Residential contractors live and die by two metrics: how fast they can produce an accurate quote and how confidently they can protect margin once the project begins. A builders boost is the competitive lift you gain when your estimating process is faster, your material data is fresher, and your client documents look like they were crafted by a Fortune-500 graphics team. CountBricks delivers that lift in one platform.
• Fragmented data spread across notebooks, spreadsheets, and supplier emails
• Manual takeoffs that burn hours yet still miss joists, studs, or fixtures
• Change orders that appear mid-project and shred profit because costs are out of date
Each drag slows quoting, delays approvals, and erodes trust. The CountBricks ecosystem turns those drags into thrust.
Imagine walking a site with your phone and saying, “2,400 square feet of ½-inch drywall at today’s local price.” CountBricks immediately confirms the supplier rate, inserts labor hours, and updates the subtotal. That hands-free workflow means your on-site observations become line-items before you get back in the truck.
Drop a PDF plan into CountBricks and the AI identifies walls, windows, doors, and MEP penetrations automatically. You review, adjust any anomalies, and push one button to create a full material list tied to live pricing. What once took half a day now takes half a coffee break.
Your brand colors, your logo, your terms—exported to a polished PDF in seconds. Clients see clarity in scope and cost, which shortens the approval cycle and boosts your win rate.
1. Open the CountBricks mobile or desktop app and start a new project.
2. Speak or type project details; CountBricks builds the skeleton estimate instantly.
3. Upload the architectural plans for AI takeoff or initiate a live screen-share with CountBricks services for complex sets.
4. Review autogenerated line-items, adjust mark-ups, and lock in supplier quotes pulled from our live database.
5. Click “Generate Proposal” and send the branded PDF to the homeowner or GC.
6. Convert the accepted quote to a progress-billing schedule without re-entry.
• Up to 70 % quicker estimating cycles—hit more bid deadlines without overtime
• Automatic labor-to-material ratios calibrated to regional averages
• Live material costs from trusted suppliers integrated every morning
• Change-order tracking that updates client invoices in real time
• Secure cloud storage—access site data from truck, office, or home
Willow Creek needed to price a six-lot subdivision in under two weeks. By using CountBricks voice estimating on-site and AI takeoffs in the office, they produced six complete bids in four days. The client cited “speed and clarity” as the reason Willow Creek won the $2.4 million contract. According to Willow Creek’s owner, “CountBricks was our builders boost—period.” Learn more at CountBricks.com/portfolio.
• Build reusable assemblies for recurring tasks like footing-to-slab transitions
• Use the “what-if” margin slider to see profit impacts before committing to pricing
• Turn on push notifications so site supervisors receive cost updates instantly
• Tag every line-item with CSI divisions to streamline back-office reporting
• Schedule weekly material price refreshes to avoid mid-project surprises
If a stud wall takeoff is off by just 5 %, lumber overruns can erase thousands in profit. CountBricks’ machine-learning checks reduce takeoff variance to under 1 %. Multiply that accuracy across drywall, roofing, and finish packages, and the improvement can add up to tens of thousands per build.
CountBricks exports to CSV and connects via API to popular accounting suites. That means you keep your financial backbone while supercharging the front end of your business. Visit CountBricks.com/services for integration options.
Our roadmap includes augmented-reality field validation, predictive scheduling, and carbon-footprint tracking—all designed to keep residential contractors at the front of the pack. Sign up for early access at CountBricks.com/consultation.
Residential construction is evolving quickly, but accuracy, speed, and professionalism remain the hallmarks of unstoppable builders. CountBricks provides the builders boost that transforms those hallmarks into everyday reality. Move from “good enough” to “game-changing” today.
Residential builders often feel ROI claims are marketing fluff, so let’s run the numbers using real CountBricks user data.
• Average traditional estimate time for a 2,000 sq ft home: 12 hours
• Average labor cost for estimator: $55/hour
• Average annual bids: 60
• Average estimate time with AI workflow: 3.5 hours
• Time saved per bid: 8.5 hours
• Annual hours saved: 510
• Annual dollar savings: $28,050
Industry studies show that submitting a bid 24 hours earlier raises the win rate by roughly 10 %. If you close six additional projects at an average profit of $18,000 each, that’s another $108,000 to your bottom line.
• Direct cost reduction: $28,050
• Incremental profit from new wins: $108,000
• Combined annual impact: $136,050
1. Continuous price feeds ensure your margins stay intact even in volatile lumber markets.
2. Automated task libraries apply standardized labor factors, preventing scope creep.
3. Version-controlled change-orders stop unauthorized work before it starts.
Oakridge Renovations adopted CountBricks mid-year. In six months they cut estimating labor by 49 % and booked four extra kitchen remodels worth $240,000. The owner summed it up: “Our calculator used to be the bottleneck; now it’s our growth engine.” Explore similar stories at CountBricks.com/portfolio.
Book a free strategy call at CountBricks.com/consultation and see how quickly the numbers add up for your residential business. The boost is real—let’s measure it together.
