Putting together a quote is a heck of a lot easier when you’ve got material and item lists handy. You can simply look up the item, apply the appropriate multiplier and move down your list to quickly put together an accurate quote. In a perfect world, we’d all have time to sit down and put a lot of time and thought into setting up our material lists and updating them regularly. If you use an estimating app like JobFLEX, you can bring your material list with you to the job site and build out a professional looking quote in seconds with just a few taps on your Android device. So why aren’t we all doing this?
“Who has time to put together a material list?”
That question is the answer. The unfortunate reality of putting together a material list is that it can be a tedious, time-consuming process, and as a contractor, you’ve got a business to run and jobs to do. Spending hours meticulously working through a spreadsheet to figure out how much you need to charge per square foot to prepare concrete for painting just doesn’t seem like a good use of your time.
What if there was an easier way?
We know how easy JobFLEX makes the quoting process, but we also know that the tool is that much more powerful when it contains your updated material list that includes:
- Item name
- Item description
- Units
- Price per unit
- Whether the item is taxable or not
When you have all this information at your fingertips you can really wow your customers with how quickly and precisely you can generate an estimate, right from the job site, with or without internet access! This can be a big competitive advantage as your quotes will be more detailed, arrive quicker, and with consistent pricing, you can make sure your bottom line stays healthy for every job.
Did we mention that we already made a material list for you?
That’s not a joke. We’ve actually done the legwork and assembled downloadable pricing lists with all of the data mentioned above. We’ve done the homework to put together the lists, descriptions and average pricing across eight different industries, and it’s free for you to download. Obviously, your pricing might be a little different, but you can just open the file up in Excel and make any adjustments necessary and then upload them into JobFLEX and you’re good to go. It does not get any easier than that!
Here are links to each of the price lists we’ve assembled:
The process is simple, as mentioned in our previous post:
Paid JobFLEX users can sign in to the website using the login button at the top of the screen. Once signed in go to Settings > Item List, from there you can manage your items from a web browser.
- You can import one or more of the sample material lists in the link above, simply open it in excel, make any modifications and then save it as a .csv (Comma Separated Values) file. Once saved, you can upload it to the items list screen, choosing to either add it to your existing items or replace the existing items.
- If you plan on editing your current materials list and you have a number of items to modify then export your full materials list as a CSV in excel, make all the changes necessary and re-load the list to replace all the old data.
Isn’t it time you got your material list in order?
We’ve taken the first step for you, so what are you waiting for? You can download the pricing list for your industry in the links above and then head to the Google Play store via the link below and start using JobFLEX and make quoting a whole lot easier!
