Review criteria
- +Bid from tasks, equipment, and crew hours
- +Risk and disposal cost columns
- +Margin and quoted price
- +Works in Google Sheets and Excel
Tree Service Job Estimate
The Tree Service Job Estimate is a copy-ready spreadsheet for tree service that tracks tasks, equipment, crew, labor, markup, bid. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 15 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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What’s inside “Tree Service Job Estimate”
Tabs: How to use · Tasks · BidFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 15 minutesColumns: 8
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Task
- Crew size
- Hours
- Rate per person-hour
- Equipment
- Disposal
- Risk allowance
- Task cost
- Open the Tasks tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Break the job into tasks with crew size, hours, equipment (bucket truck, crane, chipper) and disposal.
- Add a risk allowance for hazardous removals near structures or lines. The Bid tab rounds up to the next $50.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Tree Service Job Estimate
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: arborists bidding removals and trimming. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
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What to verify before choosing Tree Service Job Estimate
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Arborists bidding removals and trimming
- +Anyone pricing for risk, equipment, and labor
Pause before choosing when
- -Aerial mapping
- -Live disposal-fee feeds
About Tree Service
Why people consider this option
- +Estimate tree jobs and schedule crews without paid software
- +Price by job risk, equipment, and labor
- +Keep the job pipeline and crew plan in one sheet
What to review before acting
- -No mapping or crew GPS built in
- -Larger operations eventually need field software
Trust FAQ
Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Tree Service Job Estimate work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Tree Service Job Estimate really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Tree Service Job Estimate track?
It tracks tasks, equipment, crew, labor, markup, bid. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.