Creating a component
Field-by-field walkthrough with three landscaping examples.
Creating a component
One screen, a handful of fields, and you have a reusable landscaping line.
Where to find it
Components > Add component.
The fields
Measurement method. Pick how this component gets measured on a job:
- Area — turf, paving, decking surface, ground cover
- Irregular Area — lawns and beds with curved or odd-shaped boundaries
- Lineal — edging, kerbing, single retaining wall runs, irrigation pipe
- Multiple Lines — several runs of edging or kerb in one component
- Wall Length × Height (multi_lineal_lxh) — retaining walls measured as several runs with heights
- Wall Height × Length (length_x_height) — a single wall face by its height and length
- Volume — topsoil, mulch, aggregate, sand, gravel
- Curved Line — sweeping path edges, garden borders, curved kerbs
- Count — plants, trees, shrubs, sprinklers, posts
- Fixed — flat-fee items like a design package or callout
- Hours / Days — labor crews, plant hire, machine time
Material price. Per unit (per m², per m, per m³, per item) or per pack. If you buy turf in 1 m² rolls, set per unit. If mulch comes in 1 m³ bulk bags, set the pack size and QuoteCore+ rounds up.
Labor price. Per unit of the same measurement, or roll it into hours/days as a separate component.
Waste type. For landscaping the most useful options are:
- Percentage — 5–10% for turf, 10–15% for paving and tile cuts
- Fixed — extra bags of mulch or sleepers kept on site
- None — for count items like plants where you buy exactly what's needed
Angle / Slope multiplier. Use this when the component is measured from plan view but the actual surface is sloped — driveway gradients, batters, retaining wall faces on a slope. Only the rafter-style slope is available for landscaping (no valley or hip variants). Skip it for flat lawns and patios.
Material orders. Tag the supplier and order code so the order list pulls clean line items.
Walked example 1: Turf supply and lay
Area component. Per m². £4.50 material, £6.00 labor. 10% waste percentage. No slope multiplier on a flat lawn. Add a pack note for 1 m² rolls.
Walked example 2: Timber sleeper retaining wall
Wall Length × Height component. Per m² of wall face. £85 material (sleepers + fixings), £55 labor. 5% waste. Add the slope multiplier if the wall is on a graded site so the face area is correct.
Walked example 3: Site clearance and tip fee
Fixed component. £450. Zero waste. Tag as an extra so it lives outside the measured area totals.
After you save
The component shows up in the Components list and is available in every quote you create from now on. Edit it any time — changes only affect new quotes, not ones already sent.
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