Estimating made simple.

Broken formulas, missing links, and ten versions of the same file—it’s no way to estimate construction projects. Buildwise gives remodelers and custom home builders a faster, cleaner way to build estimates.

See your margins—by category and across the entire project—before the job begins. Clear numbers, confident pricing, and no guesswork.

It’s everything you wish your spreadsheet could do—without the chaos.

Residential Construction Estimating Software

for Remodelers & Custom Home Builders

Simple spreadsheet interface

Add your Cost Groups, Cost Sections, and Cost Items to organize your scope of work. Show only what you want the client to see, and hide what you don’t.

Professional proposal creation

Customize your proposal with rich text editor options, brand colors and logo, project image and cover page, as well as different display formats all within a few clicks on our preview editor.

Integrated client approval process

When you’re ready, send and collect digital signatures that will automatically convert the estimate into the project budget without you needing to do a thing!

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With Buildwise you can…

  • Set project-level markups for labor, materials, and trade partners

  • Create templates and show or hide any content you want to

  • Send professional proposals and accept digital signatures

  • Track email opens and proposal views effortlessly

  • See your approved estimate automatically convert into the project budget

Send Professional Proposals in two clicks.

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We know that you’re dedicated to your craft and your proposals should reflect that. We’ve done the heavy lifting for you so you can enhance your proposals to match the craftsmanship you perform on-site.

Track client email opens and proposal views.

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With traditional email, it’s unclear if a client has opened your email or if they have opened the PDF you’ve sent them. With Buildwise, you can track how many times and who opened the email and clicked your proposal link.

Share the scope of work with your team.

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Want an easy way to share the scope of work for the project without the financials attached? Buildwise has an integrated tab that allows you to share this information to your internal or external teams with the click of a button.

Spend less time estimating.