 book.sod.layPer100 |
Hours to lay and roll sod for each 100 sq ft. | A decimal number. | Default 0.5 (placeholder, not approved) |
Topsoil In book.sod.topsoilIn |
Inches of screened topsoil added under the sod. | A decimal number. | Default 1 (placeholder, not approved) |
Topsoil Cost book.sod.topsoilCost |
Your cost per cubic yard of screened topsoil. | A decimal number. | Default 42 (placeholder, not approved) |
Seed
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Lbs Per1000 book.seed.lbsPer1000 |
Pounds of seed spread per 1,000 sq ft (also printed in the scope). | A decimal number. | Default 8 (placeholder, not approved) |
Lb Cost book.seed.lbCost |
Your cost per pound of seed. | A decimal number. | Default 4.5 (placeholder, not approved) |
Straw Per1000 book.seed.strawPer1000 |
Bales of seed straw per 1,000 sq ft. | A decimal number. | Default 2 (placeholder, not approved) |
Straw Cost book.seed.strawCost |
Your cost per bale of straw. | A decimal number. | Default 9 (placeholder, not approved) |
Prep hours per 100 sq ft book.seed.prepPer100 |
Prep, seeding and covering hours per 100 sq ft. | A decimal number. | Default 0.5 (placeholder, not approved) |
Topsoil In book.seed.topsoilIn |
Inches of screened topsoil added. | A decimal number. | Default 0.5 (placeholder, not approved) |
Topsoil Cost book.seed.topsoilCost |
Your cost per cubic yard of topsoil. | A decimal number. | Default 42 (placeholder, not approved) |
Grading
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Hrs Per100 book.grade.hrsPer100 |
Rough and finish grading hours for each 100 sq ft. | A decimal number. | Default 0.35 (placeholder, not approved) |
Topsoil In book.grade.topsoilIn |
Inches of screened topsoil spread on a grading area. | A decimal number. | Default 2 (placeholder, not approved) |
Topsoil Cost book.grade.topsoilCost |
Your cost per cubic yard of screened topsoil. | A decimal number. | Default 42 (placeholder, not approved) |
Delivery
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Cost per unit ($) book.delivery.cost |
Your price for one delivery load. | A decimal number. | Default 85 (placeholder, not approved) |
Load Cy book.delivery.loadCy |
Cubic yards one delivery load carries; sets how many loads the estimate adds for mulch and stone. | A decimal number. | Default 15 (placeholder, not approved) |
Final cleanup
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Hrs book.cleanup.hrs |
Hours added as the final cleanup line (blow off hard surfaces, final walkthrough) on any estimate that has work sections. | A decimal number. | Default 1.5 (placeholder, not approved) |
Buttons
| Field (exact label) | What it does for VisionScaper | What to enter and example | Default / notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save price book (button) | Stores your edited numbers. | Press once after editing. | Message “Saved.” |
| Reset to defaults (button) | Removes all your overrides in every section so the placeholder numbers come back. | Press, then OK on the confirmation “Reset the whole price book to VisionScaper defaults?”. | Cannot be undone; the screen redraws with the defaults. |
Steps
- Open Settings → Prices and quotes → Price book.
- Click Mulch and enter your cost per cubic yard, waste percent and the hours you need per yard.
- Work down the list: Decorative stone, New bed, Edging, Sod, Seed, Grading, Delivery and Final cleanup. Open only the sections you quote.
- For Edging, type both numbers with a comma between them, for example the cost, then the hours (the placeholder pairs look like “3.25, 0.06”).
- Press Save price book and wait for “Saved.”
- Open a priced Landscape plan to confirm the new numbers are used.
Tips
- Costs are your cost, not your selling price. Selling price comes from the markups in Costs & markups.
- Update prices at the start of each season; mulch, stone and sod change often.
- Leave a section alone if you never quote that work. The placeholder numbers will not hurt, but they are not yours.
If something goes wrong
- My number turned into 0. A box that is empty or holds text that is not a number is saved as 0. Retype it.
- An edging number was ignored. Edging boxes need a comma between the numbers. Without it only one number is read.
- Saved is not shown. The error message tells you why; try again.
- I want the original back. Press Reset to defaults.