MetreMate

MetreMate for Landscape Contractors

Measure the landscape plan: sod, mulch, pavers and edging

Trace lawn, bed and hardscape areas for square footage, measure edging and irrigation runs in linear feet, and count plants straight off the PDF.

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

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Under 90s to your first measurement

Why landscape contractors choose MetreMate

Landscape contractors use MetreMate to take off sod, planting bed and paver square footage from PDF site plans and L-sheets. Trace curved beds and lawns in sq ft, measure edging, walls and irrigation in linear feet, and count plants and sprinkler heads by symbol. Then apply your depth to get cubic yards of mulch or soil. It runs in your browser on a Windows or Mac computer, with nothing to install.

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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 landscape contractors measure in MetreMate instead of off a printout.

Without MetreMate

  • Landscape plans at 1" = 20' that your architect's scale ruler cannot read
  • Curved beds measured as rectangles, so mulch and sod are always off
  • Counting 200 plant symbols by hand and losing your place

With MetreMate

  • Area and Arc for lawns, curved beds and paver patios
  • Measure (length) for edging, retaining walls, fence and irrigation pipe
  • Count for plants by symbol and sprinkler heads
  • Layers to keep sod, mulch, pavers and plantings separate

Everything you can measure off the plan

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

Lengths in linear feet

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

Areas in sq ft

Trace rooms, slabs and roofs for instant square footage.

Perimeters

Boundary and edge runs totaled for you, no maths.

Counts

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

Step by step

How landscape contractors use MetreMate

  1. 1

    Lawn, bed and hardscape areas

    Trace sod areas, planting beds and paver patios with Area, using Arc for curved bed lines so the shape matches the plan. Put each material on its own layer for a clean square footage per item.

  2. 2

    Square feet to cubic yards

    MetreMate gives you the bed square footage, then you apply the depth. At 3 in deep, 1 cu yd of mulch covers 108 sq ft; at 2 in it covers 162 sq ft. Divide the bed square feet by the coverage for your depth to get yards.

  3. 3

    Plant and irrigation counts

    Click each plant symbol with Count and keep a running total for each plant type. Count sprinkler heads the same way, then measure irrigation pipe, edging, retaining walls and fence in linear feet.

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More than measuring

Auto-scaling, layers, and exports that keep the whole job moving. Tap any tool to see how it works.

Auto Scale

Start measuring sooner with plan scale suggestions

Speed up plan setup by detecting likely scale values so you can move into measurement faster.

Manual Scaling

Set PDF plan scale with confidence before you bid

Set the scale by hand so you can measure unusual, scanned, or hard-to-read PDF plans with confidence.

Auto Snap

Snap to plan points for faster, cleaner measurements

Snap to corners, intersections, and endpoints so plan measurements stay cleaner and faster to complete.

Layers Manager

Keep plan measurements organized by room, trade, or scope

Group measurements into layers so busy plans stay easier to review and manage.

Print & Share

Share measured plans and print clean markups without the back-and-forth

Print measured plans and share marked-up work more clearly with clients, teams, and subcontractors.

Project Organizer

Keep projects, plans, and measurements organized in one place

Organize projects and plan sets so jobs stay easier to navigate as your quoting workload grows.

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Questions landscape contractors ask

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MetreMate works for every trade

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