Estimating Construction Costs Like a BuildBook Pro

Introduction to the Free Template for Estimating Construction Costs

The template for estimating construction costs breaks down all the key components of a professional estimate and proposal for new and existing clients. It lays out all the information required to carefully calculate a cost that will set client expectations and manage profit margins. The template is reusable as a Google Sheet, so you can format it easily and work on quotes from your truck, office, or anywhere with Internet access. Make a copy to prepare another quote and reuse your past work to quickly move forward on your next project.

What’s Included In Template for Estimating Construction Costs

1. Instructions that will guide you through the entire process
2. Predefined inputs for setting up your business identity, logo, and client contact information
3. Easy-fill itemizations for every unit of work required for the project
4. Prebuilt categories and subcategories for organizing what goes into a project
5. Templates for estimating actual construction costs and calculating profit margins
6. Customizable fields for managing allowances within your construction estimate
7. A print-ready cover sheet and signature page for your estimate
8. Detailed project estimate summary that is pre-populated and formatted for client presentation

Project Details For Estimating Construction Costs

Creating a construction cost begins with basic inputs for the project. Personalize the sheet with your business name and client details.

Using The Worksheet for Estimating Construction Costs

Use the worksheet to input line items to support the scope of work. Set both internal and client-facing costs with projected profit margins, and adjust fees to shape your quote.

Define Scope of Work for Estimating Construction Costs

Manage construction categories to help define how all your line items will roll up to higher-level categories.

Client-facing Estimate for Construction Costs

All the values and line items entered into the previous worksheet automatically gets displayed in the client-facing sheet, where the final construction estimate gets produced.