Can I measure paving and lawn areas from a plan?

Yes. Measure paving, lawn, garden bed, and pool-surround areas directly on the plan, then convert them to square metres of turf or paving and cubic metres of mulch for ordering.

Can I estimate retaining walls?

You can measure retaining wall lengths and read heights from the plan to estimate block, footing, and drainage quantities, keeping each zone separate in layers.

Can I count plants and fixtures?

The Count tool lets you tally plantings, lights, and fixtures across the plan, so your material list and quote are complete.

How do I measure curved garden bed and paving edges?

Trace the curved edge with snapping so the tool follows the shape, and MetreMate returns the area in square metres and the edge length in linear metres. That covers your paving quantity and the edging or garden edge in one go.

How do I turn a bed area into cubic metres of mulch or soil?

Measure the bed area in square metres, then multiply by your spread depth to get the volume in cubic metres. That is the number you order mulch, soil, or decorative gravel off, straight from the plan.

How accurate is measuring paving off a landscape plan?

As accurate as the plan. With the scale set off a known dimension, the paving square metres match the drawing, so you order the right number of pavers instead of guessing on a complex layout.

MetreMate for Landscapers

Measure outdoor areas from landscape plans

Measure garden beds, turf and synthetic grass, paving, and retaining walls from landscape plans for accurate material ordering.

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No credit card needed. Free plan to start, works on Windows and Mac.

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Why landscapers choose MetreMate

Landscapers use MetreMate to measure garden beds, turf, paving, and retaining walls from landscape plans and turn them into material quantities. Use the Area tool to work out mulch, turf, synthetic grass, and concrete, and the Count tool to count the plants you need. It runs in your browser, so you can quote a job from the plan without returning to site to re-measure.

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Quote in minutes, not hours

Set the scale once and measure straight off the PDF. Your first measurement takes under 90 seconds, and it's free to start.

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The slow way, or the smart way

What changes when landscapers measure in MetreMate instead of off a printout.

Without MetreMate

Estimating mulch, turf, and paving quantities by eye
Returning to site multiple times to re-measure
Quoting inaccurately on complex landscape plans

With MetreMate

Area tool for mulch, turf, synthetic grass, and concrete
Count tool for plants
Perimeter tool for edging and retaining walls
Layers Manager to organise by zone
Pencil tool for freehand mark-ups, and to add your initials or signature by hand

Everything you can measure off the plan

Set the scale once, then pull the quantities landscapers actually quote on.

Lengths in metres

Any wall, run or edge measured straight off the plan.

Areas in square metres

Trace rooms, slabs and roofs for instant areas in m².

Perimeters

Boundary and edge runs totalled for you, no maths.

Counts

Tap to count fixtures, fittings, and symbols with live totals.

Step by step

How landscapers use MetreMate

1
Area takeoff
Measure lawn, paving, garden bed, and pool surround areas from plan.
2
Material calculation
Use the Area tool to work out mulch, turf, synthetic grass, and concrete, and the Count tool for plants.
3
Retaining wall estimation
Measure retaining wall lengths and heights to estimate block and footing quantities.

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