Nothing frames a newly built or renovated home like crisp, durable landscape edging. Whether you are a general contractor finishing a custom residence or a homeowner acting as your own project manager, the decision to install landscape features can raise property value, prevent soil erosion, and deliver jaw-dropping curb appeal. Yet, guessing at linear footage, material costs, and labor hours leaves margins thin and schedules at risk. CountBricks eliminates that guesswork by combining real-time voice input, AI takeoffs from blueprints, and up-to-the-minute material pricing. The result: an accurate estimate and a professional PDF quote in minutes, not days.
• Defines garden beds and walkways, giving the entire site a polished look
• Keeps mulch and decorative stone in place, reducing ongoing maintenance
• Serves as a visible barrier for lawn equipment, protecting siding and plantings
• Creates clean lines that visually enlarge small yards—an instant win for resale
• Varying soil conditions can change excavation depth and labor time
• Material price swings make bids unreliable if you rely on last month’s supplier sheet
• Traditional takeoffs require manual counting of bends and corners on prints
• Last-minute homeowner changes stretch budgets and schedules
• AI Blueprint Takeoffs: Upload a PDF site plan and CountBricks instantly highlights all bed edges, measuring length to the inch
• Live Voice Estimating: Walk the perimeter with your phone, describe site conditions, and watch labor factors adjust in real time
• Dynamic Material Catalog: From concrete curbing to recycled rubber strip, today’s supplier pricing feeds directly into the estimate
• One-Click Quote Generation: Branded proposals with scope, timeline, and payment terms send straight to the client from CountBricks.com/services
1. Import or sketch the property line in CountBricks Takeoff.
2. Select the edging profile—brick, steel, composite, or poured concrete.
3. Speak site notes: “Clay soil, minor slope, remove 3 shrubs.” CountBricks converts speech to scoped tasks.
4. Confirm automatic linear footage and let AI suggest waste allowance.
5. Review live material and labor totals; tweak crew size or production rate if needed.
6. Generate a shareable estimate PDF and send for e-signature.
7. Track actual hours on-site in the mobile dashboard to refine future bids.
• Brick Soldier Course: Classic look, medium labor intensity, ideal for Colonial and Craftsman homes
• Powder-Coated Steel: Sleek modern line, flexible bends, minimal visual profile
• Composite Strip: Recycled content, quick install, budget-friendly
• Poured Concrete Curb: Long life span, integral color choices, highest upfront labor
On a 160-linear-foot suburban project, CountBricks calculated:
• Labor: 24 crew-hours @ $58 per hour = $1,392
• Steel edging 1/8" × 4": $6.20 per foot = $992
• Gravel base & fasteners: $185
• Waste & overage (5%): $99
• Total install landscape edging investment: $2,668
The owner signed the CountBricks e-quote within 2 hours, saving two bid revisions and a site revisit.
• Skipping a gravel trench invites frost heave and costly resets
• Underestimating curves—each 90-degree bend adds labor time
• Mixing supplier lots leads to color variance in brick or composite products
• Forgetting to call utility locate services delays excavation day
CountBricks stores every past edging job in your private dashboard. Compare estimated versus actual hours, flag profitable profiles, and clone winning templates for the next build. When material markets shift, you will receive automatic cost alerts, ensuring the next install landscape bid remains profitable.
Login or request a demo at CountBricks.com/consultation and see how fast residential projects move when your estimates, material data, and client communications live in one place.
A local builder approached CountBricks to install landscape edging around a new 2,400-sq-ft Craftsman in early spring. Tight closing dates left only four field days for exterior finishes.
• Scope: 210 linear feet of brick soldier-course edging, two 8' radius curves, one 14' walkway transition
• Site Conditions: Sandy loam, existing irrigation heads, 18" grade change from back patio to sidewalk
• Client Requests: Match brick color to porch veneer, add LED path lighting conduit
1. Uploaded the landscape architect’s PDF to CountBricks Takeoff; AI returned precise footage in 38 seconds
2. Voice-noted grade change and irrigation lines; labor coefficients auto-adjusted for hand digging
3. Selected matching brick from the live catalog—price locked for 24 hours
4. Generated a branded estimate totaling $4,921 and sent it for e-signature before leaving the site
• Approval received in under 90 minutes
• Crew completed install in 3.5 days, one-half day ahead of schedule
• Post-job analytics showed a 7% labor savings compared to the builder’s historical average
• Builder cloned the template for three adjacent lots, securing an additional $14,000 in edging contracts
• Use CountBricks waste factor suggestions—most teams underestimate by at least 3%
• Record a short site video in the mobile app; visuals help homeowners approve change orders instantly
• Sync CountBricks estimates to your accounting software to eliminate double data entry
Whether you are edging a single flower bed or an entire subdivision, CountBricks delivers the confidence that every install landscape detail is measured, priced, and communicated with professional clarity.
