Estimating for small builders & carpentry companies
Australia-wide
Better estimates.
Stronger builds.
Accurate job estimates, material take-offs and quotes for small builders and carpentry businesses, so you can price more jobs, win the right work and protect your margin.
Job estimates
Full estimates for renovations, extensions and new homes, priced trade by trade.
Material take-offs
Framing, roofing, decking, cladding and fix-out quantities, ready for your supplier.
Carpentry quotes
Supply-and-install pricing with labour and materials shown separately.
Variation pricing
Quick, itemised prices for changes on site, so they get agreed and paid.
Overflow estimating
Extra estimating capacity when you're flat out on site.
Who we work with
Built for small building and carpentry businesses.
You're on the tools all day and pricing jobs at night. We take the estimating off your plate, so you can quote more work without guessing.
Small builders
Full job estimates and take-offs for the renovations, extensions and new homes you tender, with every trade measured from the drawings.
- Job estimates for renovations, extensions and new homes
- Take-offs for every trade
- Variation pricing during construction
- A second opinion on your numbers
Carpentry companies
Framing, decking, cladding and fix-out, measured properly so your quotes are tight and your material orders are right first time.
- Wall framing and roof framing take-offs
- Decks, pergolas and cladding quantities
- Fit-off and fix-out lists
- Labour and material pricing
Why use an estimator
More quotes out. Fewer costly misses.
Quote more jobs
Get accurate prices out faster, without giving up your nights and weekends.
Protect your margin
Every item measured from the drawings, so nothing gets missed or underpriced.
Order materials right
Clear quantities for your supplier mean less waste and fewer extra trips.
Look professional
Clear, detailed quotes that help your clients understand the price and say yes.
How it works
From plans to a clear number.
Send your plans
Share the drawings, specs or even a rough sketch, and tell us the scope you're pricing.
Confirm scope and fee
We confirm what's included, the level of detail and our fee before any work starts.
We measure and price
Quantities are taken off your drawings and priced trade by trade using current market rates.
Get your estimate
A clear report with the cost summary, the detailed breakdown, material quantities, assumptions and exclusions.
What you receive
Numbers you can quote from.
Every estimate comes as a clear report you can check, quote from and order materials with.
- Cost summary: the job total, broken down by stage
- Detailed estimate: quantities, units, rates and amounts, trade by trade
- Material take-off: quantities set out for your supplier
- Assumptions and exclusions: what's included and what isn't
1. Cost summary
| Project | Rear extension and deck |
| Estimate type | Job estimate |
| Drawings | Architectural set, Rev A |
Summary (ex GST)
| Preliminaries | 6,800 |
| Demolition | 4,200 |
| Framing (labour and materials) | 38,600 |
| Roofing | 14,900 |
| Decking | 18,400 |
| Linings and fix-out | 22,700 |
| Total (ex GST) | $105,600 |
5. Material take-off: framing
| 90×45 MGP10 wall framing | 412 lm |
| 240×45 LVL lintels | 6 no. |
| Roof trusses | 14 no. |
| 140×45 H3 deck joists | 96 lm |
| 140×19 merbau decking | 48 m² |
| Fixings and connectors | 1 item |
Sample pages. Figures are illustrative only.
Get a quote
Got a job to price?
Send the plans through with a few details and we'll come back to you with a scope and fee.