01For builders still quoting at night
Quoting takes too long when you do the takeoff yourself. Four to eight hours a job, after a full day on site, and the quote still needs writing.
Your first quote is free. After that you pay per plan.
Of your night, per job. Measurement alone. Buildxact, eano.
02The night
A client emails the drawings with a date on them. It is the fourth job waiting to be priced.
Counting windows off a PDF at the kitchen table. Again.
Waterproofing. A lintel. Small until the job is won.
Waterproofing and tiling, left off the takeoff.
Margin after the miss: −$700. The job now loses money.
Contract value and margin: Association of Professional Builders, 2024. Missed item is an example.
03The bill
Four jobs a month is 16 to 32 hours of your evenings, measuring. Then the margin. Most Australian builders run on under 3% net. One missed item on a $450,000 job takes the lot.
04The way out
Every item measured off your drawings, line by line, and priced on your rates, in minutes. You check it, approve it, send the quote.
Plans · 4 read
Drawing A-04 · Bathroom
Estimate · by trade
| Trade · item | Qty | Rate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ConcreteWaffle slab, beams, pads | 19.2 m³ | $318 | $6,106 |
| FramingWall frames and studs | 63.7 lm | $142 | $9,045 |
| Wet areasWaterproofing, tilingDrawing A-04 | 18.4 m² | $196 | $3,606 |
| RoofingSheeting, sarking, battens | 128.4 m² | $86.50 | $11,107 |
| CladdingExternal wallsYour rate | 98.6 m² | $74 | $7,296 |
| OpeningsWindows, external doorsNeeds approval | 14 no. | $1,180 | $16,520 |
Quote · ready to send
Inclusions
Exclusions
Assumptions
Example quote. Yours is built from your plans and your rates.
05The first step
Your first quote is free. Upload the plans, load your rates, see it priced.
Step 1 · You
Drawings, specs, anything you have. PDF is fine. The more you upload, the better the estimate.
Step 2 · Us
Every item measured off your drawings, line by line, and priced on your rates. It takes minutes.
Step 3 · You
See every line, change any rate, bring in whoever needs to sign off. Then send the quote.
06Questions
Three things: a takeoff with every quantity showing which drawing it came from, an estimate split by trade into materials, labour, plant and subcontract, priced on your rates, and a written quote with inclusions, exclusions and assumptions, ready to send to your client.
Your drawings (architectural, structural, engineering), the spec, schedules and any tender conditions. PDF is fine. The more you upload, the better the estimate. If a drawing is missing we flag it.
Minutes. Upload your plans and the measured, priced estimate is ready for you to check.
The measuring and pricing is automated, and it is fast. You check it. Every line shows its drawing and its rate, you can change any rate, and you can bring in whoever needs to approve certain items before the quote goes out.
Yours. Load your rates once and every estimate is priced on them, including the free one. Change a rate on any line and it reprices.
Change it. Any line, any rate. If a quantity looks off, tell us which line and we fix it. No charge.
New homes, renovations and extensions, townhouses and units, and small commercial. Subbies pricing a package are welcome too.
The free one is the whole thing on one job. After that, from $299 for a house and from $499 for commercial, or a monthly plan if you quote a lot. AUD ex GST. See pricing.
An Australian estimating service for builders. A real person answers every email within one business day. Write to [email protected].
07Or keep doing it at 10pm
The first quote is free. Upload the plans you are pricing now.
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