Every profitable residential build starts with a rock-solid number. Miss that figure and margins vanish. At CountBricks, we see construction estimation as the heartbeat of site scheduling, purchasing, and client relationships. The faster and more accurately you price, the sooner you pour footings and pull profits.
• Manual takeoffs that burn evenings and weekends
• Spreadsheet errors that quietly erode margin
• Constant price swings for timber, steel, fixtures, and fuel
• Scope gaps between architect drawings and trade allowances
• Slow quote turnaround that gives competitors the first handshake
Voice-Driven Capture
Talk through the plan set on site or in the ute. Our AI converts conversation into detailed line items—stud walls, LVL beams, insulation batts, even door furniture—while you keep your hands free to measure and mark-up.
Live Material Pricing
CountBricks syncs with leading suppliers each morning. Timber shortages? The platform suggests alternate sizes or engineered products and updates the rate instantly, so your quote reflects today’s market, not last month’s catalogue.
Task & Labour Mapping
Each material line links to its installer hours. When you add 90 m² of brick veneer, CountBricks adds bricklayer hours, scaffold days, and cleanup. Adjust crew size or award rates and the costing recalculates while you speak.
Instant Quote Documents
When you say, “Send it,” CountBricks auto-builds a client-ready PDF with scope, inclusions, and payment schedule. The logo, colours, and terms come from your CountBricks.com/branding settings, so every estimate looks like it rolled off your own letterhead.
1. Import the PDF plans or launch AI blueprint takeoff inside CountBricks.com/takeoffs
2. Walk the drawings verbally—rooms, finishes, external works—while the platform captures items
3. Review autogenerated quantities and supplier rates, tagging preferred vendors from CountBricks.com/services
4. Adjust mark-ups, contingency, and margins; add provisional sums where design is still fluid
5. Generate the branded proposal and email or SMS it directly from the dashboard
Our machine-learning engine compares your project to thousands of historic CountBricks residential builds. It flags outlier costs—say, an unusually low plasterboard allowance—before the quote leaves your outbox. Think of it as a second estimator who never sleeps.
A Sydney builder used CountBricks on a heritage terrace refurb with tight site access. Voice estimation produced a 31-page quote in 42 minutes. Supplier links updated the recycled brick cost mid-call, adding $4,750 the client happily approved. The builder reports a 7% margin increase thanks to zero missed items and faster client sign-off.
• Push approved quotes straight to CountBricks.com/schedules to create task timelines
• Convert material lists into purchase orders with one click, locking in negotiated rates
• Track actual spend vs estimate daily through the mobile app, ensuring early detection of cost creep
• Forgetting preliminaries: CountBricks templates preload site establishment, fencing, insurances, and council inspections so prelim costs never get overlooked.
• Vague PC sums: Our database holds real retail pricing for appliances and tapware. Swap placeholders for firm numbers in seconds to avoid budget blowouts.
• Under-allowing labour in winter: The platform factors seasonal productivity curves for tasks like external cladding and painting, keeping schedules realistic.
The residential sector faces tightening lending, rapid price shifts, and skilled-labour shortages. CountBricks gives you:
• Faster client commitments, locking in work before market swings
• Data-driven margins that withstand supplier surprises
• Professional documents that elevate your brand above the “one-page quote” crowd
Book a live demo at CountBricks.com/consultation. We’ll estimate one of your current jobs in real time and show how quickly AI pays for itself on the very next contract.
Electrical, plumbing, and cabinetry contractors often rely on head-contractor budgets that squeeze their profit. With CountBricks, each trade can run its own rapid construction estimation and negotiate from a position of knowledge.
• The installer uploads architect elevations to CountBricks.com/takeoffs
• Voice notes capture two-pack doors, soft-close hardware, and stone benchtops
• Live pricing accesses local joinery suppliers, surfacing a 14-day stone lead time
• Labour mapping adds cabinetmaker shop hours plus on-site fit-off, including allowances for restricted access up narrow terrace stairs
The resulting quote is ready before the homeowner has even chosen handle finishes—positioning the installer as organised and professional.
• Save your most common assemblies—like 90 mm stud wall or 2.4 m sliding door—as Favourites. One spoken command adds the whole bundle.
• Use CountBricks.com/portfolio to attach photos of past work directly in the proposal, reinforcing quality while the numbers are fresh.
• Activate automatic revision tracking so each client change order creates a new version rather than overwriting the original estimate.
Builders who generate at least four residential estimates per month recover CountBricks subscription fees within the first completed project through reduced admin hours alone. Add in material cost alerts and average annual savings exceed 5% of turnover.
1. Create your free trial account at CountBricks.com
2. Upload a current plan set and record a five-minute voice review
3. Compare the AI output against your last manual estimate—then decide how to spend the hours you just saved.
CountBricks: Turning spoken ideas into profitable builds—one accurate estimate at a time.
