Pricing
Single User
£135 + VAT
Annual Subscription
Organisations (3 or more users)
£250 + VAT
Annual Subscription
FAQs
How does Gardencosts actually work?
You can see a short video here or request a live online demo. Click here to contact us and schedule your demo.
How often are your items updated?
Consistently, all items are checked regularly. Additionally if price notifications are received, then these are applied to the database.
What about the labour rates in my area?
When you set up your Job, you select your region, and this factors the labour rate. The database assumes consistent material pricing throughout the country.
How do you differentiate between the costs on larger and smaller jobs?
There are options on delivery sizes (bags/full loads etc). Additionally, when you set up a job, you are asked the approximate budget and the database allocates job size factoring to the calculation.
If I cant find something I need what do I do?
Call us and we will either add it to the database or give you guidance if it’s a bespoke item. We’d love to hear from you.
How do you calculate the costs?
We take the current material labour and plant prices in a database and we calculate every item using first principles to extract a rate.
What about the different options on getting pricing from contractors?
The system lets you set how you would wish to let your contract, e.g. Competitive tender, preferred contractor etc.
What about variations of my design?
You can duplicate a costing and add or delete various options to it.
How do I issue the costing to a client?
You can download it in pdf or as a spreadsheet and edit it.
“I find GardenCOSTS a quick and simple way to cost designs as I go: allowing me to show clients how the design is within budget or the extra cost of something I feel is worth pushing the boat out on. It’s especially useful when starting out or working to tight budgets and helps to manage expectations - my own as well as the clients!”
“GardenCOSTS enables me to quickly estimate the overall cost for a design I’m working on with a client without having to work through the detailed material and labour costing myself. It is a great time saver.”
“Very easy to use, with tutorials if needed. The way that the database is structured means that you can add information about a project as you design it, which in turn gives you a very good idea of how well the budget is being adhered to. I think this is a marvellous tool for garden designers, taking the guess work out of design costs and reducing the likelihood of a shock to the client when the estimates from contractors roll in. It is like having your own personal QS, without the hefty costs. In short, it gives me confidence in my design work and the ability to adhere to budget.”