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 approvalUnit price library for construction estimates
Reuse the items you trust in every estimate.
Build your library free
No credit card • Free forever • Your prices stay yours
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Your library
- Shower wall tile, porcelain$11.00
- Shower wall tile, ceramic$9.50
Obrarum library
- Ceramic wall tile, 8 × 12 in
- Glass mosaic wall tile
How does Obrarum use your library when you build a construction estimate?
Type the item
Type the item's name in your estimate and the library shows matches, so you don't hunt through a list.
Pick a match
Items from your library come first, with your price, then the templates from the Obrarum library. You choose which one to use.
Add it with its breakdown
The item goes into the estimate with its cost breakdown, so you never build it from scratch.
What does a library of items for construction estimates include?
- Save your own with the cost breakdown and the prices you already use.
- Start from a template in the Obrarum library and add your prices.
- Pick an item from your library when you build your estimates, costs included.
Which plans include it?
Your library and the Obrarum library are on every plan, Free included.
Free
Unit price library
- Included: Up to 10 items in your library
Pro
Unit price library
- Included: Unlimited items in your library
Business
Unit price library
- Included: Unlimited items in your library
Frequently asked questions
Can I save my own prices and use them in every construction estimate?
Yes: save each item with its cost breakdown so you never work it out again. In Obrarum you keep it in your library with your prices and pick it when you build any estimate.
Is there a ready-made item library for estimating a construction job?
Yes, there are ready-to-use item libraries. The Obrarum library has 279 items in 15 categories for Latin America and 375 in 16 for the US and Canada, as templates with materials, labor and quantities, with no prices.
Does an item library come with material and labor prices?
It depends on the library: some include prices, but they change with the supplier and the city. The Obrarum library doesn't: you start from a template with its materials and quantities and add your own prices.
Does an item library work for jobs in Latin America, the US and Canada?
Yes, if it has a version for each market. In Obrarum, the Latin America one is in Spanish with metric units, and the US and Canada one is in English with imperial units. It shows you the one that matches the language you use.
Is there free software with an item library for construction estimates?
Yes. Obrarum has a Free plan that never expires and needs no card, with your library and the Obrarum library included.
More for your estimates
Estimate calculator
Build the estimate in chapters and items. You see how much you make on each one, and your client gets the final price.
Learn more: Estimate calculatorEstimate 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 ExcelYour items, ready for your next estimate
Save the items you repeat and pick them when you build each estimate. You set the prices.
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