Manual Estimates Take Days and Leave Money on the Table
Contractors spend 8-15 hours per bid manually measuring blueprints, calculating material quantities, and pricing labor--often missing items or underestimating hours. Rushed estimates lead to 20-30% cost overruns or lost bids. Estimating software requires manual takeoffs and does not understand plan context. Small contractors bid on fewer jobs because they lack time for thorough estimates.
From Blueprints to Bid in Minutes
Claude Vision-powered estimator that reads construction plans, identifies materials and labor requirements, calculates quantities with 95% accuracy, prices using real-time material costs and local labor rates, and generates detailed bid sheets--reducing 15 hours to 45 minutes.
Upload PDF blueprints, hand-drawn sketches, or photos of plans
AI identifies: walls, doors, windows, electrical, plumbing, HVAC
Auto-calculates square footage, linear footage, material quantities
Pulls real-time pricing from suppliers (Home Depot, Lowe
Applies local labor rates and productivity factors by trade
Generates itemized bid with materials, labor, overhead, profit margin
Blueprint to Bid in 4 Steps
Upload Plans
Drop blueprint PDFs or photos. AI processes architectural, electrical, plumbing drawings.
AI Takeoff
Claude Vision measures walls, counts fixtures, calculates areas. Identifies material types from specs.
Price & Labor
System pulls current material prices from supplier APIs, applies local labor rates, adds overhead.
Generate Bid
Export detailed bid sheet with line items, quantities, unit costs. Adjustable profit margins.
Key Features
Vision AI Takeoff
Reads hand-drawn plans and scanned blueprints. Understands construction symbols and annotations.
Live Material Pricing
Integrates with Home Depot, Lowe's, Ferguson APIs for real-time pricing. Updates daily.
Trade-Specific Labor
Separate rates for framing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC. Accounts for productivity differences.
Change Order Tracking
When plans change, re-estimate delta only. Shows cost impact of scope changes.
Construction Estimating Stack
Who Benefits?
General Contractors
Bid on 3x more projects with same estimating staff. Win more jobs with accurate, competitive pricing.
Specialty Trades
Electrical, plumbing, HVAC contractors bid from plans without manual takeoffs. Focus on complex projects.
Remodeling Companies
Estimate renovation projects from photos and sketches. Provide quotes same-day instead of next-week.