{"id":8431,"date":"2021-04-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bxglobal.wpengine.com\/uk\/uncategorized\/5-ways-to-estimate-faster-and-more-accurately\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T12:27:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T01:27:29","slug":"5-ways-to-estimate-faster-and-more-accurately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/uk\/blog\/5-ways-to-estimate-faster-and-more-accurately\/","title":{"rendered":"5 ways to estimate faster and more accurately"},"content":{"rendered":"

8 minute read<\/em><\/p>\n

Save time, increase your efficiency and <\/b>maximise\u00a0<\/b>your\u00a0profit\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Do you spend days doing takeoffs using paper plans and a scale ruler? Do you go back and forth with your supplier to get accurate pricing for your estimates? Only to then find out that your customer has chosen another builder, one that quoted them faster? There’s a better way.<\/p>\n

It’s no secret that estimating is one of the most\u00a0<\/span>challenging yet important<\/span>\u00a0elements of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0job<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>–<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>he accuracy or inaccuracy of an estimate can make or break a business\u2019 profitability. An accurate estimate takes time, practice, skill, and reliable data as each job\u00a0<\/span>is different<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Using\u00a0<\/span>estimating software<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>can help you streamline your entire e<\/span>stimating process, from doing\u00a0takeoffs,\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>creating estimates and sending out professional quotes<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>setting your construction business up for success.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are\u00a0<\/span>five<\/span>\u00a0easy ways you can use\u00a0Buildxact\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>improve\u00a0<\/span>the way you estimate.<\/span><\/p>\n