BuildKnack – Estimates, Quotes

Take photos, generate an editable estimate, adjust materials and labour, then create a professional quote or contract from your phone.

- Save hours of estimating and paperwork
- Send professional quotes while the lead is still warm
- Edit every item, price and contract term before sending

Spending hours creating estimates and paperwork?

BuildKnack helps builders create professional estimates, customer quotes and editable contracts in minutes—directly from their phone.. BuildKnack helps reduce paperwork while keeping you in control of every description, quantity, rate and price.

CREATE STRUCTURED JOB ESTIMATES

Add the job title, customer and site details, work type, dimensions, description and optional photos. Request a Job analysis to create structured estimate rows that you can review and edit.

Prefer to price the work yourself? Create a custom estimate without requesting a Job analysis.

EDIT EVERY PART OF YOUR ESTIMATE

• Add, edit, duplicate or delete estimate items
• Adjust descriptions, quantities, units and prices
• Review labour and material costs
• Add optional tax
• See totals recalculate automatically
• Update an estimate when relevant job details change

UK LABOUR RATES

Choose a supported UK town or enter a town or postcode. BuildKnack helps you start with location-based labour rates stored in the app.

You can edit rates, add your own trade categories and remove categories that are not relevant to your business.

CREATE PROFESSIONAL QUOTES

Turn an estimate into a clear customer quote using a selection of quote templates.

Add your business details and optional company logo, review the complete document and export it as a PDF. You can also open your email app with the document ready to attach.

PREPARE BUILDING CONTRACTS

Create a contract independently from a quote. Choose a starting template, answer the relevant job questions and customise the contract for your business and project.

• Edit existing contract sections
• Add your own sections
• Reorder contract content
• Include dates, deposits and payment schedules
• Preview the complete contract
• Generate and share a PDF

MANAGE YOUR BUILDING JOBS

Keep draft, quoted and contracted jobs organised in one place. Archive completed or inactive work, duplicate previous jobs into new drafts and retain the estimate rows and pricing you want to reuse.

BUILT FOR BUILDERS AND TRADES

BuildKnack is designed for self-employed tradespeople, sole traders, small building companies and contractors working across construction, renovation and property improvement.

It can support builders, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, decorators, roofers, landscapers, kitchen and bathroom fitters and other trade professionals who need a practical estimate and quote maker.

START WITH A FREE JOB

Create your first job with the lifetime free allowance. When you need more, purchase job packs through Google Play. Job packs are one-time purchases rather than recurring subscriptions.

IMPORTANT

Job analysis provides a structured starting point. The builder or trade professional remains responsible for reviewing all descriptions, quantities, prices, quote content and contract terms before sending or finalising any document.

BuildKnack does not provide legal, financial or professional construction advice.