Trade Estimating - Your building cost program on the web!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ's)

THE WORLD'S BEST ONLINE BUILDING COST PROGRAM

Suits all building and subcontracting trades.
Quickly and accurately estimate building costs to save you time and money.
Creates detailed reports for labour, material and subcontractor costs for any project.
Builds a library of items you can use repeatedly for all projects.
Quickly updates your prices as labour and material costs change.
Provides you with your own online secure data base that no one else can access or see.
Stores your information on our secure server, so you won't lose data if your computer is down for any reason.
Has no costly software upgrades.
Immediate access to the program – nothing to download.
Allows you to work from any computer with Internet access.

Why use an online estimating system?
There are many advantages to an online system some of these are;

It’s cheaper because the system is online our costs are a lot lower, and we pass the savings onto you.
All future upgrades included because it is online you do not have to do anything and you have immediate access to your new software.
Rental of a secure off site data base in the event that your computer is stolen or destroyed in a fire you will not lose your valuable work since no data is stored on your computer.
Security as your data is encrypted and kept on our secure web site and backed up every day. It can only be accessed by you and those you give access to.
Multiple access points because the system is online you can access your account on any computer with an internet connection. This is handy when you do not have access to your office computer because it is not working or when you are away from your office. Use your laptop on site.

I'm not very computer literate! Is it hard to use Trade Estimating?
It takes no more than 10-15 minutes to become familiar with Trade Estimating. How it Works and an online HELP system guides you along every step of the way.

Does the program produce printed reports?
Yes. Full material and labour (subcontractors) reports can be displayed and printed.

Is Trade Estimating secure? Can anyone else see my data?
No one has access to your data except you. When your login and password are setup, the program creates an exclusive password for your area of the system, known only to you. As an additional precaution we encrypt all your data stored within our databases for total security.

What's so good about Trade Estimating? Why is it so popular?
Trade Estimating allows you to have your very own Item Book. This is a library of your material components and labour charges. Once you've setup your Item Book once, future quotations are fast and accurately produced by simply selecting items from your Item Book library.

Who can use Trade Estimating?
All trade contractors and subcontractors can use the Trade Estimating system (see Product Examples on the Products page).

Is Trade Estimating specific to my trade?
Yes, because the program is a frame work and you enter your own material and labour costs it will be specific to your trade. With this system you can go into as much detail as you want, from the major material components right down to screws, nails, glue, etc.

Is the software fast
Yes nobody wants to sit waiting for pages of a website to load. The website and software have been designed to operate fast using Pentium 2 or better and a connection speed of 33 kbps or faster. Once the first page of the web site and the first page of the program have been loaded into your cache all that changes is the data. It will work at the same speed as a program on your computer.

How powerful is the program? Can I produce a quote for a large unit development for example?
Trade Estimating has no limitations on the number of items, or quantity of areas that can be calculated. Not only is the interface powerful enough to handle a vast number of different calculations, you'll be amazed at just how easy it is to use, even with large projects.