The importance of estimating construction works correctly

The importance of estimating construction works correctly

The are many factors that will help you win quotes and ensure that you make money on jobs. Most self employed builders or small companies don’t have enough time to be able to price in the detail they would like, leaving your paperwork looking light and customers...
How to charge for extras

How to charge for extras

On every job there are unforeseen extras that need to be charged, many times these are done ‘On the fly’ and agreed verbally with the customer. These are then forgotten by either the contractor and/or the customer and end up in a discussion long after the...
Example building quote

Example building quote

Looking for an example building quote? There are plenty around on the web, but the trouble is they will only give some unrealted words and numbers which in all likelihood won’t be very relevant to the needs of the job that you want to price. Using our estimating...
Software purchase Vs Software as a Service

Software purchase Vs Software as a Service

In the not to distant past we often had to deal with the phrase “I want to purchase the software, not rent it”. To look at the issues this covers we need to define what purchase actually is, for this example we have used the definition by some of the...
Construction Software – Why Use it?

Construction Software – Why Use it?

Many general builders traditionally have used Microsoft Excel,  Microsoft Word, or a combination of both documents to produce their quotes for their customers. Both of those bits of software are good, but not designed solely to price and quote for building costing,...