On commercial jobs, an estimating department can spend weeks crunching numbers. In residential construction, deadlines and margins are tighter, and the crew wearing the tool belt often wears the estimating hat too. A construction estimator on a single-family or multi-family build has to juggle rapid plan changes, homeowner expectations, and volatile material prices. CountBricks exists to make that juggling act painless.
• Quantify materials from blueprints or field measurements
• Break out labor hours by trade and crew size
• Apply up-to-the-minute supplier pricing and regional labor rates
• Build assemblies that bundle tasks, equipment, and overhead
• Produce clear, client-ready quotes that protect profit margins
• Hand off purchase orders and work orders to the site team without delay
Residential pros rarely have the luxury of a full back office. When the estimator is also the project manager—or even the lead carpenter—time spent updating spreadsheets is time away from revenue-generating work. Traditional workflows create four common bottlenecks:
1. Manual takeoffs: Measuring every wall line in CAD takes hours you don’t have.
2. Price swings: Yesterday’s lumber price is already outdated, risking a blown budget.
3. Double entry: Numbers move from notepad to spreadsheet to accounting software, inviting errors.
4. Slow approvals: Homeowners wait days for a revision, and scope creep sets in.
CountBricks replaces those bottlenecks with a single workflow purpose-built for residential construction.
Upload a PDF or photo of field sketches, mark dimensions with a click, and our AI converts lines into quantities in seconds. Framing packages, drywall counts, and trim lengths are generated instantly and stored as reusable assemblies.
Speak naturally—“Add 800 square feet of ¾-inch hardwood in the great room”—and CountBricks captures the instruction, matches it to your pre-built assemblies, applies current supplier pricing, and updates the project total on the spot.
Our cloud pricing engine pulls daily updates from national and regional suppliers. Your construction estimator never has to guess at today’s OSB price or local electrician rates. Overrides are easy when you negotiate special terms.
Press one button and deliver a branded PDF that details inclusions, exclusions, payment milestones, and schedule. Homeowners can e-sign immediately, eliminating lag time.
1. Open the mobile app and create a new project while walking the lot.
2. Snap photos of the architect’s plans or import the digital set.
3. Ask, “CountBricks, how many studs do I need for these 9-foot walls?” and receive quantities in seconds.
4. Review automatic material and labor pricing; adjust markups on the fly.
5. Generate a client-ready estimate before you leave the driveway.
6. Convert accepted estimates into invoices or purchase orders with a tap.
• Untracked change orders that silently eat margin
• Labor slippage from unrealistic productivity rates
• Missed supplier rebates and bulk-buy discounts
• Rework caused by specification misunderstandings
• Schedule overruns tied to delayed approvals
Every scope change is logged through voice or text as it happens, updating the budget and creating a formal change order instantly. Productivity benchmarks are built into labor assemblies, so overruns flash red on your dashboard. Supplier incentives can be applied automatically. And because quotes and change orders are crystal clear, the risk of rework or disputes plummets.
• Framers: Generate stud counts and sheathing packages without manual formulas
• Electricians: Auto-calculate circuit counts, fixture allowances, and copper cost escalations
• Plumbers: Estimate rough-in kits and fixture sets while walking the slab
• Remodelers: Compare demo, rebuild, and finish options in minutes to guide homeowner decisions
CountBricks was built by residential builders who needed speed without sacrificing accuracy. Explore our plans at CountBricks.com/services or book a live demo at CountBricks.com/consultation and put minutes—not days—between bid request and signed agreement.
• Challenge: A two-story 4,200 sq ft home with complex roof lines needed an accurate lumber count before the framer could lock in pricing.
• Result: Using voice commands, the superintendent loaded the plans into CountBricks, captured every wall and roof plane, and generated a stud, joist, and rafter schedule in under 15 minutes. The supplier honored the locked price, saving $4,800 as lumber ticked upward the following week.
• Challenge: Homeowners requested three countertop options and two appliance packages. Traditional estimating would require six separate spreadsheets.
• Result: The remodeler duplicated the base estimate in CountBricks, swapped assemblies with a tap, and emailed optioned quotes during the same visit. The homeowners picked the mid-range package on the spot, shaving a week off decision time.
• Challenge: A developer needed unit-by-unit cost tracking for 18 townhomes to secure financing draws.
• Result: CountBricks assemblies were applied to a template project and cloned 18 times. Live dashboards fed directly to the developer’s accountant, enabling scheduled draws without manual reconciliation.
• Build a library of branded assemblies; future estimates drop in time by 60 %
• Sync your preferred supplier price feeds weekly to stay ahead of market spikes
• Invite your foreman to update actual hours in the field for real-time variance reports
• Use CountBricks.com/portfolio images inside your quotes to showcase craftsmanship and justify premiums
Turn yesterday’s spreadsheet headaches into tomorrow’s competitive edge. Visit CountBricks.com/consultation to schedule a 30-minute walk-through tailored to your trade. Bring a current set of plans, and we’ll demonstrate how quickly a CountBricks construction estimator can convert them into a profitable, client-approved contract.
