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Streamline your project estimations with powerful, hierarchical cost code management, detailed breakdowns, and flexible markup options across all your project phases and change orders.

Data types

  • Project
  • Estimate
  • Invoice
  • CostCode
  • Terms
  • LineItem
  • TradeTerm
  • JobCostReport
  • JobCloseout
  • SharedDocument
  • ConstructionSchedule
  • Company
  • ProjectTemplate
  • ProductSpec
  • ScopeInputRequest
  • BillingRequest
  • CostReportRequest
  • COInputRequest
  • ProjectDocument
  • BallparkAdjustment
  • NonBillableItem
  • InvoiceAgentRequest
  • JobCostAgentRequest
  • RFPackage
  • SubBid
  • InboxMessage
  • CompanyDirectory
  • BasicEstimateBuilder
  • MediaAsset
  • JobMixReport
  • JobMixItem
  • IndirectDesignation
  • IndirectDispersalMap
  • InsightsReport
  • AssemblyTemplate
  • MeasurementNote
  • DeltaReport
  • WorkspaceSession
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Estimating & Bidding Tools for Residential GCs

Residential GCs
are built different.
Their tools
should be too.

Built by GCs. For GCs.

→ The Ballpark Tool
→ The Pre-Construction Tool
→ The Vendor & Sub Quote Tool
→ The Change Orders Tool
→ The Invoicing Tool
→ The Job Cost Tracking Tool
→ The Quantities & Takeoff Tool
→ The PDF Editor Tool
→ The Scheduling Tool
→ The Vendor Directory Tool
→ The Cost Codes Tool
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Estimate Looks!

Traditional Format Letter 8.5×11
vs
Architectural Format Plan Sheet 24×36
Schedule of Values — Contract Pricing Breakdown
Project
282 Chattanooga SF
Project No.
—
Location
Project Address
Client
Client Name
Date
04/10/26
ITEM DESCRIPTION AMT
1.2 Exterior Painting $8,400
1.2.1 ↳ In House Labor $5,200
1.2.2 ↳ Materials Provided By GC $3,200
S1 Interior Finish $38,200
11.1 Flooring $8,200
11.1.1 ↳ Allowances Provided by GC or Sub $3,200
11.1.2 ↳ In House Labor $2,400
11.4 Cabinetry $18,500
11.4.1 ↳ Allowances Provided by GC or Sub $18,500
S2 Hardscape $12,400
12.1 Walkways $12,400
12.1.1 ↳ Materials Provided By GC $7,200
12.1.2 ↳ In House Labor $3,400
S3 Pre Con / Paid Estimating $3,200
13.1 ↳ In House Labor $3,200
Total Materials Not
Provided By GC
$0.00
Total Allowances
Provided By GC
$26,800
Total Project Budget
$105,472.05
YC
Your Company Name
123 Main St
Your City, ST
(555) 000-0000
Drawing No.
SOV-003
✦ Architectural Format — 24×36 Plan Sheet
CM
McDowell Construction
San Francisco, CA · Lic #B-123456
Original Estimate
April 10, 2026 · Johnson Kitchen Remodel
$ Pricing Summary Total: $68,450
Demolition $8,200
Demo Work $8,200
In House Labor $6,000
Fees, Disposal & Permits $2,200
Interior Finish $32,800
Cabinetry $18,500
Subcontractor Labor or Materials $18,500
Flooring $6,300
Subcontractor Labor or Materials $6,300
Total Without Markup $54,760
Total With Markup $68,450
✦ Traditional Format — Letter (8.5×11)
CM
Charley McDowell
Founder & GC, CraftBuild

"I ran a residential contracting company. I sat in my truck at 9 PM building estimates on spreadsheets because the 'real' software cost $1,000/month and took weeks of training just to get started. So we built CraftBuild."

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🎯
The Ballpark Tool

Get a realistic price range before you leave the job site.

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📄
The Pre-Construction Tool

Send professional proposals your clients actually sign.

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📬
The Vendor & Sub Quote Tool

Send RFPs, collect bids, compare numbers. One place.

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✏️
The Change Orders Tool

Every change documented, priced, and signed.

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💵
The Invoicing Tool

Bill on time. Draw requests tied to your cost codes.

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📊
The Job Cost Tracking Tool

Budget vs. actual in real time. Know before it's gone.

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📐
The Quantities & Takeoff Tool

Measure plans and pull quantities into your estimate.

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🏗️
The Business Coaching Tool

Real guidance from someone who ran a GC business.

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AI for the 9 PM admin work. Not AI that shows off.

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