what is the best bid or estimate software - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

german · 06-23-2009, 12:46 PM

I'm looking to purchase some software for giving estimates. Does anyone have any suggestions or any that they are really happy with?

rbsremodeling · 06-23-2009, 02:22 PM

What do you want the program to do for you?

silvertree · 06-23-2009, 05:20 PM

I started using Google satelite after a friend recommended it.

rbsremodeling · 06-23-2009, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by silvertree

I started using Google satelite after a friend recommended it.

davitk · 06-23-2009, 05:47 PM

Anderson Windows has a free estimating program, most of the #'s are tree-fiddy though. Superbuild I believe.

Hoddean · 06-24-2009, 10:54 AM

If you only want something to generate estimate/quotes and not actually cost jobs then try getyourTradebase

J F · 06-24-2009, 12:32 PM

I heard that was some terrible, awful shiite

buildpinnacle · 07-09-2009, 06:13 PM

Computerized estimating is a very handy tool for speed. Most are fancy database programs that don't look like excell. My suggestion is this. Find something that gives you the reporting requirements and ease of ability you are looking for. Don't buy anything off of a recomendation here as we all have different needs and computer skill levels. The main thing is to remember that a computer hasn't seen the job and has no past experience to base the work off of. You can get very fast totals that I take from there and get the pencil out to adjust accordingly with my PITA factor and experience built in. After you use a program for awhile and get used to how it calculates the labor, you can trust it some more or adjust it accordingly.

knucklehead · 07-09-2009, 06:41 PM

I got the best that there is. Call me and I will hook you up.