Margins are thin, schedules are tight, and clients want answers yesterday. In residential construction, winning work often comes down to how fast and how accurately you can turn a conversation into a detailed quote. CountBricks custom quoting software was engineered for that exact pressure cooker. By combining real-time voice recognition, AI-powered material databases, and automated labor calculations, CountBricks trims hours—sometimes days—from your estimating cycle while improving accuracy.
Site meetings, supplier calls, and toolbox chats generate the raw data every quote relies on. Traditionally, those notes end up in a notepad or a phone memo that someone must later decipher. CountBricks converts that dialogue directly into line-item estimates on the spot. Speak measurements, material preferences, or change-order requests, and the platform maps them to current pricing pulled from national and regional suppliers.
• Less keyboard time means more field time for project supervision
• Verbal capture reduces transcription errors that erode profit
• Instant feedback lets you answer client questions before they shop you against competitors
• Dynamic Material Pricing: Live feeds update lumber, drywall, and finish costs so your quote stays profitable even in volatile markets.
• Built-In Labor Libraries: Trade-specific task templates factor crew size, productivity, and regional wage rates.
• AI Blueprint Takeoffs: Upload PDFs and receive automated area, linear, and count measurements ready for inclusion in the quote.
• Task Bundling: Group recurring assemblies—like 2,400 sq ft spec home framing—into reusable kits.
• On-the-Fly Change Orders: Modify scope with a voice command and regenerate totals without starting over.
• One-Click Quote Documents: Push estimates into branded proposals complete with terms, schedule, and allowances.
• Seamless Invoicing: Approved quotes convert to progressive invoices that sync with leading accounting packages.
Contractors sometimes hesitate to add another subscription to their tech stack. Yet the ROI on CountBricks custom quoting software is straightforward. If you process ten quotes a month and save just two hours per quote, that is twenty hours recovered—nearly half a workweek. At an average project manager billing rate of $70 per hour, that’s $1,400 monthly. Factor in one avoided pricing error per quarter, and the software often moves into profit within the first project.
1. Open a new project from your dashboard and speak the project address—CountBricks pulls local code data automatically.
2. Upload architectural drawings or field sketches into the blueprint module.
3. Mark rooms, elevations, or assemblies with your cursor or voice prompts; AI takeoff fills in dimensions.
4. Review suggested material lists and labor hours; adjust crew sizes or swap finishes as needed.
5. Generate a branded quote and email it directly from the platform while still at the client’s kitchen table.
6. When the client approves, press “Convert to Job” to unlock scheduling, procurement, and invoicing tools.
South Peak Builders, a mid-size residential contractor and long-time CountBricks user, recently landed a six-unit townhouse development. Before CountBricks, their estimating team averaged three weeks to assemble comparable proposals. Using custom quoting software and blueprint takeoff, they completed the entire pricing exercise in six business days and trimmed contingency padding by 4% due to higher confidence in quantities. The client cited speed and transparency as major reasons for awarding the $2.8 million contract.
• Tag Frequently Used Items: Label commonly installed fixtures or millwork so AI suggests them first.
• Leverage Assemblies: Store whole-home HVAC or roof systems as kits for one-click insertion.
• Sync Supplier Accounts: Link your preferred yards to pull negotiated rates instead of list prices.
• Track Revision History: Each quote version is time-stamped, reducing disputes over scope changes.
• Share Read-Only Links: Give trades access to relevant sections without exposing your overhead numbers.
Residential contractors can be up and running in less than an hour. Sign up at CountBricks.com/services, import an existing price sheet, and schedule a free onboarding call. Our construction-savvy support team will tailor labor databases and markup structures to match your business model. Whether you build custom infills, multi-family podiums, or high-end remodels, CountBricks custom quoting software scales with your workflow.
In a market where prospects solicit three to five bids per project, speed and precision are your new sales force. CountBricks transforms casual conversations into detailed, profitable quotes faster than competitors can open a spreadsheet. If you are still copying formulas across twenty-tab workbooks, you are giving away the advantage. Put CountBricks custom quoting software into your tool belt and watch closing rates climb.
Speedy, accurate quotes are only the first chapter. Once a bid becomes a live project, the same data fuels smoother procurement, scheduling, and cash-flow management.
• Each approved estimate populates a purchase-order queue linked to your supplier accounts, reducing double entry.
• Material lead times calculated during quoting feed directly into the project schedule, flagging long-haul items before they cause delays.
• Supervisors receive mobile task breakdowns that mirror the costing structure, so hours tracked in the field reconcile automatically against the budget.
• Real-time updates let project managers spot slippage early and adjust crew allocation instead of absorbing overtime at the end.
1. Choose milestone or percentage billing from the original quote.
2. CountBricks generates invoice drafts, pulling completed quantities from field reports.
3. Sync to your accounting platform and email clients the same day work is certified.
A Calgary-based remodeler used CountBricks to quote, execute, and bill a 4,500 sq ft whole-home renovation. Purchase orders matched the approved estimate within 1.8%, and labor overage stayed below 3%. The owner attributed the performance to having one source of truth—CountBricks—from first conversation to final draw.
Book a live demo at CountBricks.com/consultation. Our team will walk you through a sample project, import your cost codes, and show how custom quoting software becomes the backbone of profitable residential construction.
