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Residential contractors win more accounts with faster, accurate estimating
Rely on the remodeling estimating software designed for more successful remodeling projects.
Win more residential construction work with complete remodeling estimating software
You need more than estimating software. You need a cloud based estimation tool uniquely designed for remodeling contractors and custom home builders. Do digital takeoffs and build accurate estimates with real-time, regional material and labor pricing from 1build or connect to your favorite dealer pricing.
Bid 5x faster
Use the digital takeoff tool to measure in a few clicks, align with labor and material costs to produce professional proposals faster and without the errors of clumsy spreadsheets.
Simplify everything
Never miss an item with a checklist style construction estimating tool that easily creates an accurate estimate. Rest easy knowing your clear estimates include materials, labor and equipment costs.
Gain a competitive edge
Use remodeling cost estimator software to build estimate templates to reuse over and over for more consistent cost forecasting. Use templates and dealer pricing to eliminate manual calculations and streamline repeatable remodeling projects for a more efficient estimating process.
Hear from our customers
“One of the main reasons I chose Buildxact was to be able to do takeoffs in a PDF format and save all that information where I don’t have to do it again and again and again. It’s been a big time saver.”
“When you can do takeoffs in an hour or two it changes the game. It makes a huge difference on how we’re able to put together a bid for a prospective client and communicate better with our dealers."
“I wanted to be able to give estimates and invoices and receipts that look professional and Buildxact was a no brainer for me in that. It was exactly what I needed.”
“Buildxact is very intuitive, especially the takeoff and final estimate. I can control what I want to show my client in their quote. Buildxact saves me time.”
“Now we’re able to give accurate estimation within plus or minus 3% of the actual cost. Buildxact makes it very easy to communicate and track information that’s vital not only to the customer but to ourselves as well."
“My accountant loves it because all she has to do is review the bottom line number, so across the board we’ve become more efficient."
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Know your numbers with simple remodeling estimating software
- With Buildxact, you create estimates that benefit your current remodeling projects and improve ongoing project management for more accurate bids on future projects.
- Add material and contractor labor costs based on your project location to ensure complete project estimates that achieve targeted profit margins.
- Compare your pricing to 1build material and labor cost averages sourced from 68 million datapoints. Use current material and labor costs to bid accurately.
- When using online templates of common construction projects, you overlook nothing, even for repetitive tasks that require many types of materials.
- Moving to Buildxact remodeling estimating software is easy because templates saved using common spreadsheets can be uploaded to a cloud based solution. Past estimates benefit future work.
Bid faster to win more work using remodeling bidding software
- Use the on-screen takeoff tool to scale and measure your plans with just a few clicks of your computer mouse. Your takeoff data aligns your remodeling plans to specific estimate tasks organized by categories.
- Because Buildxact is cloud-based remodeling estimating software, you can submit material orders and RFQs anytime, from anywhere that has an internet connection.
- Remodeling estimating becomes more powerful because detailed line items produce complete, professional bids 5x faster than complicated spreadsheets.
- Buildxact construction estimating software serves as a bid management tool that tracks home remodeling bids in a simple dashboard. See what’s worked, what’s been sent to customers, and what they have approved.
Gain control and focus on what you do best
- Record keeping and financial reporting take less time, giving you more time to focus on the work done at the job site.
- Create clear estimates and store documents online, in a single place.
- Skills you learn benefit multiple tasks. Change orders are quick and easy because you write them up using the same method as the original estimate;
- Update your project schedule while processing change orders so that the homeowner quickly sees delays and budget impact.
End the budget hassles with easy remodeling estimating software
- Project invoices and budgets are quickly generated from the same categories and line items used in your project estimate;
- By tracking actual project costs against estimated line items, past projects make future estimating and budgeting more accurate;
- Use Buildxact to track estimated costs against actuals as the remodeling project progresses.
- Buildxact is an all in one solution. Expenses import directly into your budget reporting. Because there’s no double-handling of the data, errors that occur with handwritten notes are eliminated;
Streamlined estimating is just the start
Save time from from the first bid with efficient takeoffs, estimates and invoices. Buildxact makes estimating easy — flowing inputs seamlessly into a suite of cloud based construction management software tools that use key features to accelerate every step of your business.
Faster Takeoffs
Automatically generate takeoffs, bills of quantities, and instantly add costing information to your bid letter. Just upload your PDF plans, then measure and price your jobs with a few clicks.
More Accurate
Complete accurate estimates with real-time prices and item information directly from dealers’ price lists. Do your estimates at a time that suits you.
More Professional
Quickly turn your estimates into sharp-looking bids and invoices, using templates personalized with your logo, specifications, and PC/PS breakdowns.
More Efficient
Generate schedules automatically from your estimates. Identify critical paths. Adjust automatically when pushbacks occur. And save more time by keeping subcontractors in the loop via email and text.
Easy to integrate
Your Buildxact information flows straight into your accounting and management software. Integrations with Xero, Quickbooks, Deputy and other software takes you seamlessly from takeoff through billing.
Support
Get the support you need. Our friendly team of experts are available to answer any question. We also offer interactive workshops, on-demand training webinars, a rich knowledge base of FAQs and tips and 1:1 consultation.
A simple monthly payment includes customer support, training and upgrades.
Discover all the capabilities Buildxact has to offer
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What has our attention
With Buildxact software, you establish a high-level of customer service and demonstrate you can finish a home on time and on budget.
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FAQs
For builders: The Entry subscription is for remodelers, contractors and estimators just starting out with takeoffs and estimates using remodeling bidding software. Buildxact designed Pro for construction professionals already accustomed to using software and for remodelers typically involved in whole-of-house projects using small teams of 1-3 people. Pro offers a full set of project management tools, like scheduling and professional invoicing.
For dealers: The Pro package for dealers is designed for sales managers and store managers looking to free up time spent on multiple pricing conversations so that more time can be spent consulting with customers. The Enterprise package adds the ability to control user access to specific features of the construction software.
No. Upgrades, maintenance, support and unlimited training are all included in your annual fee. The only time you pay extra is when you add users to your account. The size of the fee is based on your subscription package. Check our pricing page for all the details.
Buildxact offers 3 annual plan options (Entry, Pro or Teams). Each is designed to meet your specific business needs, and you can pay your annual plan in monthly installments or save money by paying in full upfront. See our pricing for all the details.
No. Buildxact is for remodeling estimation and construction management. It does not offer computer-aided design or drafting functions.
Yes you can.
