Produce building project quotes faster and better
Surely, all builders and estimators want to give building project quotations faster and better? Guess-work which creates tiny profit margins - or even no profit margin at all – isn’t a sensible way to go about things. Stating the obvious, businesses can’t survive for long without provisions for unexpected expenses. Ideally, your hard work will give you enough income for future growth. It’s not about surviving, it’s about thriving!
QUOTE BUILDING PROJECTS FASTER!
Profit is absolutely essential. Is your business already as ‘profitable’ as it can possibly be?
How do you measure the profit you make on your projects? Is it based on how busy you are? Or maybe the number of new jobs that you’re starting each month? It’s tempting to assume you’re making good money when you’re busy, but so many builders aren’t making a profit on every job. That’s not the way to go…
If you’re serious about what you do, then estimating software is a must-have tool for you. It’s help you to analyse your profitability, as well as price jobs better, and produce quotes for building projects faster! Builders who price a job’s true worth and use realistic profit margins, regularly still win the work. Take HBXL’s EstimatorXpress. It’s the gold standard of estimating software. See what EstimatorXpress can do for you…
REDUCE ESTIMATING TIME
An extension estimate can be created in less than half an hour! There are 100s of pre-loaded renovation, extension, garage and new-build templates, all with relevant project costs – you just need to enter your dimensions and personal preferences.
LEAVE THE WORK TO THE SOFTWARE!
Simply enter your measurements, then tweak your specification and resources on screen. In the meantime, the software’s estimating calculators are busily pricing up materials, labour, plant, wear and tear, and wastage, showing you the live total cost as you go.
PROFIT AT A GLANCE
EstimatorXpress provides you with the most profitable outcome – so no need to worry about that! At a glance, you can see the overall job cost, profit and the client’s price. The build programme is editable and automatically produced, as are all reports such as the materials list and labour schedules.
PROFIT IS THE NAME OF THE GAME!
You don’t want to just get paid; you need to be making profit. Quite simply, profits will ensure the future of your business, whether you’re involved in renovation, extensions, conversions or new builds.
There are a few things which we recommend you DON’T do:
DON’T simply charge what you think the customer will pay.
DON’T get into the habit of using a rule-of-thumb technique – every project has its quirks!
DON’T just guess the cost of materials based on what you’ve paid recently
If you do any of these, the danger is that you might not break even, let alone make a profit. Even a profit of 3%, for example, may be too small to fund any unexpected material price rises, errors, problems on site, or bad weather – the list can go on and on…
WHAT ARE YOUR NEXT STEPS?
Consider how you normally put together estimates. Would you like to spend less time estimating? Do you need to increase your profit margins to make your business more sustainable? If so, estimating software is the obvious next step.
Find out about the different estimating software solutions on the market by browsing our comparison table.
If you’re interested in EstimatorXpress, learn more here.
Start a no-strings, free 14-day trial of EstimatorXpress (they don’t ask for credit card details).