“Free” can be a dangerous word in construction. Too often it hides watered-down tools that slow you down instead of speeding you up. CountBricks turns that idea on its head. Our free quoting software is a fully-featured estimating engine built for residential contractors who need speed, accuracy, and professional documents—without a price tag that eats into the margin.
Every residential builder knows the pain:
• Digging through supplier price sheets that changed last week
• Copy-pasting line items into spreadsheets late at night
• Missing a markup on labor because you were rushing to meet a client deadline
• Losing a project because a competitor sent their quote while you were still formatting yours
CountBricks eliminates these bottlenecks by combining voice-driven data entry, real-time material pricing, and automated proposal creation in one cloud platform.
No limited trials, no credit card required. You get unlimited projects, unlimited line items, and full access to our residential assemblies and cost databases.
• Unlimited voice estimates—speak naturally on site, we transcribe and build the quote in real time
• Live material pricing pulled from leading suppliers and synced every hour
• Residential assemblies covering framing, roofing, MEP, finishes, and landscaping tasks
• Instant PDF proposals branded with your logo and terms
• Blueprint takeoffs powered by AI for square footage, counts, and linear measures
• Direct sync to CountBricks invoicing when the job is won
1. Open the CountBricks mobile app during your site walk-through
2. Tap the microphone and describe the work: “Demo 200 sq ft of drywall, install new ½-inch gypsum, Level-4 finish, two coats washable paint.”
3. The software parses quantities, matches tasks to our residential assemblies, and applies live material prices and crew rates.
4. Within seconds you see a complete line item with cost, markup, and sell price.
5. Repeat for each room, tap “Generate Proposal,” and send your branded PDF before you leave the driveway.
Uploading plans? CountBricks AI finds walls, windows, doors, and slabs. Click once to import quantities directly into your estimate. No more juggling separate takeoff and pricing tools—everything flows into the same quote.
• Linear footage of foundation and stem walls
• Surface area of exterior siding by material type
• Roof planes with pitch and waste factor applied
• Door and window schedules for accurate install labor
The free tier is intentionally powerful, but growing builders may need additional horsepower. Upgrading to CountBricks Pro unlocks:
• Company-wide material catalogs with custom pricing rules
• Multi-user collaboration and role permissions
• Change order tracking and client e-signatures
• Direct accounting integrations
You can start free, win jobs, and move to Pro only when the workload demands.
Time is your scarcest resource. Our residential beta group reported:
• 70 % reduction in estimating hours per project
• 3× faster bid turnaround, leading to 18 % higher win rate
• $1,450 average monthly labor savings compared to manual methods
Multiply those numbers over a full season and the value of “free” becomes obvious.
CountBricks encrypts every project and backs up data in multiple U.S. data centers. You own your estimates—export at any time or keep them safely stored for future reference.
1. Create your account at CountBricks.com/free
2. Upload a past plan set to see instant takeoff suggestions
3. Speak your next estimate using the mobile microphone
4. Review live pricing, adjust markups, and generate your PDF proposal
5. When the client accepts, convert the quote to an invoice with one click
Residential builders don’t have time for clunky software trials or hidden fees. CountBricks free quoting software gives you enterprise-grade power from day one. Join thousands of contractors who left spreadsheets behind and never looked back. Visit CountBricks.com/services or book a live demo at CountBricks.com/consultation.
Blue Ridge Custom Homes, a two-crew remodeler in North Carolina, relied on late-night Excel sessions to price additions and kitchen upgrades. After adopting CountBricks free quoting software, owner Miguel Alvarez trimmed his average quote prep from eight hours to just under two. The secret was our voice capture workflow.
• Miguel recorded scope notes room by room, letting CountBricks auto-populate drywall, trim, and MEP assemblies.
• Real-time supplier feeds adjusted lumber and finish prices on the fly, eliminating callbacks to update costs.
• A branded PDF with allowances, exclusions, and payment schedule was emailed before Miguel left the property—impressing homeowners and securing the deposit that evening.
• Build your own template project with preferred markups once—duplicate it for every new job to save setup time.
• Use the “Favorites” feature to pin your top 20 tasks; they appear first in voice suggestions for faster capture.
• Link CountBricks estimates to the invoicing tab so deposits, draws, and retainage auto-calculate from the accepted quote.
CountBricks grows with you. When you start running multiple crews, activate Pro features such as multi-user collaboration and change-order tracking. Your existing data, templates, and takeoffs migrate instantly—no re-training or imports needed.
Ready to experience quoting without the busywork? Create your free account at CountBricks.com/free or schedule a 15-minute walkthrough at CountBricks.com/consultation. Spend less time estimating and more time building.
