Client approval
Share a link and your client approves the quote with a signature, from any browser and with no account. You get a certificate of the approval.
Learn more: Client approvalConstruction estimate calculator with a margin only you see
Build the estimate in chapters and items. You see how much you make on each one, and your client gets the final price.
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No credit card • Free forever • Your margin stays private
Install vanity, sink and faucet
- Material
- $720.00
- Workforce
- $240.00
- Internal price
- $960.00
- Margin
- 25%
- Client price
- $1,200.00
- Contingency 5%
- $86.25
- Sales tax 8%
- $144.90
Total$1,956.15
How does Obrarum calculate a construction estimate?
Build chapters and items
Group the job into chapters with their items, so every part of the estimate has its place.
Break down the costs
Record what each item costs by type of cost, so you see where every price comes from.
Set your margin
Pick the margin on each item and instantly see the price your client will get, so you know what you make.
Check the total
The estimate adds chapters and adjustments into one total, and your client only sees the final price.
What's in a construction estimate calculator?
- Change an item's margin and its client price updates.
- Split each item into materials, workforce, equipment and other costs.
- Add estimate-wide adjustments, like contingency, taxes or discounts.
Which plans include it?
The estimate calculator is on every plan, Free included.
Free
Projects
- Included: 1 project
Pro
Projects
- Included: Unlimited projects
Business
Projects
- Included: Unlimited projects
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free construction estimate calculator?
Yes, there are free construction estimate calculators. Obrarum has a Free plan that never expires and needs no card, with the calculator included.
Can I see how much I make on each item of a construction estimate?
Yes: a good calculator shows each item's internal cost, margin and client price. In Obrarum you see all three and can change the margin any time.
Can I hide my margin from the client in a construction estimate?
Yes: your client should only see the final prices. In Obrarum, the link you share and the PDF show only the client price; the internal cost and the margin stay with you.
Can I add contingency, taxes and discounts to a construction estimate?
Yes: they apply as adjustments to the whole estimate, not item by item. In Obrarum each adjustment is a percentage or a fixed amount, and it can subtract, like a discount.
Can I use my own prices in a construction estimate calculator?
Yes, your prices are yours. In Obrarum you save items with your costs in your library and pick them when you build each estimate, or you type the costs by hand.
More for your estimates
Item library
Reuse the items you trust in every estimate.
Learn more: Item libraryEstimate versions
When your client asks about a price, you find the exact version they have.
Learn more: Estimate versionsInternal approval
Your team builds the estimate and you check prices and margins before your client sees it.
Learn more: Internal approvalPDF and Excel
Your client gets the quote without your margin, and you take the full breakdown into Excel.
Learn more: PDF and ExcelAn estimate where you see what you make
Build chapters and items, set your margin and share only the final price. You decide what you make.
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