AI QuotingQuoting Jobs Takes Hours. It Shouldn’t.
Every quote means measuring, calculating materials, checking prices, estimating labour, and typing it all up. For most tradesmen, a single detailed quote takes 2-4 hours.
- Manual material calculations prone to errors and missed items
- Hours spent on quotes that customers never accept
- No time left in the day for actual billable work
- Inconsistent pricing across similar jobs
AI QUOTE
AI Quoting
Materials (cable, sockets, CU)
Itemised · supplier pricing
Labour (3 days, 2 sparks)
Including testing
Part P certification + EICR
Notification + paperwork
Total estimate
Ready for branded PDF
AI That Quotes in Minutes, Not Hours
Describe any job in plain English — “3-bed semi full rewire with consumer unit upgrade” — and the AI produces a detailed breakdown with materials, labour hours, and total costs. It learns from every job to improve accuracy.
Three Simple Steps
Describe the Job
Type or speak a description of the work. Include property type, scope, and any specifics. The AI understands trade language naturally.
Review the Breakdown
Get a detailed estimate with itemised materials, labour hours, and costs. Adjust quantities, rates, or add items as needed.
Send a Professional Quote
Generate a branded PDF quote with your logo and company details. Send it to the customer in one tap.
Why Tradesmen Love This
Save 2-3 Hours Per Quote
What used to take half a day now takes minutes. Spend your time on site, not on paperwork.
Win More Work
Respond to enquiries faster. The first tradesman to send a professional quote usually gets the job.
Accurate Every Time
The AI calculates material quantities, waste percentages, and labour hours consistently. No more missed items.
Professional Documents
Branded PDFs with itemised breakdowns. Customers trust tradesmen who present professionally.
Learn & Improve
The AI remembers your pricing preferences, markup rates, and common job types. It gets better with every quote.
Works for Every Trade
Electricians, plumbers, builders, roofers, painters, carpenters — the AI understands every trade.
What makes a quote win or lose the job
Most homeowners contact two or three tradesmen for any job. The decision rarely comes down to price alone. A quote that arrives within a few hours, broken down by materials and labour, with a professional layout and your company details, signals that you run an organised business. A WhatsApp message with a single number — or worse, a handwritten note photographed and sent — signals the opposite, regardless of how good your actual work is.
Speed matters more than most tradesmen realise. Research consistently shows that the first professional quote received has a conversion advantage, even when it isn’t the cheapest. Customers are decision-fatigued by the quoting process; the tradesman who makes it easy for them to say yes — by responding quickly with a clear, detailed document — tends to win. AI quoting compresses the time from enquiry to sent quote from hours to minutes.
How tradesmen use AI quoting day to day
In practice, most tradesmen use AI quoting during the gaps in their working day — over a brew at lunch, in the van between jobs, or in the evening after the tools are put away. An enquiry comes in, they spend five minutes describing the job in plain English, review the breakdown, adjust anything that doesn’t look right, and send a branded PDF. What used to take an hour in the evening — price book open, calculator running, Word template being formatted — now takes a few minutes on a phone.
For high-volume tradesmen quoting ten or more jobs a week, the time saving compounds quickly. More quotes sent means more jobs won. And because the AI’s estimates are consistent, there’s less of the underquoting that happens when you’re rushing and miss a line item at 10pm on a Tuesday.
Trade-specific quoting the AI handles accurately
Electrical quotes need Part P notification costs, testing and inspection fees, and consumer unit specifics factored in. Plumbing quotes vary enormously depending on whether the existing system is copper, plastic, or a mix. Builder quotes have to account for skip hire, scaffolding hire, building materials waste percentages, and subcontractor coordination. Each trade has its own set of line items that a generic spreadsheet template never quite captures.
The AI understands trade-specific scope. An electrician describing a consumer unit upgrade gets a breakdown that includes the CU itself, cable, testing, Part P notification, and any rewiring identified as necessary. A plumber describing a bathroom suite swap gets the fittings, the labour split between first and second fix, and waste disposal. The correct items appear in the correct order, matching how a tradesman would actually price the job.
The Difference
| Metric | Without AI | With AI |
|---|---|---|
| Time per quote | 2–4 hours | 5 minutes |
| Quotes per week | 3–5 | 15–20+ |
| Missed items | Common | Rare |
| Professional formatting | Basic / handwritten | Branded PDF |
| Material pricing | Manual checks | AI-powered lookup |
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate are the AI-generated quotes?
The AI produces detailed breakdowns based on trade-standard calculations. You can review and adjust every line item before sending to customers. Accuracy improves as the AI learns your pricing preferences.
Does it work for my specific trade?
Yes. The AI handles quoting for electricians, plumbers, builders, roofers, painters, carpenters, tilers, plasterers, landscapers, and more. It understands trade-specific terminology and requirements.
Can I adjust the AI's estimates?
Absolutely. Every quote is fully editable. Adjust quantities, labour rates, markup percentages, or add/remove items before generating the final PDF.
Does it include current material prices?
Yes. The material price lookup feature searches current prices from major suppliers, so your quotes reflect today's market rates.
How long does it take to generate a quote?
Most quotes are ready in under five minutes. Type a job description, review the breakdown the AI produces, make any adjustments, and generate the PDF. The whole process takes roughly as long as a phone call.
Can I save quote templates for jobs I repeat often?
Yes. The AI learns from the quotes you send and remembers your preferred pricing for common job types. Repeat jobs like consumer unit upgrades or bathroom refits get accurate first drafts faster each time.
Does the AI include VAT?
Yes. If you’re VAT-registered, the AI adds VAT to your quotes and invoices automatically. You can set your VAT registration number in settings so it appears on every document.
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