Estimating
Custom builders find it easy to create quick conceptual estimates as well as turn them into detailed ones using Sage Timberline Office Model Estimating. And semi-custom and production builders appreciate the software when creating and evaluating standard models and options. Just by answering a basic series of on-screen questions, you — and your customer — can quickly see the impact of proposed changes to a home.

Do your estimates primarily consist of line-item bids from subs and suppliers? Sage Timberline Office estimating is a proven solution. Plus, plenty of analysis options make it easy to see your work from all sorts of angles — by unit or phase of work, for instance. You gain all kinds of flexibility.

• Use multiple takeoff methods to create quick, accurate estimates backed by material, cost, and labor details or to develop and evaluate standard models and options.
• Easily incorporate bids from subcontractors and suppliers in your estimates.
• Use a digitizer or onscreen takeoff tools to further streamline takeoff from house plans.
• Transfer estimates to accounting for budget-to-cost comparison and to industry-standard scheduling products to jumpstart project schedules.
• Analyze estimates from a variety of angles, such as by floor or phase of work.
• At the lot-specific level, produce reports of material lists and subcontracts by lump sum, detailed bill of materials or unit price.
• Deliver proposals in a professional manner using the software's reporting tools.