Drywall Estimating Software Packages
I have found that one of the better drywall estimating software products on the market for builders and businesses whether big or small is called Goldenseal Drywall Estimating software. Following are some of the features that this software includes: In this microwave mentality world we live in where people want instant answers to questions that may entail a lot of details, softwares like Goldenseal has a excellent cost estimation module to it. It has something that is called smart dimensions, this helps calculate quantities. It also has unit costs which helps keep track of the cost of the work that you do while updating the project cost as price change upward or downward. It has what is called a competitive bid tracking system. One of the most difficult process to maintain is the price quotes from the different suppliers and subcontractors. Most have expiration dates and it difficult to stay abreast of so many deadlines while you are trying to complete a job. It also offers what they call project templates. There are some jobs that are standard type of work, like roofing, decks, etc. The only thing that changes with those types of jobs is the dimensions and material cost. But everything else is pretty standard. You do not want to be investing too much time recreating a template for every roofing job you have. Another feature is the scheduling portion of the software. You must keep on top of start and finish dates. But most importantly you want to track any delays or adjustments. One great example is roofing work. You can not complete roofing work with in climate weather. You want to be able to track that on the software and it automatically update your finish date and inform all parties why any adjustments to dates were required. It will help you with managing your crew size. The more people you add to your crew to complete a project the software will automatically update the project date and reduce the time it will take to complete the job, while increasing your cost to complete the job, something that the client will need to know. This is important because at times clients have a deadline with very little wiggle room and may want to know what the cost will be to speed up the job. This software does it for you. It also helps you stay abreast of your appointments, like city or county inspections so that you can plan your various phases around the inspections to avoid any such delays that you can not pass on to the client due to your negligence in planning effectively. This software has many more features. You can get a starter module starting at approx. $400 to a very robust module including all the bells and whistles amounting to approximately $1,600.
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