ScopeGrade Tutorials
Send it before they have to ask.
Every contractor asks the same first questions: how big, how do we get in, what does it look like. These short guides show you how to answer them before anyone drives out — so your quotes come back faster, and closer to the real number.
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Start here · 5 guides · about 17 minutes
Prepare for your first quote
Do these five before you request quotes and most contractors can give you a meaningful price on the first reply.
Measure & plan4 min
How to measure your yard or project area for a contractor
Give contractors the measurements, access details and photos they need to understand your project before they visit.
Photos & documentation3 min
How to take photos a contractor can actually use
Six wide, well-placed photos that show the whole job — so a contractor can see what they're pricing.
Permits, property & access3 min
How to show a contractor the access to your backyard
Measure and photograph the route into your yard, so a contractor knows how materials and equipment will get there.
Photos & documentation3 min
How to record a walkthrough video of your project
A one-to-two-minute video that walks a contractor from the street to the work area — the next best thing to a site visit.
Before the estimate4 min
What to have ready before you request a quote
Turn “how much for a patio?” into a request a contractor can actually price.
Browse by stage
- 01Measure & planDimensions, sketches and odd shapes — the numbers a contractor prices from.1 guide
- 02Photos & documentationPhotos and walkthrough videos that show the whole job, not just the grass.2 guides
- 03Before the estimateWhat to have ready, how to describe the work, and how to set a budget.1 guide
- 04Understanding quotesRead an estimate, spot allowances, and compare quotes on scope — not just price.Coming soon
- 05Permits, property & accessPermits, locates, property lines, neighbours and getting equipment in.1 guide
- 06During the projectPreparing the site, changes, and keeping the scope where you agreed it.Coming soon
- 07After the projectReviewing finished work and looking after it.Coming soon
- FOR CONTRACTORSSend clients here before you quoteLink a tutorial in your first reply and get measurements, access and photos back.For contractors
All tutorials
Measure & plan4 min
How to measure your yard or project area for a contractor
Give contractors the measurements, access details and photos they need to understand your project before they visit.
Photos & documentation3 min
How to take photos a contractor can actually use
Six wide, well-placed photos that show the whole job — so a contractor can see what they're pricing.
Permits, property & access3 min
How to show a contractor the access to your backyard
Measure and photograph the route into your yard, so a contractor knows how materials and equipment will get there.
Photos & documentation3 min
How to record a walkthrough video of your project
A one-to-two-minute video that walks a contractor from the street to the work area — the next best thing to a site visit.
Before the estimate4 min
What to have ready before you request a quote
Turn “how much for a patio?” into a request a contractor can actually price.
Want something deeper? Read the ScopeGrade journal — quotes, scope and pricing, explained.