Build the estimate
Calculate labour, materials, measurements, markups, taxes and conditions.
From first estimate to final cost review
Build better quotes.
Build better quotes.
Run more profitable
jobs.
Estimate materials and labour, create professional quotes, track every opportunity, manage active jobs, and compare estimated versus actual costs—all in one connected contractor workflow.
Built for labour + material workWorks on phone and desktopReusable estimating systems
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ACTIVE PIPELINE$86,420↗ 12.4% this month
JOBS IN PROGRESS73 need attention
PROJECTED PROFIT$19,86023.0% margin
QUOTE PIPELINE
NEEDS ATTENTION
Actual job margin21.8%+1.6% vs estimate
∑Estimating
▤Professional quotes
↗Quote pipeline
◫Job tracking
±Estimated vs actual
One connected workflow
The job does not end when the quote gets accepted.
Keep the original estimate connected to the job so you always know what was planned, what was spent, and what to improve next time.
Create the quote
Turn internal costs into a clean customer-facing proposal.
Track the opportunity
Move work through Review, Ready, Sent, Accepted or Lost.
Run the job
Carry the accepted scope and estimate into an active project.
Record actual costs
Track real labour, material use and spending as work happens.
Improve the next quote
Review cost variance, margin and assumptions that missed.
Estimate accurately
Build quotes around how the work is actually done.
Use your own labour rates, material prices, coverage, production assumptions and job conditions instead of forcing every trade into one generic form.
Material pricing and coverage
Labour roles, crew size and days
Measurements and manual quantities
Markups, overhead and tax
Conditions and difficulty adjustments
Reusable trade templates
Exterior EIFS Repair16 Vermont Street
In reviewMeasurement1,840 sq ft
Crew setup3 installers × 6 days
Materials$5,86018%
Labour$8,54025%
Conditions$1,150—
Overhead$1,420—
Client quote total$21,965
Quote pipeline$86,420 open
Live viewQuote pipeline
Know exactly where every opportunity stands.
See what needs work, which quote is ready to send, who needs a follow-up, and which accepted estimates have become active jobs.
Review and Ready stages
Sent and follow-up visibility
Accepted and Lost outcomes
Ongoing and Completed jobs
Estimated versus actual
Find out where the profit actually went.
Compare the original estimate against real labour, material costs and spending. See what ran over, what came in under, and what to change in your next quote.
Every completed job becomes pricing intelligence.
TQB turns experience into repeatable, more accurate estimating.
Completed job reviewOakville Exterior Restoration
CompletedQuoted revenue$24,800Original client total
Cost variance+$6672.7% over estimate
Actual profit$5,40621.8% margin
Pricing lesson
Labour exceeded the estimate by 11.6%. Increase the production allowance for scaffolded elevations in future templates.
Built for the trades
For contractors who estimate labour and material-based work.
Stucco & EIFS
Landscaping
Painting
Concrete
Electrical
Flooring
Drywall
Renovations
General contractors
Common questions
Contractor quoting, without the spreadsheet chaos.
Contractor estimating software helps calculate labour, materials, markups, overhead and other job costs before producing a customer quote.
Yes. Completed-job review is designed to compare the original estimate with actual labour, materials and spending so future quotes can improve.
Yes. TQB uses configurable materials, labour roles, measurements, conditions and templates rather than forcing every contractor into one trade-specific workflow.
No. The contractor breakdown can remain private while the customer receives a clean quote containing the scope, price, assumptions, exclusions and terms.
Quote the job. Track the work. Know what you actually made.
Bring estimating, quote management, job tracking and completed-cost review into one contractor workflow.
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